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A look at the International Olympic Committee's lifetime ban against Cuban Taekwondo Player, Angel Matos, which was the result of his assault on the Center Taekwondo Referee during the Bronze Medal round of the 2008 Summer Olympics. This episode looks at the sanctity of the official in Taekwondo and other sports. A recent incident at a Texas High School football game where a player, Emmanuel Duran...

Master Ronnie Malina returns to the program to discuss his new book, Above and Beyond: Heartfelt Stories of the American Police Officer . This book is an attempt by Malina, a seasoned law enforcement officer, martial artist, and author to tell stories of the good works done by fellow police officers. Too often the news has been littered with tales of the "bad cop", but Malina tells a very differen...

Master Super Stretch , Dennis Torres, one of the earliest members of the Famed Guardian Angels , joins Taekwondo Life Magazine for a discussion of the founding of the organization in 1979, the mission of the Guardian Angels, and its current status. Master Stretch discusses martial arts training in the organization and the community martial arts program run by Angels. This training, including Taekw...

In December, 2020 Taekwondo Life Magazine joined the Bleav Podcast Network, the #1 Podcast network for Sports and Professionals. Host, Marc Zirogiannis, discusses why we made this decision and how it will impact the future of Taekwondo Life Magazine's show and programming. #DoYouBleav? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

As 2020 draws to a close Taekwondo Life Magazine takes a look at this very difficult year. From the Taekwondo community's approach to the global Pandemic to a look at the growth of Taekwondo Life Magazine's multi-media platform into an international powerhouse this episode brings our occasional and new listeners up to date on everything happening in our universe. Hear who made the list of top 5 ep...

As the second decade of the 21st Century draws to a close we figured it was a good a time as any to list our top 5 fight scenes so far this Century. The criteria for this list was that the film needed to be a martial arts film released since the year 2000, and the fight scene needed to be a “ person to person ” fight. Fight scenes with multiple opponents were excluded. Here are our Best One-on-One...

Will the Tokyo Olympics Ever Happen? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was one of the many casualties of the Worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Only three (3) prior times in the modern history of the Summer Games have the Olympics been cancelled. In early 2020 the IOC decided to delay the start of the games due to the worldwide medical crisis. Now as the year 2021 approaches, and the world is still in the grips o...

Steve Grogan has been practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu since 1995.  Unfortunately, martial arts don't exist in a bubble for any of us. Other things in life prevented him from attending class as much as he wanted, a fact that he mentions up front. You can't call him 'Sifu,' but you CAN call him a problem solver. The purpose of THE LONE WARRIOR book and app is to show people how they can come up with a...

Mike Tyson took on Roy Jones, Jr on Saturday November 28, 2020 for a historic fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Taekwondo Life Magazine covered the entire event; from the press junkets prior to the fight, the weigh-in, the match, and post-fight analysis. This episode provides a look at this long awaited event, a break down of the judge's scorecards, and final decision in this match up. M...

Taekwondo Life Magazine's special coverage the MEDIA DAY Press Conference for the historic Mike Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr. match to be held on Saturday November 28, 2020 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hear Jones and Tyson in their own words at this event. Support the show (https://squareup.com/store/tae-kwon-do-life-magazine/item/podcast-support-donation) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Marc Zirogiannis , Taekwondo Life Magazine's host , recommends some essential reading for Taekwondo practitioners. From practical books on Taekwondo to techniques to books on self and life improvement there are boundless books to choose from. Taekwondo Life Magazine provides some insight into a handful of book that are worth an investment of time and energy for the modern Taekwondo practitioner. T...

As the Global Pandemic of 2020 began to escalate Taekwondo schools around the world began to close their doors, indefinitely. Many Taekwondo schools made monumental changes in their delivery mechanisms, implementing online classes and alternative training programs to provide a lifeline to their student populations. While these programs were able to help individuals train during the pandemic there...

Amy Johnston is an American Actress and 3rd Degree Black Belt. She has been a stunt double on major films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Deadpool . She has starred in such martial arts action films as Lady Blood Fight , and Female Fight Squad . Following her first two films Johnston starred in the award winning short film titled The Gate . She is constantly working as an actress a...

2020 saw the rise of the greatest worldwide medical crisis in 100 years. Sickness and death have not been the only consequences of this global pandemic. The world has seen a rise in anti-Asian sentiment as a result of misconceptions, conspiracy theories, and ignorance about the nature and origins of COVID-19 . The era has been marked by political figures in the U.S. calling the virus "Kung Flu" an...

Nina Park is a 3rd Dan Taekwondo practitioner, musician, songwriter, and world traveler. After 13 years of yoga practice Nina became a certified yoga teacher in order to help others discover the life improving benefits of this practice. As a second generation Taekwondoist Nina offers a unique perspective on the benefits of yoga study for the Taekwondo practitioner. She talks with Taekwondo Life Ma...

Gabriella Corvina is a Martial Artist and Actress known for her Martial Arts and Action Films. She has over 17 years of martial arts experience, including Boxing, Kick-Boxing, American Kenpo Karate, Filipino Arnis, and Brazilian Jui Jitsu. She came to the attention of Taekwondo Life Magazine when she showcased her fighting skills in an Oikos Yogurt Commercial, of all places. She has appeared with...

Friday September 4, 2020 marked International Taekwondo Day. Taekwondo Life Magazine compiled some messages from our Taekwondo Family. From Grandmaster YH Park in NY to Master Monsour del Rosario of the Philippines, as well as from Taekwondowon and World Taekwondo in Korea (where it is already World Taekwondo Day). Master Erica Linthorst shares a special message from TKD Go For the Gold. Please en...

Guest, Grandmaster Keith Vitali , talks with Taekwondo Life Magazine about his martial arts life and career. Keith Vitali is the legendary, Taekwondo trained, full contact fight champion, movie star, producer, teacher, and author. He was named one of the 10 best All-time, full contact, and point fighter in the world by Black Belt Magazine. His legendary film with Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, Wheels...

Master David Zabransky is a Taekwondo Master, Retired NYC Police Sergeant, and family man, including being the father of four Taekwondo students. He began his training in college, under the tutelage of Grandmaster Y.H. Park , as part of his preparation for a life in law enforcement. After 30 years he made his way up the ranks of the police department and the Taekwondo hierarchy. He talks with Taek...

Kickstart Kids is a martial arts character development program non-profit organization, formed by Chuck Norris on August 16, 1990 as the Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation. In 1992, with the help of former President George H.W. Bush, the program was officially implemented in four schools in the Houston area: Burbank, Central, Hamilton, and Hogg. Today, the program operates in over 60 schools thr...

Sabumnim Edward Park, Certified Sixth Degree Black Belt, and Head Master Instructor at the YH Park Taekwondo Academy of Levittown, NY is the guest host on this week's episode. He is a second generation Taekwondo master. In addition to being a superior martial artist, instructor, and philanthropist, Master Edward developed a series of creative, virtual ways to keep his Taekwondo students engaged du...

On August 7, 2020, Taekwondo Master Valerie Loureda secured a TKO over Tara Graff in Bellator MMA #243 at the Mohegan Sun. Master Loureda, in the closing seconds of the second round, finished the fight with two devastating punches and a top mount. We bring you her post fight remarks as part of our continuing coverage of her fight and career. Look for the full audio version of the preliminary Press...

Taekwondo Master Valerie Loureda decisively defeated Tara Graff in Bellator MMA #243 on August 6, 2020. In the closing seconds of Round 2, it was not Taekwondo kicks, but a flurry of hook punches that finished Graff. Bellator #243 took place at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, with no spectators. The preliminary fights were simulcast on YouTube. Loureda is now 3-0 with Bellator and Taekwondo Lif...

Talking The Power of Nunchi is the topic of this week's episode. What is Nunchi? Korean born and raised people know Nunchi as the art of instantly understanding what people are thinking and feeling, in order to improve your relationships in life. It emphasizes using all your five senses and the all-important sixth sense, as well as speed, and listening twice as much as you speak. In 2019 Euny Hong...

Lauren Mary Kim is a martial artist, dancer, stunt person, and motion capture artist. After earning her Taekwondo Black Belt she went on to study Wushu, Kali, weapons and more as she emerged as an esteemed Hollywood martial arts stunt and action star. She talks with Taekwondo Life Magazine 's Marc Zirogiannis about her work with Jackie Chan, Michael Jai White, Iko Uwais and the top martial artists...