MIGUEL ROCHETA
"Your Mind must be Sharp, Flexible and Strong as a sword always ready, in Tae Kwon Do we go beyond forging the Body, we strengthen the Mind"
"Miguel Rocheta" - January 2018
"An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox".
- Lao Tzu -
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting".
- Sun Tzu -
"To attain Knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things everyday."
- Lao Tzu -
"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight".
- Sun Tzu -
Sobre Nós
Princípios orientadores
"Pratica, pratica e pratica mais. Observa os outros e aprende com eles".- Julia Cross Campeã ITF -
"Tem um sonho, para realizar esse sonho determina os objectivos, e prepara-te para trabalhar arduamente para atingir os teus objectivos".- Julia Cross Campeã ITF -
About us
Guiding Principles
*Protect
*Respect
"A true Grandmaster is a person who starts the arts at a very young age and continues it until their body will no longer allow it. Then they still contribute mentally to the art."
- General Choi Hong-Hi, founder of Taekwon-Do
"Have belief in yourself, make most of competing as it is over before you know it. Nothing is impossible if you want it badly enough."
- Julia Cross, 6 time ITF world champion and 15 time national champion -
"Practice, practice, and practice more. Watch others and learn from them."
- Julia Cross -
"Have a dream, set your goals and go out to achieve it. Be prepared to work your butt off."
- Julia Cross
"The 90% physical training is to develop that 90% mental attitude."
- Master Bosse, 7th dan ITF
"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class."
-General Choi Hong-Hi
In the Shilla (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silla) period, it had become the backbone of Hwarangdo that aimed at producing leaders of the country.
This is how in Taekwondo the principle of physical movements, the principle of mind training, and the principle of life become one and the same. On the other hand, the right poomsae lead to the right confrontation, which will eventually produce great destructive power.
How come we reach such a unity in Taekwondo? Taekwondo is a way of life, much like having a job, raising a family, fighting for a cause, or any one of numerous raison d'etre. What makes Taekwondo different from these is that it is an activity for survival in extremely antagonistic situations.
One must always overcome the enemy that is trying to cause harm. But simply winning a fight is not enough to guarantee one's safety, because the enemy may recuperate and attack again. Moreover, there may be many other enemies than the one that was just defeated. One cannot ever feel safe unless one gains permanent peace. To attain this permanent or lasting peace, one needs unity. This is what Taekwondo aim for. Otherwise Taekwondo would be no different from any other street-fighting skills.
This is how in Taekwondo the principle of physical movements, the principle of mind training, and the principle of life become one and the same. On the other hand, the right poomsae lead to the right confrontation, which will eventually produce great destructive power.
This is how in Taekwondo the principle of physical movements, the principle of mind training, and the principle of life become one and the same. On the other hand, the right poomsae lead to the right confrontation, which will eventually produce great destructive power.
This is how in Taekwondo the principle of physical movements, the principle of mind training, and the principle of life become one and the same. On the other hand, the right poomsae lead to the right confrontation, which will eventually produce great destructive power.
World Taekwondo Federation Presidents:
Un Yong Kim was the first President of Kukkiwon, and resigned from the position on 15 November 2001.
Woon Kyu Uhm of the Chung Do Kwan was elected President on 2 March 2004.
The President in late 2005 was Yong Gye Um.
On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the Jidokwan was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.
In mid-2010, Won Sik Kang became the president, he was also the current president of Song Moo Kwan, Korea. President Kang stepped down at the end of his term of office in early 2013.
SPIRIT OF IMPROVMENT + SELF-DEFENSE + PHYSICAL PROWESS + ART