Hwa Rang Do Downey/Norwalk

With Martial Art Hwa Rang Do World HQ Academy – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 17 months in a row. 🎉

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞!
𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲

27𝑡ℎ 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 4𝑡ℎ 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑦, 2026
𝐹𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑜 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑜, 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦

We are pleased and proud to invite you back to Italy for our Annual Hwa Rang Do® Summer Gathering.

As always, a week-long celebration of tradition, unity, and excellence in the martial arts awaits.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢.

The backdrop for this event will be the wonderful city of Rome.
Our event will be held just a few kilometers from “the Eternal City", in Fiano Romano, which will become the World Hwa Rang Do® Capital for a week of fantastic events led by our Founder, Do Joo Nim Dr. Joo Bang Lee and his eldest son, Grandmaster Taejoon Lee.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

𝟏𝟕 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 covering every aspect of Hwa Rang Do: striking, grappling, submissions, self-defense, weapons, philosophy, and more!

𝟑 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐨 𝐃𝐨® 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® taught by Founder Supreme Grandmaster Dr Joo Bang Lee and Grandmaster Taejoon Lee, heir to the art and driving force behind its global evolution.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned martial artist, there’s something for everyone—from fundamentals to advanced techniques and belt-specific instruction.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬
Spend an entire week training from dawn to dusk alongside fellow practitioners, instructors, and masters from around the world.

It’s a rare opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the art, experience cultural exchange, and push your mental, physical, and spiritual limits.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬

𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 – 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴!

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - Tae Soo Do​® Championships
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - Hwa Rang Do®​Championships
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 @ 𝟓 𝐏𝐌 – Black Sash Grand Championships & Team Finals

𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍, and you're invited to witness the spectacle!

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞.

Divisions for All Ages & Ranks: Little Tigers (Ages 3 to 7), Juniors (Ages 8 to 12), Teens & Adults (13 and above)

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
-Open Hand Forms
-Weapon Forms
-Kick-Punch-Throw Sparring
-Submission Grappling
-Four Divisions of Stick & Sword Fighting
-Team Fighting
-Live Demonstrations

Challenge yourself, compete with courage, and unlock your true potential. Competition reveals the true warrior within!

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐀 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧

At the heart of this gathering is our global Hwa Rang Do® / Tae Soo Do® family.

This is where lifelong friendships are formed, legends are shared, and the warrior spirit is renewed.
Along with all of the amazing training and competition, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® / 𝐓𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐨 𝐃𝐨® 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠!

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤—featuring a variety of delicious international cuisines, local specialties, and the priceless camaraderie of the Hwa Rang Do® Family.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫!

ALL REGISTRATION LINKS HERE ( Please follow the directions carefully): https://hwarangdo.com/2026-summer-event-registration/

FIND SEMINAR TOPICS AND THE DESCRIPTION HERE: https://hwarangdo.com/2026-summer-event-seminars/

For any question, please contact to our support's email [email protected]

we will reply as soon as possible.

Hwarang Forever and God Bless!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐰𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨® 𝐄𝐔

Starting in this Passover week—a season marked by remembrance, redemption, and the quiet stirring of deliverance—Grandmaster Taejoon Lee opens the deepest chapters of his soul. In an exclusive and profoundly moving feature in the April 2026 issue of Budo International, he unveils a testimony shaped by decades of discipline, struggle, triumph, and an unrelenting search for truth.

Behind the titles, the mastery, and the global recognition lies a story rarely told—a journey through the heights of human achievement and the depths of personal longing. With raw honesty and unwavering courage, Lee recounts the path that led him beyond the physical realm of martial excellence into a spiritual awakening that would redefine his very identity.

This is not merely the story of a grandmaster—it is the story of a man who, after mastering the external world, found himself face to face with the eternal. And in that sacred moment of surrender, he discovered what no title or accolade could ever offer: grace, purpose, and a living relationship with Christ.

English: https://issuu.com/budoweb/docs/martial_arts_magazine_budo_international_525_april/14

With Hwa Rang Do Luxembourg – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 16 months in a row. 🎉

𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒈 충 – 𝑳𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒚
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒕”
𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒖𝒅𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2018 𝑰𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆 (𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 4)

𝑩𝒚: 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒂𝒆𝒋𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒆

…“ Lady Jiso maintained her loyalty to her husband and because he died it did not absolve his mandate. Her loyalty does not die with her husband, but it dies with her. Loyalty is something that we offer, what we give to another, and it should always remain at the center of our hearts no matter what. What value would loyalty or love have if one were to only keep it when it served them, only when it pleased them and when faced with any hardship or displeasure change their mind and retract their vows? The value of loyalty, of love is derived from the extent in which one is willing to suffer to keep it.

Moreover, Lady Jiso was not only loyal to Yushin Kim, but she was loyal to what was right in her heart and as she believes her husband did what was right, so she upheld the decree. Was that easy for her? Of course not, it must have been the hardest decision, but she sacrificed her self-happiness and wellbeing for her loyalty to her husband, even after his death and in so doing to the law, to God.

In today’s society this would never happen and there would be no Wonsul, no person who would understand duty and honor, sacrificing their life for others as taught and supported by parents and the entire culture. Can you imagine today a child coming home and complaining to the mother that her teacher gave her a failing grade and that her feelings were hurt in some way, or that she lost in a game of dodge-ball, or some child said some things that offended her making her cry, and the mother tells the child to suck it up, be strong and to defend for herself? This would never happen today and it is truly unfortunate as our society, the powers at large are creating a victim culture, only blaming others and never taking accountability for themselves and their actions, incapable of independent thought, dependent on social acceptance leading to mob rule. When self-preservation is valued over self-sacrifice, we forfeit our true freedom to the delusion of being free.”…

Read the full article Part 4 here:
http://taedosa.com/articles/choong-%ec%b6%a9-loyalty-part-4/

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