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WMC holds the International Martial Arts Academy in UC Berkeley, USA
published date : 2022-12-08 05:26:29
modification date : 2022-12-09 17:00:57
[Seok-Mu Mason Kwon / sukmooi@naver.com]
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121 students from 28 countries have completed a special course of the WMC International Martial Arts Academy at the UC Berkeley Martial Arts Program
The 'International Martial Arts Academy,' a major educational institution of the 'World Martial Arts Masterships Committee'(President Si-Jong Lee, WMC), held a two-day special course from Dec. 5th at the University of California(UC), Berkeley, Martial Arts Program.
This special course was attended by 121 students from 28 countries attending UC Berkeley. Special lectures consisting of WMC Cheif Director. Keon-Sik Heo, Professor. Russell Ahn of UC Berkeley, and Professor. Jung-Heon Kim of Yong-In University, provided global martial arts education such as △WMC Vision △Development of U.S. & World University Taekwondo △The Pioneering Spirit & Evolution of Martial Arts △E-Sports & that Expansion in the Digital Era.
This special lecture is first out-of-Korea education program of WMC for the vitality, promotion and development of martial arts in the international martial arts industry, which has been stagnant due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. This special course marked the strengthening of international martial arts education of WMC and the beginning of the international martial arts education network.
The Professor. Jung-Heon Kim of Yong-In University who participated as a special lecturer in this time, said that the interest and understanding of martial arts education were high in UC Berkeley, which produced 110 Nobelists and more than 100 gold medalists of Olympic. In addition, Professor. Kim said the special lecture was held in the United States, but it was an important starting point for out-of-Korea education programs for the action of the 'Masterships Movement,' and WMC is also playing a role as an important organization that can pioneer and develop an environment in which martial arts can grow further in the international community.
The Professor. Russell Ahn of UC Berkeley, expressed his opinion that the 'WMC International Martial Arts Academy' held in UC Berkeley, will create an environment that can be expanded not only in the United States but also across North and South America. In addition, Professor. Ahn also announced that it will establish an education platform of not only Korean martial arts but also various world martial arts that are growing into international sports and make efforts to expand and develop martial arts education programs online and offline by developing WMC and UC Berkeley Martial Arts Program.
The UC Berkeley is widely believed to have set the stage for University Taekwondo of the world. It began in 1969, when Professor. Ken Min, who is an honorary professor at UC Berkeley and was coordinator of the martial arts program, the predecessor of the 'UC Martial Arts Program'(UCMAP).
The UC Berkeley played an important role in the 'International University Sports Federation'(FISU), which organizes the 'Universiade,' until Taekwondo was adopted as a official sport. In addition, the UCMAP has become the center of American martial arts research in the theory and practical research of martial arts.
The UCMAP signed a memorandum of agreement(MOA) for the International Martial Arts Academy with the 'World Martial Arts Masterships Committee'(WMC) in October 2020. Last year, online education was conducted because of COVID-19 pandemic, and offline education in this time was the first education of the WMC International Martial Arts Academy.
Meanwhile, the WMC International Martial Arts Academy has been two-year since its first start in last year. Like last year, it was officially approved as an educational project sponsored by 'United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization'(UNESCO) in this year, and about 1,000 trainees have participated so far. This project is being carried out with funds from the 'Korea Sports Promotion Foundation'(KSPO).
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Seok-Mu Mason Kwon |
| A Journalist specializing in Martial Arts, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu in Mookas Media. Practicing various Martial Arts including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, and Wrestling. Majoring in Physiotherapy to study the human body. Collecting and translating of ancient Martial Arts documents as a revived publication writer. |
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