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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Gumtoogi and BongtoogiMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: July 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: Hwa Rang Do since it's conception in 1960 by our Founder, Dr. Joo Bang Lee, it has been one of the most comprehensive martial arts in the World as it was created with the Eastern metaphysics of the Um/Yang Theory..... |
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GumtoogiMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: June 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The foundation and the spirit of martial arts lie in the advent of the sword. With the coming of the Bronze Age, the world witnessed the power of the sword, which remained the primary weapon for battle for over 3,000 years until... |
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Two Handed Grab DefenseMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: June 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Tags: Self-Defense, Joint Manipulation |
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Interview with Grandmaster Taejoon Lee part 5Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: May 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: 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... |
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Gumtoogi TechniqueMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: May 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon Lee Tags: Gumtoogi, Swords |
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Interview with Grandmaster Taejoon Lee part 4Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: April 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: "The key to the universe lies dormant withing the self, Waiting to awaken through self-discovery." ..... ..........click PDF link below to view full article. Tags: Interview |
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Interview with Grandmaster Taejoon Lee part 3Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: March 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: The underlying principles in which Hwa Rang Do techniques and its philosophies are founded lies in the metaphysics of the Um-Yang Theory. That, in the universe there exists primarily energy, which consists of polar opposites of... |
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Interview with Grandmaster Taejoon Lee part 2Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: February 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: To most, the idea of inheriting a legacy might seem attractive and a blessing. However, the reality is far less romantic and ideal. I am not naive to think that my future is secured by such a position. In fact, it is a huge... |
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Interview with Grandmaster Taejoon Lee part 1Magazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: January 2018 Featured: Grandmaster Taejoon LeeHighlights: He is no doubt one of the best-prepared Masters of Korean styles of our generation. Heir to a complete, beautiful and complex Art that allows all who practice it to develop in a harmonic, balanced and complete way, Taejoon Lee is... |
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2017 Seminars and ChampionshipsMagazine: Budo InternationalRelease Date: October 2017 Featured: Highlights: Starting from July 1st to July 8th 2017 the World Hwa Rang Do Association Annual Black Sash Conference / Seminars / Championships took place in Genoa, Italy. It was an incredible event with hundreds of participants from many... |
