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Nepali Taekwondo Tigers eyes for
gold medals in South Asian Games
Taekwondo icon Deepak Bista is
all set to rewrite the history
of South Asian Games (SAG) as
he could become the first
Nepali to win four gold medals
next year.
National Taekwondo Champs opens in Da Nang
300 Taekwondo martial artists from 39 clubs across the country are participating at the 13th National Taekwondo Clubs Championships for Sunny Korea Cup in Central Da Nang city from November 16-19.
Azerbaijani tkd team to participate in European championship
The first youth championship of Europe in taekwondo to involve sportsmen at the age of up to 21 will be held in the Spanish city of Vigo on 6-8 November.
Karate: Youngsters enjoy European success
A TEAM of karate kids have returned victorious after the European Championships in the Czech Republic.
Mathew Lawrence, aged eight, Harry Adams (nine), Jay De Winton and Ricardo Viera, both aged 11, and 13-year-old Ben Saville competed.
2009 World Taekwondo Tour to be Held in Mexico City
The inaugural World Taekwondo Tour will be held in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009.
The World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico, which will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes, will draw 16 top athletes, mostly Olympic and World Championship medal winners.
Indonesia’s Junior Karate Fighters Get Ready for Morocco Competition
With their seniors deep in preparations for the Southeast Asian Games, Indonesia’s junior karatekas are also hard at work getting ready for the international stage.
Bushido School of Karate honored
Lane Wommack, left, and Steve Holt won program director of the year awards at the International Martial Arts Association meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla. Wommack and Lane are directors of the Bushido School of Karate at 1911 Business Campus.
Krishna Balal gets ITF order medal
President of Nepal International Taekwon-Do Federation, Krishna Bahadur balal gets ITF order medal by International Taekwon-Do Federation. ITF has honored him by this medal on the occasion of the ITF congress in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 13th October 2009.
Tony Jaa - more dangerous on Ong Back 2
Tony Jaa might be the world’s biggest action star you haven’t heard of. The 33-year-old Thai martial-arts master garnered international acclaim thanks to his starring role in 2003’s Ong Bak, a freewheeling romp about a villager who travels to Bangkok
Iquitos will host National Karate Championship
It was officially announced -in a press conference- the upcoming opening of the National Karate Championship, Young Senior Categories, to be held at Iquitos City on October 31st and November 1st.
Professor Ung Chang re-elected as ITF President
Professor Chang Ung was elected as president of the International Taekwon-Do Federation by the General Assembly in Saint Petersburg Russia on 13 October 2009. He elected for another four year term by a unanimous vote during the ITF Congress.
Taekwondo-Miss Thailand to miss SEA Games
Newly crowned Miss Thailand Pongchanok Kunklub has pulled out of her country's taekwondo squad for December's Southeast Asian Games in Laos.
Chungwon Choue Retains Presidency of World Taekwondo Federation
Dr. Chungwon Choue was elected a third time as president of the World Taekwondo Federation at the WTF General Assembly at the Scandic Copenhagen Hotel in Copenbhagen, Denmark on Oct. 13, 2009.
Iran ends runners-up in World Taekwondo Championships
Iran’s men national Taekwondo team finished as the World Taekwondo Championships runners-up in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pacific Media Expo welcomes Filipino Martial Arts Tournament
The World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) USA Western Regional Tournament will be held at Pacific Media Expo one day only, Saturday, Nov. 7 2009, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport.
Lim snatches gold in Copenhagen
Korea’s top female taekwondo star did not disappoint on the final day of competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Assam claims over all team champion
Hosts Assam emerged team champions in the 1st East Zone Taekwondo Championship organised by the All Assam Taekwondo Association that concluded at the Deshabhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium here this evening.
Korean taekwondo team faces tough competitors at worlds
The national taekwondo squad’s goal is to continue its winning ways in Copenhagen, Denmark, when the 19th World Taekwondo Championships kicks off on Oct. 14.
Holguin Taekwondo Athletes Leave for International Championship
Holguin Taekwondo athletes took the atheletes’ oath in preparation to their participation at the World Taekwondo Championships, Denmark.
Bold Gina and Sarina almost nude on ESPN cover
ESPN the Magazine captures the essence of the mainstream’s take on mixed martial arts and Tennis in two photos in its new “Body Issue,” which hits newsstands on Friday.
Kyrgyzstan heads for World Taekwondo ITF Championship
Kyrgyzstan will take part in the World Taekwondo ITF Championship to run in Saint Petersburg (Russia), Nikolai Faustov, secretary general of the Kyrgyz Taekwondo ITF Federation informed the news agency 24.kg.
Govt. to pay team’s accommodation in Denmark
The government has finally stepped in to support the national taekwondo team to the 21st edition of the world championships but the Kenya taekwondo association is now crying foul over alleged interference.
Nat Indrapana is strong on WTF Presidential Election
Vice President of World Taekwon-Do Federation and the member of International Olympic Committee Dr. Nat Indrapana is supposed to very strong now on the Presidential Election of the World Taekwon-Do Federation that is going to be held on Copenhagen, Denmark
ETU President Pragalos Withdraws from Candidature
ETU President Pragalos has withdrawn from the candidature as WTF President at the upcoming WTF elections. Instead he is asking for support of Dr. Nat Indrapana who is running as one of the candidates.
MAA San-Jitsu and Kali Seminar in Germnay
The Regional Training Course of the Martial Arts Association International concluded in Bielefeld Germany. More than 60 participants around the world has taken the participation in the course
Park Soo Nam Candidate for WTF Presidency
WTF Vice President Soo Nam Park, who first showed signs of running for WTF Presidency back in September of 2008, has now officially become a candidate.
Former SAF Games Medalist need more help
Thanking all the individuals and associations for their help in her bid to save life, the eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games silver medal winning taekwondo player Manju Tuladhar pleaded for more help.
State taekwondo c’ship from Sept 27
The 25th UP State Taekwondo Championship will be organised on September 27 and 28 at 35th Battalion PAC, Mahanagar, Lucknow. The championship is being organised by the Jimmy R Jagtiani led UP Taekwondo Association (UPTA).
Itekanele Sponsors JKA Championships
The Japan Karate Association (JKA) Championship which was held at the Linkokwing University of Creative Technology on Saturday has been hailed a huge success. The sponsor, Itekanele Health Scheme is delighted at having joined forces..
ATF Executive Director General Visits Nepal
Executive Director General of Asian Taekwon-D Federation Kim Hyong Rak has visited Nepal from 12th to 20th September 2009. The three team delegates from Korea in leadership of Kim Hyong Rak has visited the Central Dojang of Nepal ITF
Viet Nam aim for medals at Asian karate
The national karate team will take part in the ninth Asian Karate Championship tomorrow, September 25, with the aim of earning at least one gold medal, said Vu Son Ha, chief of the karatedo section of the National Sports Administration.
Businesswoman earns 4th degree black belt
When Valerie Watson's son, then 5, asked her if they could take karate classes together, she told him they'd have to stick with it.
Palpa Claims the Championship Trophy
The official National Championship of Nepal International Taekwon-Do Federation, Second Manmohan Memorial National ITF Taekwon-Do Championship has been concluded on 16th of September 2009. The Championship was held on Tansen, Palpa.
UST, FEU rule UAAP taekwondo
The Tigers toyed with La Salle, 5-2; University of the East, 7-0; University of the Philippines, 5-2; and Far Eastern University, 6-1, before coming from behind to beat Ateneo, 4-3, in the finals. The Tigers thus wound up their 72nd season campaign with a 5-0 slate.
Louisville's Martinelli wins international karate gold
Jax Martinelli, of Louisville and a member of the U.S. Junior National Karate Team, won the gold medal in kumite, or sparring, for his age and weight division in the recent Junior Pan American Karate Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Medals for karate buddies in Karate World Cup
The Tawa duo recently returned from the Go-Kan-Ryu (GKR) Karate World Cup in Melbourne, with Kelly sporting a gold medal and Gaylene a silver, both earned in the kata section,
Trang sweep four karate-do golds
Hosts Trang continued their gold medal haul sweeping all four karate-do titles at the 38th National Games.The southern province claimed six golds including four from their karate-do squad led by SEA Games champion Yanisa Torattanawattana.
Martial arts festival held in Changhua County
A martial arts festival, the fifth of its kind, opened Sunday in Erlin township in central Taiwan's Changhua County, with a series of performances featuring Shaolin martial arts actor Gordon Liu Chiahui from Hong Kong.
Female karate exponents kick up a storm
The female Malaysian karate exponents have indicated they are ready to kick up a storm in the Laos SEA Games with medal-winning efforts in the German Open in Aschaffenburg.
Wan Yuen makes successful comeback to competition
Former Olympian Lee Wan Yuen is making a surprise comeback to competition in a bid to win the SEA Games taekwondo women’s heavyweight gold medal for the third time in Laos.
Jason David Frank, Green Power Ranger to become MMA fighter
Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank has announced that he will make the transition into mixed martial arts competition.
Bihar's Uppal gears up for international karate contest
Bihar's Patna Central School student Amrit Lekh Uppal, who has already earned a name and place for himself in karate at the national and world level championship fights, is now headed to participate in the Commonwealth Karate ..
Over 30,000 entries for Akshay's karate meet
The Akshay Kumar Invitational Open National Karate Championship has received a huge response. More than 30,000 entries have been received for the next month's tournament, leaving the organisers in a quandary.
Taekwondo Park Slated to Open in 2013
A place that people can enjoy and learn all about taekwondo will be established in Muju, North Jeolla Province in Korea. The ground-breaking ceremony for the Taekwondo Park will take place on Friday, Taekwondo Day.
Taekwondo Consolidates Its Olympic Status
Most experts believe that taekwondo has a brighter future as an Olympic sport after 2020 and onwards, mainly thanks to the world taekwondo governing body's ceaseless efforts for the betterment of the sport.
Karate kid brings another world title to Co Laois!
ANOTHER world champion has emerged in Laois. 16-year old David Delaney from Ratheniska was part of a four-man martial arts team from the Portlaoise Kenpo Karate Club who represented Ireland in the recent World Kenpo competition in Madrid.
USA Martial Arts Florida opens Lehigh Acres training center
USA Martial Arts Florida celebrated the recent opening of its new Lehigh Acres training center by hosting a two-day seminar featuring local and national instructors, including two karate gold medal winners..
Leeds taekwondo girls aiming for the top
Fighting fit are seven-year-old black belts Alexandra Turner and Abigail Priestly. The pair are among the youngest in the UK to hold a provisional black belt in taekwondo.
WTF President Says Taekwondo Has Brighter Future as Olympic Sport
Taekwondo has a brighter future as an Olympic sport, says Choue Chung-won, president of the WTF.
Former N.F.L. Everymen Look for Success in M.M.A.
Back in the summer of 2004, when Brock Lesnar left the scripted world of professional wrestling to try out for the Minnesota Vikings, mixed martial arts was largely considered a brutal and unruly spectacle.
Iranian karate athletes bag 18 medals
Iran's karate champions have bagged 7 gold, 3 silver, and 8 bronze medals at the 6th World Shitoryushitokai Karate Championship underway in China.
Martial arts schools join forces for November show
Two of the world's oldest schools of martial arts will unite on stage for the first time in a show that promises to fascinate audiences with their skills and mastery.
China Club wins karate nationals
CHINA Club finished as the overall winners in the Fiji Karate Federation National Championship held at the Yat Sen Hall yesterday.
Kansai karate gold at nationals
After a strong start to the year, which included the Sumner Park outfit’s first club championship at state level, Kelly’s athletes were back in the winner’s circle at last week’s National Karate Championships, held in Adelaide.
Karate Federation Head Urged To Resign Immediately
Sports Management reports Antonio Espinos, president of the World Karate Federation (WKF), has been urged to resign immediately after the IOC Executive Board failed to shortlist the sport in its bid for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Guyana wins four karate gold medals
Guyana won four gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the eighth International Shotokan Karate Federation/Caribbean Karate College Championships in St. Lucia.
Akshay Kumar eyes Olympics
Not only will Akshay Kumar sponsor an invitational karate tournament in the city, he will also sponsor martial arts education in China and Japan for a deserving few. Says a source close to Akshay
Ghana to participate in Fifth Commonwealth Karate Championship
Ghana would participate in the Fifth Commonwealth Karate Championship slated for 24th to 26th September at Pretoria, South Africa.
Cyborg Santos Defeats Gina Carano
Gina Carano was handed her first loss. And on the biggest stage
female MMA has ever seen, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos provided a dominant performance as well as becoming the Women's Champion.
Builder is world champion in 'power-breaking' bricks
Mr Roper, 44, who has two children, is a world champion in one discipline of the martial art of kung fu.
Taekwon-Do Instructors boost up by Master Cutler
Senior Master of ITF and the president of United Kingdom Taekwon-Do Association Master Paul Culter boost up five Taekwon-Do Instructors of Nepal International Taekwon-Do Federation with his great skill of training.
Youth Taekwondo Camp Ends in Success
The inaugural World Youth Taekwondo Camp wrapped up its six-day event in Seoul and Muju Tuesday in a success for good reasons.
Taekwondo Instructors Donate Blood
More than fifty Taekwondo ITF Instructors as well the supporters and members of Nepal ITF donate blood today here in the Kathmandu.
Koreans floor robber with Taekwondo
A group of South Korean tourists honed their Taekwondo skills on an armed robber in Rome who ended up thanking police for rescuing him from a deathly beating, officials said on Monday.
Open Martial Arts Tournament slated for Cliff Anderson Sports Hall
The Guyana Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Academy will host its third annual Open Martial Arts Tournament exhibiting the art at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
China's sportsman loses quarterfinal in taekwondo bout in Bangkok
China's Dong Wansheng lost a taekwondo bout in the men's heavyweight with at least 84.0 kilograms during the quarterfinal of the First Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Sunday.
Florida Couple Made Donation to Accused
A slain Florida couple made a small donation to a martial arts program run by one of the men accused of killing them, a family lawyer said.
SF Taekwondo Instructor Earns Rare Rank
Larry Hoover has been teaching taekwondo for 30 years, the last 23 of them in Sioux Falls. He averages about 230 students a week. All of that adds up to an enormous influence on the sport.