Archive for May, 2007
Fighting like a girl is not always an insult
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exual assault can happen anywhere, and many young girls simply don’t have the basic skills it takes to overcome an aggressor.
Millstone Township Girl Scout Laura Dreifus, 15, helped empower local young women on May 20 by organizing a […]
The Junior “4″ to shine at Tae Kwon Do Championship
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Ashley and Shawn McCombe won gold medals in last month’s USA Taekwondo National Qualifier in Providence, part of a strong showing by four students from Gonsalves Tae Kwon Do School in Acushnet.
Ashley won gold medals in both […]
Chen Zhong kicks high
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Many taekwondoists avoid high kicks because of the risks involved, but for China’s two-time Olympic champion Chen Zhong it’s her favorite move,
Chen won the women’s +72kg at the World Championships yesterday in Beijing, becoming the first Chinese to wrap up a Grand Slam […]
Hijabis to be allowed in tournaments
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This year’s world Tae Kwon Do championship snubbed the recent decision made by the Quebec Tae Kwon Do Federation that the hijab ban was a matter of safety and security.
Several Muslim women were able to fight wearing a head scarf (hijab) […]
Johnnie Morton
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Two months ago, Morton’s only experience with mixed martial arts was watching the Ultimate Fighting Championship on television. He admired the fighters, mainly because they were the only athletes who seemed more fearless than football players. Morton memorized their names as if they were N.F.L. […]
Jump: a nonverbal, physical comedy about family fighting
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Transforming the Korean martial art of tae kwon do from an esoteric object of cultish devotion into a staple of pure entertainment is the genius of “Jump,” a nonverbal, physical comedy about a crazy family of fighting fanatics. On […]
Tae kwon do world body bans hijab
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Muslim women who participate in competitions sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation will not be allowed to wear a hijab.The decision came yesterday as a result of a request for a ruling from the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation after two young […]
The Difference Between Karate and Tae Kwon Do
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The two most common martial arts practiced in North America are karate and tae kwon do. Many wonder what the difference between these two martial arts is. This is especially the case for those who are just starting to […]
Area youth grows through experience with Tae kwon do
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Twelve-year-old Dylan Thorson, a seventh grade student at Fillmore Central, has dedicated himself to tae kwon do for four years and was awarded his black belt earlier this spring on March 3. He began taking classes four years […]
Tae kwon do triumphs at Busta Open
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The stable of fighters from the Jamaica Tae kwon do Association ruled su-preme, taking virtually every black belt title at the Busta Tae kwon do Open Championships held last weekend at the University of Technology (UTech) Audi-torium.
Jamaica Tae kwon do […]
