Taekwondo for
real combat

I thought people cannot apply Taekwondo skills to real situations in the current Taekwondo. If you practice basic skills and poomsae, then you should be able to spar well. That is a reasonable process of martial arts. In the case of Taekwondo, you can do poomsae well if you practice basic skills a lot. But you cannot spar well even if you are a poomsae champion because there are many diffrences between 2 system. Of course there is a same problem between poomsae and real fighting. (Olympic style sparring and real situations as well)

So I thought we need upgraded basic skills and position for real fighting and started to researching and writing that.

I've taught seminars in England, Northern Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and USA so far. If members in other countries want a seminar, please get in touch with the WCTU office to discuss it.

They have always welcomed me and really impressed me with their passion. I always get some tension in my mind because I want to teach as much as I can. When I do seminar trips, I usually stay in Europe or the states for 2 weeks or more. I really miss Korean food and my family in that case, so the hosts normally prepare some Korean food for me.

I was very impressed with their humble and sincere attitude on Taekwondo and Korean culture. You can find "Hangeul" everywhere; in their dojang, car, clothes, etc. And they always bow just like Koreans. How amazing! I realized Taekwondo is the origin of "Hanryu" (the Korean cultural wave) when I visit other countries and teach them.

Yes, aside from my extensive experience in Taekwondo (as a dojang owner in Korea, demonstrator for official Kukkiwon videos and as Professor of Philosophy in Kukkiwon), I have. I trained for about 10 years in boxing, some kickboxing, a 5th Dan in Kumdo/Kendo, and I have a 4th Dan in Kyung-ho Moosool (bodyguarding martial art in Korea).