1st GCS & 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association COLOMBO: The 1st GCS and the 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships were held successfully in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 6-8, 2023. The two first-ever taekwondo events, the largest in Sri Lanka taekwondo history, took place at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in downtown Colombo, drawing […]
GCS Dallas donates GCS International at 2023 Texas Cup Taekwondo Championships
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association DALLAS: The GCS International Dallas, USA Chapter has donated GCS International at the 2023 Texas Cup International Taekwondo Championships and the 1st GCS International Taekwondo Championships. The one-day championships, which were held at the Alfred J. Loos Sports Complex in Dallas on November 4, drew about 400 […]
THF Asia to speed up humanitarian activities
By Seok-Jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: THF (Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation) Asia is set to further speed up its humanitarian activities in the Asian region this year. With the final approval of THF, whose headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland, THF Asia plans to establish its Asian branches, highly likely in Thailand, Cambodia and […]
GCS International opens office in Kyrgyzstan
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The Global Common Society (GCS) International officially opened its department office in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. The opening ceremony was held in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, with the participation of visiting World Taekwondo (WT) President Chungwon Choue, President of the National Olympic Committee of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Mamytov, President of the […]
THF Asia-supported Choi Young Seok Cup Taekwondo event concludes successfully in Thailand
By Seok-Jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association PATTAYA: The 10th Choi Young Seok Cup International Championship 2023 wrapped up its two-day event in Pattaya, Thailand on February 12, 2023. The 2023 event was financially supported by THF (Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation) Asia for the first time. With the THF Asia’s support, a total of 2,070 […]
THF Asia to Sponsor Choi Young Seok Cup Taekwondo Championship
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President BANGKOK: THF (Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation) Asia will sponsor the annual Choi Young Seok Cup international taekwondo championships which take place in Pattaya, Thailand starting this year. Kang Dae-geun, president of THF Asia, signed a cooperation agreement to support the taekwondo event in a ceremony at the […]
Opening ceremony held near Pokhara, Nepal, for WT-ADF Um Hong Gil Human School Cares Project
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President POKHARA: An opening ceremony was held for the new WT-Asia Development Foundation (ADF) Cares Program for students at the Um Hong Gil Human School near Pokhara, Nepal on September 23, 2022. The ceremony took place at Shree Birethanti Secondary School, about one and a half hours by […]
ICM International Martial Arts Academic Seminar explores social value of martial arts
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President CHUNGJU: An international martial arts academic seminar was held at the International Conference Room of the UNESCO ICM (International Center of Martial Arts) in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province on November 16. Under the topic “Exploring the Social Value of Martial Arts: Mutual Respect and Nonviolence,” the annual […]
ADF receives ‘Taekwondo Day’ commendation from Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
By Seok-Jae Kang Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: The Asia Development Foundation (ADF) has received a commendation from the Korean minister of culture, sports and tourism on 2021 Taekwondo Day. The ministerial citation was given to the ADF in recognition of the federation’s years of financial support to World Taekwondo to help […]
Koreas to showcase joint taekwondo performance in Switzerland in April
Taekwondo practitioners from South and North Korea will stage a joint performance next month in Switzerland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Korean traditional martial art becoming an Olympic sport, officials here said Wednesday. World Taekwondo (WT) said that, with support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there will be a joint taekwondo demonstration […]
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