12/03/2021
BREAKING KUKKIWON NEWS from SEOUL KOREA
:::New President DOES IT AGAIN!
As KUKKIWON celebrates 49th Anniversary
>Instals Taekwondo Original Self-defence Syllabus
To restore its Traditional Martial Art Value
In Fulfillment of his ELECTION campaign PROMISES
1. Healthy Dojang
2. Strong Kukkiwon
3. Happy Masters
NEWS DETAILS
On behalf of Kukkiwon and President Grandmaster Dr. Lee D**g Sup, I am pleased to share…
Kukkiwon has finished developing its Practical Self Defense program, and they are in the process of compiling it into a textbook. The book will be published before the end of this year. The program will be in all of Kukkiwon’s certification and high dan preparation courses as a prerequisite subject, effective immediately.
This program has long been hoped for, and President Lee is pleased to announce the news to Kukkiwon families worldwide. We believe Kukkiwon Dojangs and masters will be able to utilize the benefits in the near future.
The task force team responsible for developing the program has been working diligently since early June, and they finally unveiled the contents at the 49th-anniversary celebration held at Kukkiwon on Thursday, November 25.
The following information was disclosed at the presentation: safety and precautions when teaching the skills to the students daily, using everyday tools for practical situations, incorporating skills that law enforcement officers and military personals to use to arrest and control, how to use traditional Taekwondo in a practical situation with hand and foot skills, skills against weapons, and countering skills against multiple attacks.
All the skills in Practical Self Defense are Taekwondo centered and rooted in traditional methods. The program content is divided into three sections, Level 1 (beginner), Level 2 (intermediate), and level 3 (Advanced). Before the program is fully released to the public, it will be taught through academies, courses, and seminars offered by Kukkiwon; the video is not yet available.
The world is changing and the Kukkiwon adapts to it by strengthening the ability of Taekwondo Masters in self defense. From now on, self-defense will be an integral and even accentuated part of the graduation program.
And in view of the evolution of this martial art, it was opportune to give it back its martial substance because sport takes over more than martial, which is the soul of Taekwondo since its essence.
NEWS SOURCE: GM Mohamadou Salihou
Chairman
Taekwondo for All Committee
Africa Taekwondo Union, AFTU
Sec-Gen: Africa Police Taekwondo Confederation
APTAC
