Thursday, 16 July 2026

Kwan Heon - A closer look at Kwan creeds of early Taekwondo part 7.2: Ji Do Kwan

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  This time I revisit the Ji Do Kwan because I want to make this blog series the most accurate and comprehensive series available for free i...
Monday, 6 July 2026

Kwan Heon - A closer look at Kwan creeds of early Taekwondo part 7.1: Ji Do Kwan

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  I have been steadily giving out posts on the Kwan Heon or Kwan Creeds over the course of 2026. This time we have come to one of the Kwan I...
Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Balsaek - Bassai a peculiar movement discussion

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There is a great upside to embracing your Kwan-roots fully, and that is the opening up in rich forms material and historical forms material ...
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Friday, 12 June 2026

Kwan Heon - A closer look at Kwan creeds of early Taekwondo part 6: Han Mu Kwan

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This has proven to have been one of my most challenging series in what I can remember... But it is so worth it :-) Many many many years ago ...
Friday, 29 May 2026

Early Taekwondo was just Shotokan (it was and it wasn't)

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One recurring comment I get over and over and over and over and over again when sharing something from the Kwan-era of Taekwondo or discussi...
Friday, 15 May 2026

Kwan Heon - A closer look at Kwan creeds of early Taekwondo part 5: Mu Duk Kwan

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We continue this series, looking at each Kwan (school) philosophy by zooming in on their creed, known in Korean as "Kwan Heon"  wh...
Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Projecting modern training experience backwards in time is a real problem...

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One of the major things holding a good understanding of our modern Taekwondo system back is a lack of understanding of its foundations. Ther...
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