Hwa Rang Do® – History/Journey
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg P3
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg (Part 3) Published in Budo International May 2019 Issue Starting with Gibon Kownbop: Gibon Kwonbops are performed in the beginning during the First & Second Classes of the week. This is also an illustration from a...
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg P2
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg (Part 2) Published in Budo International April 2019 Issue First Core Class of the Week Curriculum: Gibon Kwonbop – Basic Striking Combinations: There are set number of Gibon Kwonbops in both Tae Soo Do and Hwa Rang Do....
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg P1
A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Club Luxembourg (Part 1) Published in Budo International March 2019 Issue In the center of Europe in a small nation that’s no bigger than one large city with a population of only half a million that has survived through the ages and...
Choong 충 – Loyalty Part 4
Choong 충 - Loyalty “The True Meaning of Martial Art” Part 4 Published in Budo International February 2019 Issue By: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Furthermore, it is important to notice that Lady Jiso did not just say no, but rather stated the “Law” (Confucian Law) of the...
Choong 충 – Loyalty Part 3
Choong 충 - Loyalty “The True Meaning of Martial Art” Part 3 Published in Budo International January 2019 Issue By: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Instinctively, at the core of men, they are ready to die; they are just looking for an excuse to sacrifice their lives. However,...
Choong 충 – Loyalty Part 2
Choong 충 - Loyalty “The True Meaning of Martial Art” Part 2 Published in Budo International November 2018 Issue By: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Continued: Part 2 – Morals & Implications In order to derive meaning, we must always look deeper into the foundation...
Choong 충 – Loyalty Part 1
Choong 충 - Loyalty “The True Meaning of Martial Art” Published in Budo International November 2018 Issue By: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Part 1 – The Story In 660, during the Three Kingdoms Period in Korean History, the kingdom of Baekje on the western border fell to the...
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee’s Interview by Budo International Part 5 (How did you come to be in Luxembourg?)
How did you come to be in Luxembourg? As my father had introduced Hwa Rang Do to the United States, I have introduced Hwa Rang Do to Europe, first in the mid 1980s in Germany. However, my disciple from Italy, Chief Instructor Marco Mattiucci was most successful in...
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee’s Interview by Budo International Part 3&4 (Different aspects of Hwa Rang Do®)
Can you please tell me about the different aspects of Hwa Rang Do®? Hwa Rang Do is fundamentally divided into Four Divisions of study. Nae Gong (Internal Powers) – Development of Ki power, internal energy through both passive and active Ki power development exercises....
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee’s Interview by Budo International Part 2 (Carrying the legacy as the heir to the art)
You are the son of the Founder of Hwa Rang Do® and will carry the legacy as the heir to the art. That is a big burden to carry. What significance does this hold for you and how do you feel about the immense responsibility? To most, the idea of inheriting a legacy...