korean martial art of self-defence
In 2009, Grand Master Park Jung Tae, one of the 12 original Taekwondo Masters, was inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame. Following this, Hon. GM Linda Park – as President of GTF was also accepted and in this year 2024 two significant members of GTF Grand Master…
Article written by GTF President H.GM. Linda Park. Not long ago, it was rare to see a woman in a dobok with a black belt around her waist. Today, thanks to social media, women of all races, religions and political beliefs are actively showing their skills on Facebook and other platforms. …
October 8 – 11. 2020 – small village Bardufosstun, 130 km from the city of Tromsø. The 18th ATN-GTF Norway Training Camp is now finished and again with great success this year. Corona could not kill the eager after training athletes. The participator train with huge motivation and effort. That…
Martial arts are returning to values that our modern society are lacking. Moral corruption, materialism, pride or selfishness are named as the evils of today’s society. All these failures and many more have created the spiritual vacuum of our modern society. Thanks to mental exercises and individual personality development, TaeKwonDo…
There are 10 Geups until Black Belt and 9 Dans after. The word “Geup” or “Gup” or “Kup” – means rank in Korean. The word “Dan” – means degree in Korean, it is used to designate ranks of Black Belts. White Signifies innocence, as that of the beginning student…
Pattern practice enables the student to go through many fundamental movements in series, to develop sparring techniques, improve flexibility of movements, master body shifting, build muscles and breath control, develop fluid and smooth motions, and gain rhythmical movements. It also enables a student to acquire certain special techniques which cannot…
In the long run, training should lead primarily to a feeling of well-being, freshness and fullness of life energy. Therefore, the concept and layout of the exercises in the traditional TaeKwonDo is different from the usual sports programs, in which the emphasis is on increasing performance and the best result.…