Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
Grand Master Willie Lim was one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand. He was a student from Malaysia studying in Hamilton, and opened his first club in 1970. He was born into a Malayan family of Kung Fu practitioners, his uncle was Head of the Eagle Claw division of Ching Wu and his grandmother a practitioner of Lotus style Kung Fu, yet Mr. Lim began his formal training in Kyokushinkai Karate.
Since leaving New Zealand in 1989, Master Lim specialised in analysing and interpreting patterns and how they specifically relate to realistic self defence. This seminar covers some of his work in this area.
It was filmed on 14th August 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Massey University 1978 This is a great example of how training was in the 70s: fast and hard. You will see the Massey club in Palmerston North in an outdoor training session lead by Mr Michael Lowe, followed by one step sparring.
DON’T FORGET TO WATCH No. 10 – Paul McPhail performs Juche forwards and backwards
For my 5th degree black belt grading in 1993 I thought it would be a cool idea to perform Juche Tul forwards then backwards for General Choi…
This video technology enables students to compare themselves to experts side by side so that they can see how to improve in visual detail.
The full video gives this kind of analysis so you can see the differences in technique and timing. Even if you are not Riana, you can still get tremendous benefit by comparing someone to an extremely skilled athlete at the same time.
Mr Michael Cormack was a member of the historic ITF Taekwon-Do Demonstration team that visited North Korea in 1980.
In this interview, he gives an interesting view on the current state of Taekwon-Do politics, a fascinating account of what those early days were like in the demo teams, and also a look at some treasures in his home bestowed to him by General Choi himself.
