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OLYMPIC GAMES IN TOKYO27 JUL, 08:57 Updated at: 27 Jul, 10:37
Putin says Russia’s taekwondo Olympic victory shows martial arts on the rise in Russia
The Russian President thanked coaches and mentors of the athlete, specialists of the national team and everyone who supported Vladislav Larin on his path to the gold medal

MOSCOW, July 27. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Vladislav Larin for his Tokyo Olympic victory in the taekwondo men’s +80 kg event, the Kremlin published the telegram on its website on Tuesday.

"Your success is a clear example that martial arts are on the rise in Russia, while the Russian taekwondo school trains worthy fighters who can face up to the most serious challenges," the telegram reads.

Putin thanked coaches and mentors of the athlete, specialists of the national team and everyone who supported Larin on his path to the gold medal.

On Tuesday, Larin defeated North Macedonia’s Dejan Georgievski in the final of the +80 kg tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Russia’s taekwondo athletes have already won four medals at the Olympics, two golds, one silver and one bronze. Larin’s victory came after Maksim Khramtcov became the first Olympic taekwondo champion in Russia on Monday in the men’s 80 kg category. Moreover, Tatiana Minina fought her way to the silver medal (women’s 57 kg), while Mikhail Artamonov won bronze (men’s 58 kg).

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Trump is awarded an honorary black belt by South Korean president of taekwondo - and pledges to wear the full martial arts suit in U.S. Congress if he makes it back to the White House
Donald Trump has been awarded an honorary ninth Dan Black belt
The president of World Taekwondo Headquarters, Lee Dong-seop, visited Trump at his Mar-a-lago mansion in South Florida
Trump put on a taekwondo outfit known as a dobok and posed for photos
Significant photographs from moments of his presidency could be seen on wall
On Friday, Trump congratulated Kyle Rittenhouse on his acquittal
A Wisconsin jury found the teenager not guilty on five counts
'If that's not self defense, nothing is,' said the former president
By JAMES GORDON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 21:07 EST, 21 November 2021 | UPDATED: 11:30 EST, 22 November 2021


Kukkiwon, also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, has awarded former U.S. President Donald Trump a 9th Dan Black belt - the highest level attainable by professional martial artists.

The president of Kukkiwon, Lee Dong-seop, went to visit Trump at his home in Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida this weekend to give him a taekwondo and the coveted black belt.

'I heard that the Donald Trump is highly interested in taekwondo,' Lee said.


Former President Donald Trump received an honorary black belt and certificate at Mar-A-Lago on Friday from Kukkiwon president Lee Dong-seop


Former President Donald Trump was pictured signing his autograph on a taekwondo outfit


Kukkiwon president Lee Dong-sup awarded the an Honorary 9th Dan Certificate to Trump

It's believed the visit was set up by a South Korean resident in the U.S.

Kyle Rittenhouse says he supports BLM movement and that his case had 'nothing to with race' as he slams 'prosecutorial misconduct' during his Kenosha trial: Pictured in suit and tie in Florida on eve of interview with Tucker Carlson , and other top stories from November 22, 2021.

'It is my pleasure and honor to receive this honorary certificate. Taekwondo is a great martial art for protecting oneself in these times,' Trump said.

The former president vowed that he would look to wear the taekwondo clothing in Congress should he make a return to the White House in the future.


Other members of the Kukkiwon organization that represents taekwondo were all present


'It is my honor to receive the Honorary Dan Certificate and I think taekwondo is magnificent martial art for self-defense,' Trump is said to have responded in a statement


Trump's awarding at a ninth Dan means he shares the same rank as Russian president Vladimir Putin who was presented with a black belt and made a grandmaster of taekwondo in 2013


Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a training session with the Russian national judo team at the Yug-Sport Training Center in 2019

Putin takes part in training session with Russian judo champions

Half a dozen photos could also be seen on the wall of Trump's Florida mansion including one of him shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Panmunjom as the pair met at the border in the Demilitarized Zone in June 2019.

Earlier that month, another picture showed him meeting the Queen in early June of the same year.

Also from that visit, a framed photo sees Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump pictured walking to greet the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in London. The First Lady can be seen in a bright flowing orange dress.


President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shake hands as they meet at the border in the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjom, South Korea

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un shake hands in Hanoi

Another photo sees Trump, saluting a U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command Ceremony at the Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2018.

In another serious photo, Trump and Melania can be seen at the front door to the White House as they prepared to welcome the Colombian President and his wife in February 2019.

Central to the selection of iconic pictures is one of Trump waving as he boarded the presidential aircraft Air Force One which happened countless times during the course of his presidency.

An imitation sculpture of the iconic Mount Rushmore was could be spotted with the addition of Trump's head blended into the topography.

Trump's awarding at a ninth Dan means he shares the same rank as Russian president Vladimir Putin who was presented with a black belt and made a grandmaster of taekwondo during an official visit to South Korea in 2013.

Despite not actually practicing taekwondo himself, Putin also managed to achieve the coveted rank.

On Friday night, Trump congratulated Kyle Rittenhouse after the teenager was found not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of two men in racial justice protests.

The verdict divided America. As the left denounced the outcome as a miscarriage of justice, the right said Rittenhouse never should have been put on trial.

'Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges,' said Trump in an emailed statement.

'It's called being found NOT GUILTY—And by the way, if that's not self defense, nothing is!'

A fundraising appeal followed.

'This trial was nothing more than a WITCH HUNT from the Radical Left,' said an email to supporters, directing them to donate to the online WinRed platform.

'They want to PUNISH law-abiding citizens, including a CHILD, like Kyle Rittenhouse, for doing nothing more than following the LAW.'

Jurors found Rittenhouse, 18, not guilty on all charges: two counts of homicide, one count of attempted homicide for wounding a third man, and two counts of recklessly endangering safety in protests marred by arson, rioting and looting on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Published: 07 January 2022
Taekwondo improves primary school children’s self-regulation, finds study
Researchers found that primary school pupils who were taught Taekwondo improved their self-regulation and showed reduced signs of aggression towards others.


The report, published in the journal Developmental Psychology, details how researchers from the University of Surrey studied 240 primary school students aged 7 – 11 years across a period of 11 weeks.

Self-regulation describes an individuals’ ability to manage and alter their emotions, behaviour and cognition. Good self-regulation is associated with positive mental health benefits and higher academic achievement in children.

The trial studied children across four year groups (school Years 3 to 6), with two classes per year group (eight classes in total). Half of the children within each class were randomly allocated to the Taekwondo experimental trial group and the other half to the control group. The experimental group received two 45-minute Taekwondo classes per week, and the control group received two 45-minute PE classes per week during the same trial period.

Baseline data was collected from children the week before the classes started and after they finished, 11 weeks after initial data collection. Data included questionnaires to assess what children thought about the lessons and how much importance they placed on behaviours related to good self-control; questionnaires completed by teachers assessing children’s self-regulation at school; and, computer tasks assessing a range of mental processes called executive functions that enable self-regulation.

After the classes had ended, children in the Taekwondo experimental group were rated by teachers as having better attentional capacity than those who had regular PE classes as well as having better executive attention assessed by a Flanker Task, where the participant has to correctly identify the direction of an on-screen stimuli while ignoring competing stimuli surrounding it.

The results indicate that short standard Taekwondo courses were well-received by pupils and led to higher levels of value placed on self-control. The study also found that the classes improved the children’s self-regulation and reduced symptoms of conduct disorders.

Dr Terry Ng-Knight, Lecturer in Psychology at University of Surrey’s School of Psychology, said:

“A large body of research suggests that there are substantial personal and public benefits to improving children’s self-control, however, research is less clear on how to achieve this in practical terms. Our findings suggest that including traditional martial arts in schools could both teach children the value of self-control and increase their use of self-regulation. Traditional martial arts are popular extra-curricular activities for many children, however their use in schools appears to be quite limited at present.”

How reaffirming.

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Putin is no longer a Taekwondo 9th Dan, Nor a honorary president for the international Judo Federation
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Few months ago we have posted about personalities whom were awarded by Taekwondo black belts, and some of them even got very high ranks such the Russian president who was awarded the 9th Dan Taekwondo black belt by the World taekwondo president.

The Russian president was awarded the black belt by the head of the World Taekwondo Federation, Choue Chung-won, and made a grandmaster of Taekwondo during a visit to South Korea in November 2013.

After nine years, The act that Putin did caused a lot to his image, and he is no longer a 9th Dan belt.

In response to his invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has been stripped of his honorary black belt in Taekwondo.

This is not the only thing that happened to the Russian leader, Another martial art federation took an action.

'' Vladimir Putin has temporarily been suspended as the International Judo Federation’s honorary president on Sunday. The federation sited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” as the reason for the suspension, per the Associated Press. ''

Sunday marks the fourth day since Russia has invaded Ukraine. Putin has a keen judoka and attended a competition at the 2012 London Olympics.

''World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of “Peace is More Precious than Triumph” and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance.

In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th Dan black belt conferred to Mr. Vladimir Putin in November 2013.

In solidarity with the International Olympic Committee, no Russian or Belarusian national flags or anthems will be displayed or played at World Taekwondo events. World Taekwondo and the European Taekwondo Union will not organize or recognize Taekwondo events in Russia and Belarus.

World Taekwondo’s thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and we hope for a peaceful and immediate end to this war.''

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The Taekwondo 68 Nun
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Calm, serene and noble, this is how we can imagine nuns and sisters in general. This is applicable on our article guest today, except that the sister Linda Sim who is 68 years old is a martial artist and specifically practicing Taekwondo and holding the black belt the 5th Dan in the Korean martial art. The nun Linda started competing in Kyorugi in 1978 and got a bonze medal, and she said that she was beaten very hard at the time, while there was not much protection gears as we can see today.

More than that the sister Linda competed at the World Taekwondo Poomsae championships held in Russia 2011 and won the gold medal in her division.

The Nun Linda practiced Taekwondo for 52 years since 1971, and never gave up even if she had challenges and no support, and now we can see an amazing champion in Taekwondo.

We do believe that Taekwondo is for everyone, it does not matter where you come from or what you do, Taekwondo is uniting us.

Here are few videos of the nun Linda during the world championships.

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Asian Games 2023: Chinese fans fume over South Korean ‘provocation’ in taekwondo final


Video goes viral on social media showing South Korean athletes in mixed taekwondo team final seemingly provoking Chinese opponents
South Korean tennis star Kwon Soon-woo apologises after smashing racket and for refusing to shake hands with Thai opponent in Hangzhou
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Published: 3:43pm, 29 Sep, 2023

Chinese fans reacted angrily on social media to a third unsavoury Asian Games incident featuring South Korean athletes, after an aggressive end to the taekwondo mixed team final.

Tensions soared in the gold medal match on September 25, with a post on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, saying Chinese athletes were “provoked three times” by their opponents.

The accompanying video went viral on Thursday. It showed a South Korean athlete seemingly egging on his Chinese opponent and indicating he approach him.

In another clip, a South Korean athlete appeared to lightly shove a Chinese athlete as he approached him.

The referee, in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, tried to stop the two competitors, and even slightly held back the South Korean.

Once again, Chinese sports fans took out their frustration by posting on Weibo, with one fan writing: “How on earth did they manage to be so offensive?”

“Koreans are here to compete or to be embarrassed and conspicuous,” another wrote. “They throw rackets, refuse to shake hands, bite people, slap opponents.”

The final happened on the same day that South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo destroyed his tennis racket and refused to shake hands after losing to Samrej Kasidit of Thailand. Kwon has =apologised for his reaction in a post on Instagram.

“I did something reckless that I should not have done as a national team player,” Kwon wrote. “I sincerely apologise to all the people who supported the national team’s game and to the crowd at the stadium … I sincerely regret and reflect on the actions that were seen after the match.”

The day before, South Korean judoka Lee Hye-kyeong was disqualified in the women’s 48kg semi-finals for slapping her opponent, Abiba Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan, across the face.

In each instance, Chinese sports fans complained about the South Korean athletes’ behaviour on social media.

China ultimately won the mixed team taekwondo gold medal, triumphing 84-77 in the final, with South Korea taking silver.

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#trending: China’s taekwondo body punishes gym for ‘tarnishing nation’s image’ with ‘zombie’ routine at global contest


A taekwondo team from Shenzhen in China was punished for performing a zombie-inspired routine at an international event in South Korea.

A taekwondo team from Shenzhen, China was punished for performing a "zombie dance" at an international competition
The Chinese Taekwondo Association claimed on Monday (Aug 21) that the routine "tarnished the nation's image and desecrated Chinese culture"
Despite winning first prize for their performance, the taekwondo gym the participants were from, as well as their coach, have been permanently banned from participating in future trainings and competitions

BY IZZAH IMRAN
Published August 24, 2023
Updated August 24, 2023


SHENZHEN — A taekwondo academy in China has been penalised by the Chinese Taekwondo Association (CTA) for “tarnishing the nation’s image” with its performance of a zombie-inspired routine at a global taekwondo competition.

The governing body added in a statement on Monday (Aug 21) that the “zombie taekwondo dance” performed by Shenzhen-based X-Taekwondo Gym disrespected Chinese culture and promoted negative traditions and customs.

The controversial performance took place during the World Taekwondo Hanmadang which was held in Seongnam, South Korea from July 21 to 24. A hanmadang is a taewondo festival.

An estimated 4,000 people from 57 nations attended the annual event this year, South Korean media reported.

In footage of the performance posted online, seven participants from X-Taekwondo Gym can be seen stepping out in black robes similar to those worn by court officials of the Qing Dynasty. The look is completed with matching hats with fake long braids attached.

The men then begin their routine, busting out a combination of taekwondo techniques and dance moves inspired by "jiang shi" or jumping zombies popularised by Hong Kong horror movies. The performance was peppered with moments where the “zombies” hopped around with their arms extended in front of them.



The participants then take off their costumes halfway through and finish off their performance in taekwondo uniforms.

Despite successfully clinching first prize in the senior aerobic category for international participants with their routine, the performance did not sit well with Chinese authorities and netizens.

“The show promotes bad habits, tarnishes the image of the nation, desecrates Chinese culture, and causes bad influence,” the CTA said in its statement on WeChat.

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The show promotes bad habits, tarnishes the image of the nation, desecrates Chinese culture, and causes bad influence.
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It added that X-Taekwondo Academy had registered for the competition on its own by using a tourist visa to enter South Korea.

Chinese state-affiliated outlet Global Times reported that Chinese netizens also criticised the performance for supposedly reinforcing negative stereotypes of Chinese people, as the Qing Dynasty zombies carried echoes of the harmful Dr Fu Manchu stereotype in Western movies.

The creative “zombie” routine, however, received rave reviews from online users outside of China.

A clip of the performance, which was shared on the YouTube channel Taekwon TV, has attracted more than 51,000 views in a month. The video is the channel’s most viewed so far.

One viewer commented: “Innovation. Integrating a particular Chinese culture into a modern world sport. This is a good way to show the creativity of the Chinese young generation to the world. Many congratulations on the achievement that the team has achieved.”

Another wrote: “Outstanding performance, worth the championship, China should be proud of these kids.”

Several comments in Chinese also defended the Shenzhen team, claiming that they did not find the performance offensive and found it unfair that the team had been punished.

Following the controversy, X-Taekwondo Gym had its official membership permanently revoked by the CTA. This means that the gym is no longer permitted to hold national taekwondo grading tests and tournaments.

The coach who choreographed the dance, Mr Liu Hao, was also stripped of his coaching qualifications and has been banned from taking part in any competitions or training programmes organised by the CTA.

The Guangdong Taekwondo Association was ordered to conduct an inspection and its qualifications, as well as that of Shenzhen Taekwondo Association, have been suspended for three years.

The CTA added that it will carry out a thorough inspection of all Taekwondo studios nationwide in order to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

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It always seemed like a zombified varaiation of Kung Fu to me, haha