PHOTO: From left: Master Patrick L. Thimangu, Mr. Shawn Williams and Mr. Thomas R. Parsons attending a lecture at the 80th Kukkiwon Taekwondo International Master Instructor Course held in Chicago, on Nov. 18-21, 2021. Thimangu Earns Prestigious Taekwondo Certification Patrick L. Thimangu recently attained 2nd Class Taekwondo Poom/Dan Promotion Test...
Arch Taekwondo Reopens Arch Taekwondo has reopened its doors following a three-month hiatus aimed at helping slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The school began providing regular classes for its junior and adults July 1 on a modified schedule tailored to conform to new St. Louis city and...
PHOTO: Participating at the first iACT conference in 2015. From left: Master Je Gyoung Kim, 1992 Korean Olympic heavyweight gold medalist; Master Byeong Cheol Kim, 1992 Korean Olympic featherweight gold medalist; Master Patrick L. Thimangu; Grandmaster Yong Chin Pak, professor emeritus Iowa State University; and Grandmaster Alexander Choi, of Union...
Taekwondo for Adults It’s not a big secret: Taekwondo dojangs around the world have for years have been losing adult students and the bulk of taekwondo schools here in the United States and Korea now mainly cater to children, in some as young as three. Getting more children to...