When I was much younger, I began martial arts training in taekwondo (TKD) and Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ).  Eventually I gave up taekwondo for kickboxing, and eventually just decided to specialize in BJJ.  Although I was part of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF), I really had no idea about its origins, or its part in the history and development … Continue reading The strange saga taekwondo and politics