ALEX GILLIS, “A KILLING ART: THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO” – FOT 013

Mark Russell Masters, Podcast, Specialists

Today’s interview is with Alex Gillis about his book, “A killing art: The untold history of Taekwondo” Firstly we chat about what motivated Alex to undergo such a comprehensive study into the unknown history of Taekwondo? Within the book Alex talks about the KCIA quite a lot I ask him was he worried about the consequences exposing such secrets could …

TALKING BUSINESS WITH MASTER RONDY – FOT 009

Mark Russell Business, Masters, Podcast

Master Rondy is the owner of White Tiger Taekwondo & Martial Arts – known as the world’s largest superschool located in Cary, NC, USA. The 24,000 sq. ft. school just celebrated its 22nd anniversary and enrolled its 12 thousandth student. Master Rondy lived in Korea from ‘94-’96 as a member of the Korean Tigers Professional Demonstration Team. Today she is …

MASTER JAEUNG SHIN 7TH DAN, MY KOREAN FRIEND – FOT 001

Mark Russell Masters, Podcast

Master Shin is a 7th Dan Kukkiwon International instructor. I’m glad to call him my friend. In this episode, we chat about our history where we first met, then move onto how Taekwondo is in Korea, the world and how he came to settle in Ireland. We discuss Grand Master Ik Pil Kang and the effect his teachings have had …