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.
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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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Two Hand Front Choke Defense part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: June 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates a defense against a two handed frontal choke with some striking combinations. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul, Striking |
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A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Luxembourg part 3Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: May 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Lee (Kuksanim) is poised with an eye of an eagle over all the students ready to spot any mistakes. It is quite impressive to know that he has complete command and control of the class and that he sees all things no... |
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Defense Against a Two Hand Wrist GrabMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: May 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates a defense against a two hand wrist grab. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul, Joint Manipulation, Body Grab |
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A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Luxembourg part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: April 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Enter the Dojang: You enter into an unassuming building from the elements of the weather, walking first into the changing room. There you strip away the conventions of modernity, transforming yourself to an ancient Hwarang... |
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Defense Against a Double Hand Wrist Grab 5Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: April 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates another defense against a two hand wrist grab. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul, Joint Manipulation |
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Defense Against a Double Hand Wrist Grab 4Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: March 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrate a defense against a double wrist grab. Tags: Self-Defense, Hoshinsul |
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A Week in the Life of Hwa Rang Do Luxembourg part 1Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: March 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: 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 currently thriving in the modern era, being the second most wealthy... |
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Choong (Loyalty) part 4Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: February 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Furthermore, it is important to notice that Lady Jiso did not just say no, but rather stated the "Law" (Confucian Law) of the role of women. She could have just followed the law as stated, which was that if the father had passed... |
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Punch Defense part 4Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: February 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Tags: Self-Defense |
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Choong (Loyalty) part 3Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: January 2019 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Instinctively, at the core of men, they are ready to die; the are just looking for an excuse to sacrifice their lives. However, the nature of women on the other hand preserves life; they choose live over death and is much more... |