"Who is Taekwondo for?" "What kind of people practice Taekwondo?" The answer is EVERYBODY!!! People in all walks of life, all professions, and all physical types practice and benefit from Taekwondo. Here's a short list to give you the idea...

Chuck Norris 8th Dan black belt Success in so many arenas... and it's all anchored in Taekwondo! Click here for an article about Chuck's beginnings. Tony Robbins Life Coach/Motivational Speaker Credits the philosophy he learned getting his TKD black belt in 1989 with part of his success. Read more in this article from MA Success magazine. Click here Joe Kim NFL TKD trainer Trains players to penetrate defense and sack more quarterbacks. Read more in this article from USA Taekwondo News magazine. Click here Click here for more information about Joe Kim. Herschel Walker 5th Dan black belt Heisman Trophy winning NFL running back. Mohammed Ali Trained with Jhoon Rhee. "The Greatest" Float... Sting... enough said. Barack Obama 1st Dan black belt Did you see him catch that fly on TV? TKD agility? You never know when training will com in handy. Emmanuel Lewis Webster's got a black belt! Click here for the People Magazine article Click here for more Kyle McPerson Professional baseball player Kyle McPerson started taking taekwondo lessons at the age of five. He still trains today. Kyle said he attributes the fundamentals he learned sixteen years ago to now earning a paycheck in professional baseball. Willie Nelson At 72 this country outlaw isn't just a rebel... he's a black belt! Read this article! He's amazing! Click here.

Wesley Snipes Actor 3rd Dan black belt Joe Rogan Television Personality Ultimate Finghting Challenge, Fear Factor, News Radio. 4 time state Taekwondo champion Won the US Open Taekwondo championship Click here for Joe Rogan's bio. Sarah Michelle Gellar 1st Dan black belt Vampires? Pssh!!! Click here for more info. Greg Lloyd 4th Dan black belt Pittsburgh Steelers Probowl and Super Bowl champion linebacker. Criss Angel Magician US Armed Forces Diplomacy through sport. It's a concept that reaches from the Olympics to our military where our fighting men and women compete against world class athletes from around the globe. Click here for more Univeristies across the country "The National Collegiate Taekwondo Association was formed in 1970 by a group of collegiate martial arts instructors." Click here for more info Ryan Phillippe Actor ('I Know What You Did Last Summer', 'Crash', 'Way of the Gun', 'Flags of Our Fathers') is a taekwondo black belt. Click here for more info Evan Rachel Wood "Is it true you really have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do? Yeah, I do. Me and my mom. I’ve had it since I was 12. "

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