Tae Kwon Do Times

Tae Kwon Do Times
Managing DirectorKyle Franklin
CategoriesMartial art, Sport
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherWoo Jin Jung
First issue1980
CompanyTri Mount Publications Inc.
CountryUnited States of America
Based inCedar Rapids, Iowa
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.taekwondotimes.com

Tae Kwon Do Times is a magazine devoted to the martial art of taekwondo, and is published in the United States of America.[1] While the title suggests that it focuses on taekwondo exclusively, the magazine also covers other Korean martial arts.[2] Tae Kwon Do Times has published articles by a wide range of authors, including He-Young Kimm,[3] Thomas Kurz,[4][5] Scott Shaw,[6] and Mark Van Schuyver.[7]

Tae Kwon Do Times is a widely known publication within the international taekwondo community, appearing in several organizations' websites[a] and individuals' biographies.[b] Shaw lists it as one of five important taekwondo periodicals in his book, Taekwondo basics.[8][c] Tae Kwon Do Times is also one of five named publications listed in Black Belt magazine's reader surveys in 1999,[9][10][11][d] and one of ten key periodicals listed in Marc Tedeschi's book, Combattimento con le armi: Autodifesa armata e disarmata (The art of weapons: Armed and unarmed self-defense).[12][e]

Tae Kwon Do Times was founded in 1980 by Chung Eun Kim (1941–2010),[13] a taekwondo master, and his wife, Soja Kim.[14][15] The Kims retired from their involvement in the magazine in 2005.[14] Currently, Woo Jin Jung is the Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the magazine.[16] Tae Kwon Do Times maintains correspondents both inside the USA, such as Jere Hilland,[17] and outside the USA, such as Joon No in Australia[18] and George Ashiru in Nigeria.[19][20]

  1. ^ Tae Kwon Do Times: Contact information Retrieved on February 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tae Kwon Do Times: Home Retrieved on February 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Kimm, H.-Y. (2000): "General Choi Hong Hi: A Taekwon-Do history lesson." Tae Kwon Do Times, 20(1):44–58.
  4. ^ USA Dojo: Articles by Thomas Kurz Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Kurz, T. (2000): Stretch yourself 6: High kicks with no warm-up – The right body alignment for side kicks Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Shaw, S. (2002): Integrating Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  7. ^ Mark Van Schuyver: Writer Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  8. ^ Shaw, S. (2003): Taekwondo basics (p. 192). North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle. (ISBN 978-0-8048-3484-1)
  9. ^ Editor (1999): "Black Belt Reader Survey." Black Belt, 37(3):183.
  10. ^ Editor (1999): "Black Belt Reader Survey." Black Belt, 37(4):183.
  11. ^ Editor (1999): "Black Belt Reader Survey." Black Belt, 37(5):183.
  12. ^ Tedeschi, M. (2006): Combattimento con le armi: Autodifesa armata e disarmata (in Italian) (p. 1997). Rome: Edizioni Mediterranee. (ISBN 88-272-1832-7) (English language edition published in 2003 by Weatherhill in Trumbull, CT; ISBN 978-0-8348-0540-8)
  13. ^ Lareau, H. (2010): Chung Eun Kim helped bring TKD to US Black Belt (March 2010). Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  14. ^ a b Tae Kwon Do Times: Founders Retrieved on February 9, 2010.
  15. ^ Chung Kim's Black Belt Academy: Grandmaster Chung E. Kim Retrieved on February 9, 2010.
  16. ^ Tae Kwon Do Times: Staff & columnists Retrieved on February 9, 2010.
  17. ^ Red River Hapkido: Instructors Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  18. ^ Joon No's Taekwondo: Club Committee Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  19. ^ Ojo, O. (2009): 'Mr Nigeria' moves to save Nigeria Guardian Newspapers (28 November 2009). Retrieved on February 18, 2010.
  20. ^ International Taekwon-Do Federation: Mr George Ashiru Retrieved on September 25, 2009.