About Tae Kwon Do

We strongly recommend that students get a copy of Taekwondo The State of the Art by Masters Whang. This book covers the history, philosophy, and practice of taekwondo, and contains the clearest instruction and illustration of any book we have encountered. This book provides a great review for those preparing for a belt test.

We have a few copies available for purchase at a discount (email Tom if interested). In addition, we have requested that the UMASS library add this book to their collection.

During practice we use a combination of Korean and English words. Here is a list of Korean words for the Tae Kwon Do practitioner.

The Taegeuk forms are central to our practice of Tae Kwon Do. Our Forms page has information about the meaning of the forms, as well as instructions and movies.

Kukkiwon in South Korea is the seat of governance for our style of Tae Kwon Do.

Here is what Kukkiwon has to say about the History of Taekwondo.

Here is what Kukkiwon has to say about the Philosophy of Taekwondo.

Different schools use different belt colors at different ranks. Here is what we use:

10^th gup

9^th gup

8^th gup

7^th gup

6^th gup

5^th gup

4^th gup

3^rd gup

2^nd gup

1^st gup

1^st dan

2^nd dan (and so forth)