History

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 difficult for him.  However, he was driven by his ambition to share his beautiful art with the World, but also a promise

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 another reason, for fighting.  Many times, my father would be challenged by the local gangs as my father and his high l

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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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, being a patriarchal society that the mother had to obey the son.  Therefore, she could have said to Wonsul,".....

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 selective on who or what they would die for, as the survival of humanity lays in their hands, possessing the power, the

In order to derive meaning, we must always look deeper into the foundation and its origin, which in the process offers truths about the nature of man and our morals.....

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Part 1 - The Story

The evolution of Korean combat skills began about 5000 years ago with the establishment of the Kochoson kingdom. During the subsequent Three Kingdoms Period, this Korean warrior tradition found a particular expression in the combat skills of the Hwarang warrior system of the ancient kingdom of Silla.