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Dr. Paul Ledesma joins Taekwondo Life Magazine for a discussion of the Extreme Mist Portable Sanitizing Solution for Your Dojang. This sanitization delivery mechanism, derived from Ron Laikind's The Extreme Mist Portable Cooling System, may be the convenient, efficient, and effective solution to addressing sterilization and sanitation in the COVID-19 era. This device is being used in Dojangs, Gyms...

JuJu Chan is " The Female Bruce Lee ", or at least that is what she has come to be called by her international fan base. Juliana 'JuJu' Chan is a Hong Kong-born American actress, martial artist, model, singer, scholar, and writer. She was also a winner in the Miss Chinatown USA 2009 pageant. Juju was a member of the Hong Kong National Taekwondo Team and an international medalist and Taekwondo Demo...

Martial Arts Growth with Mike Gowans is the topic of this week's episode. Mike Gowans is the founder and CEO of a company designed to assist Taekwondo Dojang owners, and martial arts business people, in developing and maximizing their sales and student recruitment strategy. According to Mike " MartialArtsGrowth.com helps martial arts entrepreneurs understand business as a network of simple systems...

Mike Fury's Life of Action is a two part compendium of some of the greatest martial arts and action film stars of the last 50 years. Mike Fury joins Taekwondo Life Magazine's Marc Zirogiannis to discuss his sold-out Life of Action and the recent release of Life of Action II , the highly anticipated sequel. Mike is a martial artist, a journalist, and action film aficionado. His two books have taken...

Dave Young joins Marc Zirogiannis for a talk about the newly released " Dave Young Issue (July/August 2020 )" of Taekwondo Life Magazine , his book, self-defense training, and working with Taekwondo Dojangs in the Pandemic. Dave Young is an internationally recognized personal safety and defensive tactics expert who is a long-standing member of the Taekwondo Life Magazine Board of Directors and sit...

We are talking AAU Taekwondo on this episode of Taekwondo Life Magazine . Grandmaster Bobby Stone, the AAU Taekwondo National Chair, joins Marc Zirogiannis for a discussion on the history and purpose of AAU Taekwondo. AAU Taekwondo and its 15,000 members have been a part of the Amateur Athletic Union since 1974. The Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU ) is an amateur sports organization based in the Unit...

Thekla Hutyrova Talks Taekwondo, Tricks & Marvel Stunts with Marc Zirogiannis on this episode of Taekwondo Life Magazine Live. Thekla is a Taekwondo trained martial artist, stunt person, and professional martial arts tricking specialist. Her innate talent and hard work lead her from the traditional martial arts to demonstrations and into the world of extreme martial arts and specialized "tricking"...

Phil Pierce is a Master of Mental Combat. After surviving a vicious attack he began to train in Taekwondo as a means of self-defense and self-development. He began the study of Kung Fu and began a journey traveling the world and studying the martial arts. He trained extensively in China, Thailand, the United States, as well as his home country of the UK. Phil has become a prolific author of books...

Hi-YAH! Martial Arts Movie Channel is the subject of this week's episode. Hi-Yah! is the new martial arts and Asian action movie channel from Well Go USA Entertainment . The channel, available in stand alone, or as an add-on to several streaming services including Amazon prime, features hundreds of hours of programming, refreshed monthly, including favorites from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen...

The legacy of Master Robert J. Clark is significant on the spread of Taekwondo in the United States, yet most modern practitioners have never heard his name. Born in 1913 he was a scholar and athlete, having earned a spot on the 1932 US Olympic Swim Team. Dr. Clark was a military trained man, and in his travels came to be acquainted with Grandmaster Duk Sung Son , the world renowned Chung Do Kwan...

The Films of Iko Uwais are among the best martial arts action films ever made. Although Uwais had small roles in the films Rogue One and Man of Tai Chi , the world was, largely, unaware of the catalogue of action films he had starred in. It was not until his lead role in the English speaking, martial arts action series, Wu Assassins , premiered on Netflix that U.S. audiences became more aware of h...

Scott Adkins is the leading martial arts movie star in the world today. Growing up in the United Kingdom he had a passion for martial arts and the movies. By age 9 he began his martial arts journey, starting with Judo, and moving on to Taekwondo. He later ventured into the study of Ninjutsu , Krav Maga , Karate , Wushu , Jiujitsu , Muay Thai , and Capoeira . This interview with Taekwondo Life Maga...

Debt Collectors ( 2020 ) is bloody good fun. This sequel to the 2018’s The Debt Collector , picks up shortly after the explosive end of the original film. A nearly healed French and Sue are reunited for a few final debt collections for their old boss, Tommy, ( Vladimir Kulich skillfully reprising the role), as a payback for saving their lives. In the tradition of its predecessor, the duo’s journey...

Stay at Home with Chuck Norris and his exciting martial arts movie catalogue. Chuck Norris is a living legend, and one of the most visible martial artists of the 20th Century. Chuck Norris represents the bridge between the low budget “Shaw Brothers” and “Golden Harvest” Asian, martial arts films of the 60’s and 70’s and the high budget action films of today. The latter group includes films like Th...

Monsour del Rosario is the Pride of The Philippines. He is a former 1988 Olympic Medal Winner, a Master of Taekwondo, a respected political leader, a movie star, and human rights advocate. He came to the attention of Taekwondo Life Magazine when we screened his award winning Sci-Fi, martial arts action film Blood Hunters: Rise of The Hybrids . What we discovered was that he is the most respected a...

Talking Meditation is the theme of today's episode. Mediation is an essential part of any Taekwondo and wellness program; however, most Taekwondo practitioners do not fully practice it. There are multiple types of meditation, including breathing, visualization, and Transcendental Meditation. In this episode, Marc Zirogiannis, host of Taekwondo Life Magazine and author of The Beginner's Guide To Me...

BOB is probably one of the most iconic and recognizable members of the martial arts community. He can be found in almost every Taekwondo Dojang in the country; however, what do most practitioners really know about BOB? Probably, not a lot. They know him as the stern faced figure that is always amenable to a roundhouse kick to the head or a punch to the ribs. But where did he come from? The Body Op...

The 1993 World Taekwondo Championships might be the most important Taekwondo event in modern history. While Taekwondo began to flourish around the globe as an international sport Dr Un Yong Kim and the leaders of the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation set their sites on full Olympic recognition as a medal sport. To that end the 11th World Taekwondo Championships, organized by Yeon Hee Par...

William Joseph Hill is a martial artist, actor, producer, and the author of the new sci-fi, martial arts novel, Cyber Fighter . Hill talks to Marc Zirogiannis about his new release, the first book in an exciting trilogy. He is a multi-talented and driven individual that grew up in Hawaii and whose life journey in the martial arts and entertainment have converged in the development of this exciting...

US Taekwondo Center's Master Myoungho Jun is the cover story of the March-April 2020 issue of Taekwondo Life Magazine. In the this episode we break down the issue "cover to cover". The issue includes news from the Kukkiwon , USA Taekwondo , and World Taekwondo . Dave Young , a frequent contributor, writes about self-defense programs. Grandmaster Doug Cook contributes "The Benign Battlefield". We r...

At the airdate of this episode the United States and the entire world are under quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Traditional "face-to-face" Taekwondo practice came to a screeching halt by the middle of March in most of the world. Dojangs and Gyms throughout the United States, and much of the world, were forced to close, temporarily, as part and parcel of the quarantine rules, and s...

What is the Kukkiwon ? The Kukkiwon flag hangs in Dojangs in almost 200 countries around the globe. While Taekwondo practitioners all over the world have heard and seen the name, Kukkiwon, how many understand what the Kukkiwon is? In this episode, Editor-in-Chief and host, Marc Zirogiannis , explores the history of the Kukkiwon. What are its origins. What is the history of the Kukkiwon? How was it...

" Why I Quit Taekwondo " was a video uploaded to YouTube by Sensei Andrew "Ando" Mierzwa in December, 2019. This video, generating over 300,000 views, amassed a lot of discussion and controversy over the content, or perhaps, over the title. Does Sensei Ando hate Taekwondo? Is Sensei Ando a real martial artist? Why did Sensei Ando publish this video? Marc Zirogiannis decided that rather than talk a...

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March 21, 2020 marks the 1st Anniversary of the passing of Grandmaster Yeon Hee Park. The loss of Grandmaster Park was a loss to the International Taekwondo Community of a Olympic Taekwondo Pioneer, a champion, a Grandmaster, a family man, a community leader, a teacher, and a humanitarian. In this episode, Taekwondo Life Magazine provides some thoughts on his legacy to the Taekwondo Community from...