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Welcome to the WHRDA Article Archive!

Below you will find various magazine articles and news publications in which Hwa Rang Do or our teachers have been featured. In most cases you will need to click into the article to see a PDF for the full article in its completed form with original photos as it appeared in print.

You can also sort and filter the articles in this archive by Source Publication or by Featured Instructor or by Subject Tags. In the filters below feel free to use one, any, or all of the options that are available in order to refine your search query.

Happy Reading everyone!

Note: This archive currently contains articles that were published between 2014-2020. We are currently in the process of updating this archive with older publications, and we will also post new articles here as they come out.

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee July 2020 Budo International

Kick Defense part 2

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: July 2020
Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee

Tags:
Self-Defense
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee June 2020 Budo International

Overcoming the Fear of Death part 2

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: June 2020
Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights:

A sword is not about pummeling your opponent unconscious, to takle and grapple to submission, to lose and fight another day; it is for either life or death.....

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Tags:
Philosophy

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee May 2020 Budo International

Kick Defense

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: May 2020
Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee

Tags:
Self-Defense, Kick Defense
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee May 2020 Budo International

Overcoming the Fear of Death part 1

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: May 2020
Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights:

Due to the recent events, as the world regresses into a state of panic and pandemonium caused by the pandemic outbreak of the Corona Virus, I was compelled to deliver a message of the true meaning and value of what it means to...

Tags:
Philosophy

Grandmaster Dr. Joo Bang Lee April 2020 Budo International

A Hero's Journey part 3

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: April 2020
Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang LeeHighlights:

My parents were inseparable, truly loving and passionate towards each other.  They had four children, myself, and two daughters with one son on the way.  So the decision to leave Korea and leave his family behind was terribly...

Tags:
History, Leadership

Grandmaster Dr. Joo Bang Lee March 2020 Budo International

A Hero's Journey part 2

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: March 2020
Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang LeeHighlights:

An interesting story comes to mind about the Jang Choong Park.  It was a large central park, very popular and frequented by many people for social activities, exercise, sports, and other gatherings, but it was also infamous for...

Tags:
History, Leadership

Instructor Giuseppe Catania March 2020 Budo International

Flying Kicks

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: March 2020
Featured: Cheif Instructor Giuseppe CataniaHighlights:

Hwa Rang Do Jumps are spectacular! .....

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Tags:
Kicking

Punch Defense

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: February 2020
Featured: Master Marco Mattiucci, Cheif Instructor Giuseppe Catania

Tags:
Self-Defense, Punch Defense
Grandmaster Dr. Joo Bang Lee February 2020 Budo International

A Hero's Journey part 1

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: February 2020
Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang LeeHighlights:

Today we bring to the pages and front cover of our magazine the Supreme Grandmaster Joo Bang Lee, a strong pillar of Korean Arts and without whose participation, one could never understand their evolution in the West....

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Tags:
History, Leadership

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee January 2020 Budo International

The Lost Art of Learning

Magazine: Budo International
Release Date: January 2020
Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights:

"Learning, striving for perfection, achieving excellence is not a destination but a journey, a path, the way.".....

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Tags:
Philosophy, Teaching