Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine

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Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine is a magazine devoted to the martial art of taekwondo, and is published in the United States of America. It was founded in 2016 by US Olympic Taekwondo coach and Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park.

The magazine appears in print and digital in 144 countries around the world. It features stories, largely from the world of Taekwondo, and receives written contributions from the Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters, USA Taekwondo, and World Taekwondo. [1]

In 2019 the magazine added a weekly interview podcast hosted by Marc Zirogiannis, the author of The Suffering of Innocents, and the Chief Editor and contributor to Taekwondo Life's print magazine. [2]

In December, 2020 Taekwondo Life joined the Bleav Sports Network. Bleav is part of the Black Label Ventures Group. This is the same group that financed 2017's Best Picture nominee, La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling. [3]

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References

  1. "2016 Taekwondo Life Magazine". World Chun Kuhn Taekwondo Federation. World Chun Kuhn Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. Magnus, Jack. "Book Review—The Suffering of Innocents". Reader's Favorite. Reader's Favorite. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. Hipes, Patrick. "Black Label Media Expanding To Podcasts With Bleav Deal". Deadline.com. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2020.