A westerner reintroduced Taekwon-Do to Koreans, showcasing its historical significance and the cultural exchange that transpired.
David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a a social-cultural commentator, and musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.
Sanko Lewis (PhD) is a professor, philosopher, martial arts researcher, and artist living in Seoul, South Korea.
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Discussion Outline
0:00 Taekwondo as Korean Wave
4:03 Explaining 천지 (Heaven and Earth)
6:02 The Birth of Taekwondo
12:55 North Korea and Taekwondo
15:12 Olympics Taekwondo
20:00 Martial Arts Deconstructed
32:40 Early Western Interactions with Martial Arts
39:20 Taoism as Asian Philosophy
55:00 The Japanese Origins of Taekwondo
1:04:22 Choi Hong-hi
1:14:50 Taekwondo in Modern Korea
1:20:20 Ethnographic Research
1:26:00 Korean Body Culture
1:32:20 곡선미 (The Beauty of Curved Lines)
1:43:31 단전 호흡 (Korean Breathing)
1:47:48 Korean Aesthetics in Modern K-Pop
1:56:55 Recommendations