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.
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2019 WHRDA Annual Events part 3Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: December 2019 Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang Lee, Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: After already a long three-days of events, the Black Sashes, serious Hwa Rang Do and Tae Soo Do practitioners, the Instructors and the Assistant Instructors remain for another five-days of intensive training on all aspects of Hwa... |
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2019 WHRDA Annual Events part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: November 2019 Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang Lee, Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The World Hwa Rang Do Association (WHRDA) Hwa Rang Do / Tae Soo Do World Championships are held each year at a different country which is determined by the master's committee. This year it was held in the beautiful countryside of... |
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2019 WHRDA Annual Events part 1Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: October 2019 Featured: Dojoonim Dr. Joo Bang Lee, Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: It is nine-days of full-emersion into the world of Hwa Rang Do, starting each day as early as dawn with morning meditation, internal energy (Nae Gong) training, and intensive seminars on various subjects of the Art throughout the... |
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Inside Circle Under Joint Lock SweepMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: October 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrating an Inside Circle Under C-lock Joint Manipulation technique as a takedown to lock up on the ground. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul, Joint Manipulation |
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A Tribute: Budo International 30th AnniversaryMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: September 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The Founder of Hwa Rang Do Supreme Grandmaster Dr. Joo Bang Lee, all members of the World Hwa Rang Do Association, and myself would like to extend our deepest congratulations to the CEO and Publisher Alfredo Tucci of Budo... |
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Two Hand Wrist Grab part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: September 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates one of the techniques to escape a two-handed wrist grab. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul |
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Summer TrainingMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: August 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The summer is upon us and many people will be on the road vacationing as well as many of the European martial art clubs will be closing for the summer, leaving the avid martial artist without a means of training. It is important... |
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Two Hand Front Choke Defense part 3Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: August 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates a defense against a two-hand frontal choke. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul |
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Tae Soo Do Hoshinsul part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: July 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The hand is your primary weapon and in order to use it to it's maximum, one must understand how it works. As a craftsman must know every aspect of their tool of trade, so must a martial artist, as their entire body becomes the... |
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Tae Soo Do Hoshinsul part 1Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: June 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Hwa Rang Do is a very multifaceted, comprehensive discipline that takes a holistic approach to learning to develop and cultivate balance within an individual, allowing the possibility to fully maximize their human potential,... |