K Joel Coles isn’t quite what people expect. The chronology of skills learned and then retaught by the man you see here is one that many would like to claim as their own. Grandmaster Coles has lived his dream. Inspiring [...]
The Legacy of Song Moo Kwan What can you say about a man that has what seems to be unlimited patience? There is not much that escapes his notice. Not much that he does not empathize with, nor is [...]
Planning & Reality The Korean proverb noted on our opening page denotes that “sometimes” things don’t always go as planned, requiring the assistance of others to make your project a success. Such is life. However, the establishment and sustaining [...]
Be a Leader... Don’t just profess to be one Who are you as a practitioner of martial arts? What is your ranking and where did you obtain that ranking? What does the Song Moo Kwan mean to you? Are [...]
Principles Principles of martial arts are defined in mental and physical terms. The Tenets define the principles. Principles I teach and pass down. Integrity is the concept of a persons derived from the same core set of values. [...]
It’s 6:38 am... I was going to work out this morning starting at 6:00 am but there was a hard rain last night and I knew the streets would be flooded. After all, you can’t get a proper workout if [...]
Staying True In my past 57 years of training and 47 years of teaching martial arts to the masses, I’ve see plenty of new trends come and go. Some were good ideas, others not so much, and other ideas were [...]
Dear Song Moo Kwan Family! I would like to celebrate our 70th anniversary of the birth of our school, Song Moo Kwan, together with you in this New Year 2014. As you know our school has been teaching Taekwondo along [...]
Often I have been asked what is required to achieve 8th Dan Ranking. During the 2014 Season, there are several people who have been recommended to receive that honor within the World Song Moo Kwan Association. Then, what is the [...]
Fact: The “Song Moo Kwan” was established by Supreme Grand Master Ro, Byung Jick on March 11, 1944. The truth of that fact is more far reaching. Practitioners the world over have ranged from school children, to adults from all [...]