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Kukkiwon, also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, has awarded former U.S. President Donald Trump a 9th Dan Black belt - the highest level attainable by professional martial artists. The president of Kukkiwon, Lee Dong-seop, went to visit Trump at his home in Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida this weekend to give him a taekwondo and the coveted black belt. 'I heard that the Donald Trump is highly interested in taekwondo,' Lee said....

A local IHOP waiter went from serving pancakes to serving up justice on a would-be robber. Turns out, the bad guy messed with a third-degree black belt... "I like, ran up. He like, swung the crowbar at me. I blocked with [my left] arm, I hit him with [my right] hand and I pulled him to the ground. During that process, I don't know if my face hit the register or hit the ground - because he has a scar on his head and I have a big old bloody nose now."

Willie Nelson may be the ultimate hippie. But he's a love child with some kick. The country star, who turns 81 on Tuesday, will receive the high honor in martial arts of a fifth-degree black belt, reports People. Nelson will receive his recognition in a ceremony on Monday in Austin, Texas, for the modern Korean martial art of Gong Kwon Yu Sul. The "Always on My Mind" singer reportedly began his practice decades ago when he first arrived in Nashville. Martial arts have since been a constant in his life.

Willie Nelson about to become fifth degree black belt Posted on April 16, 2014 | By Craig Hlavaty Country legend and Texas icon Willie Nelson could kick your butt in a fight. No, not with his trusty guitar Trigger or throwing stars strategically hidden under his cowboy hat. Nelson is due to receive his fifth degree black belt in the art of Gong Kwon Yu Sul, a modern Korean martial arts system, on April 28 at a martial arts studio in Austin, according to his publicist, Elaine Shock. The following day, the troubadour will turn 81, which should make us...

PEABODY, Mass.—A Massachusetts woman who was born without arms or kneecaps has passed her test for a black belt in taekwondo. Sheila Radziewicz successfully completed earlier this month a black belt test at Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts in Peabody. The 32-year-old Salem resident, who was born with thrombocytopenia-absent radius, or TAR syndrome, called the test the "longest, most excruciating" workout of her life. The test required her to break wood, execute combinations of kicks and punches, spar, and show mastery of the long staff and nunchucks. Radziewicz, an advocate for victims of domestic violence, said she has never let her...

Apparently, when the President was in South Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak handed him a dobok (Taekwon-do outfit) and presented him with a blackbelt. This is an honor that takes the average student at least a year and a half. It took me around two years for my first degree of blackbelt and ten years to achieve my current rank of fourth degree blackbelt. The original Taekwon-do started by General Choi splintered into two main groups: the World Tae Kwon Do Federation(WTF) and the International Tawkwon-do Federation (ITF). I belong to the ITF, which is the traditional group and...

First, Obama gets a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing; now, a tae kwon do black belt after zero kicks November 19, 2009 Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace. In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan to 68,000. Now, the Democrat may be preparing to send more. And a Gallup Poll showed 61% of Americans didn't think he deserved the prize either. Anyway, there he was in Seoul,...

A would-be robber invaded an East Texas home while the homeowner fights to keep him and his son alive. The home invasion happened in the 4500 block of FM 2204, east of Kilgore, around 7:00 this morning. Gregg County officials say an armed man entered the home in search of money, but left empty handed. Tuesday afternoon, the homeowner showed KLTV 7 LaKecia Shockley step by step how he survived his home invasion. "I slammed him into this wall here and I think that's when we fell on the floor. I wasn't going to let go of him. I had him...I wasn't...