The only magazine of its type in Australia, Australasian Taekwondo magazine offers exclusive interviews, fitness and training tips, street self-defence techniques and tactics, plus articles on the world’s best martial artists, unique styles, personalities, poomsae and patterns, and combat psychology — as well as unrivalled coverage of local news, taekwondo events and tournament reports.
Australasian Taekwondo magazine features coverage of both the WTF and ITF forms of taekwondo (which, together, make taekwondo the most actively practised martial art in Australia and the world) as well as a variety of other Korean martial arts styles, including hapkido.
From the founders of these ancient arts to the Australian pioneers and the top competitive fighters and instructors of today, Australasian Taekwondo magazine has it all.
What does it really take to
get to the Olympic Games?
This is one athletes intimate four year
journey in the quest to be the best.
A collection of our best articles from
training advice to feature stories. This
archive contains everything a Martial
Artist wants to know.
A Taekwondo Pioneer
Grandmaster Yong Dai Cho
Only the second Korean sent Down Under to spread the art of taekwondo, Grandmaster Yong Dai Cho has been an influential figure in Australian taekwondo since 1970, when most Australians had never heard of the art. Read More »
18 Steps to Street Survival
Regardless of which style of combat they’ve chosen to pursue, all martial artists should question their training in order to become a better fighter. Here, former ATKD editor and bouncer, Jeremy Ta’kody shares some tips. Read More »
Three Shards: Clarifying the ITF split-up
Master Jamie Moore is the former Australian ITF President and was at the forefront of ITF in Australia when it was still one governing body. He knows that practitioners of General Choi’s ITF within Australia should know all the facts about the split. Read More »
Taekwondo for Life: Grandmaster Jack Rozinszky, 9th Dan
With 45 years of training under his belt, Master Jack Rozinszky is one of the longest-serving practitioners of taekwondo in Australia. He has pioneered the art in Australia, coached international competitors, graded hundreds of students to Black-belt and gained world-wide recognition for his contribution to, and promotion of, taekwondo. Read More »
Truth & Endurance
Hapkido’s Master Bermas Kim
Korea,1966: In a country struggling to recover from a war which had ended only ten years earlier, a mother drags her reluctant six year old son, Kim Jong Hyuk. down to the local Hapkido dojang. He is there for the Korean form of an anti-bullying program... Read More »
From Seoul to Sydney
Master In Cheol Yoo’s taekwondo journey
Once a tough young street fighter growing up in Seoul in the 1960s and ‘70s, Master In Cheol Yoo, 8th Dan, is now one of Australia’s most experienced and senior instructors. As one of the first people to attain a university degree in taekwondo, Master Yoo has faced some of the hardest training in the world. Read More »
Melbourne seminar with Master Kang
The art’s founder, Master Kang Yun, recently visited Australia, so Ruth Brown headed down to a seminar to find out what all the noise was about. Through some painful lessons, she discovered how he has integrated a range of arts, from taekwondo to yudo, to create a unique and exciting fighting system. Read More »
Fighting food: A diet fit for taekwondo
Effective practice constantly enhances your martial arts skills, but the effectiveness of your practice does not depend on training alone. You have to supply your system with a range of tools, including well-designed workouts, sufficient rest and proper nutrition. Read More »
World All Styles Organisation: WASO 2006 World Championship
From Karate to Kung Fu, Taekwondo to Kickboxing, this is a Martial Arts tournament extravaganza like no other and it’s coming to Surfers Paradise on June 30 to July 1st and 2nd, 2006. Visit www.worldallstyles.com for more information.
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Following on from the success of previous issues, Fighting Fat makes its much anticipated return to have you looking fit and lean, just in time for summer. Focusses on all aspects of fitness: diet, nutrition, training (aerobic, anaerobic, weight) and lifestyle.
Joint Winner is Amy Ashurst
Joint monthly winner Amy Ashurst tells how altering more than just her workout lead her into a healthy weight range. Read more »
Joint Winner is Romany White
Joint monthly winner Romany White proves hard work really does pay off!
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January's Monthly Winner is Helen Jaman
Helen Jaman combined a family holiday with fitness and healthy eating to achieve amazing results. Read more »
This Months Winner was Paul Omann
Motivated by the 12-week BodyBlitz Challenge and with the resolve to resist temptation, Paul managed some incredible results. Read more »
World All Styles Organisation: WASO 2006 World Championship
Joint Winner is Amy Ashurst
Joint Winner is Romany White
January's Monthly Winner is Helen Jaman
This Months Winner was Paul Omann
