TAEKWON-DO...A way of life.

Excerpt reproduced from Taekwon-Do (The Korean Art of Self Defense) also known as The Condensed Encyclopedia. Fifth Edition 1999, All rights reserved Copyright 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 General Choi, Hong Hi. This book is considered the bible of Taekwon-Do by students and s of the art. Click on the link above if you are interested in acquiring a copy of this rare and out-of-print book.

Q: What exactly is the meaning of Taekwon-Do?

The American Open Style Karate system of study with Master Roger Dabney and his staff has been taught in the United States since 1946, when Grandmaster Robert A. Trias, known as the father of American Karate, opened the first karate school in Phoenix, Arizona. Two years later, Mr. Trias founded the United States Karate Association (USKA), the first karate organization in America, with almost every early top karate instructor in its membership. On May 2, 1972 Hanshi Jerry C. Piddington was declared the Headmaster and founder of American Open Style Karate under the USKA sanctified charter, established by Mr. Trias, which was internationally ratified on May 30, 1975.