A total of 33 athletes competed in the weapons competition while another 40 participated in sparring during the 2025 Master ...

Already, Samuel Gonzalez, a local athlete with the 7 Star Taekwondo studio, plans to compete in the 2025 California State Taekwondo Championship, which will be held this weekend in Fresno.

Sparring is when two competitors engage in fighting, while the weapons competition involves the wielding of traditional tae kwon do weapons such as nunchucks.

CHESS GAME To Wilson, Taekwondo is to boxing what chess is to checkers or what fencing is to sword fighting. “A thinking man’s sport,” he said. It’s also a modern man’s sport.

Martial arts is less about fighting and more about fitness - both physical and mental. "We tell them not to fight," says taekwondo martial arts Master Stephen Kirby. Kirby embraces the spirit that ...

The first week of July was a week of gold medals and USA Team Trials invites for students from Total Taekwondo.