As many of his agemates avoid new challenges, or slow down to retirement, Patrick L. Thimangu is setting an example by rising to become the world’s only native Kenyan certified as a 7th degree taekwondo blackbelt. […]
PHOTO: From left: Master Patrick L. Thimangu, Mr. Shawn Williams and Mr. Thomas R. Parsons attending a lecture at the 80th Kukkiwon Taekwondo International Master Instructor Course held in Chicago, on Nov. 18-21, 2021. Thimangu Earns Prestigious Taekwondo Certification Patrick L. Thimangu recently attained 2nd Class Taekwondo Poom/Dan Promotion Test Examiner certification from the Kukkiwon. […]
Arch Taekwondo Reopens Arch Taekwondo has reopened its doors following a three-month hiatus aimed at helping slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The school began providing regular classes for its junior and adults July 1 on a modified schedule tailored to conform to new St. Louis city and county heath guidelines related to […]
Organizers of the International Academic Conference for Taekwondo (iACT) have lined up the world’s leading taekwondo scholars for the organization’s third conference.
The iACT is partnering with Stanford University’s Center for East Asian Studies and Stanford Athletics to host the 2019 iACT conference early next year. The two-day event is scheduled to be held Feb. 16-17, 2019, at Stanford’s campus in Stanford, Ca. […]
Taekwondo for Adults It’s not a big secret: Taekwondo dojangs around the world have for years have been losing adult students and the bulk of taekwondo schools here in the United States and Korea now mainly cater to children, in some as young as three. Getting more children to learn taekwondo is a good […]