{"id":11679,"date":"2019-07-29T11:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T09:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.kct.pl\/?p=11679"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:22:29","slug":"in-the-homeland-of-taekwon-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/en\/in-the-homeland-of-taekwon-do\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Homeland of Taekwon-Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>South Korea \u2013 this is where taekwon-do was created, becoming one of the most popular martial arts in the world. For the first time in history, a group of instructors from our club had the opportunity to visit the homeland of taekwon-do, to train and get to know this beautiful country.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of July, 5 KCT instructors set off on this distant journey: Miko\u0142aj Kotowicz, Karolina Czech, Magdalena Kotowicz, Micha\u0142 Krupa and Rafa\u0142 \u017belazko. The many-hour journey began in Balice, followed by a stopover and a longer layover in Helsinki, a long flight to Incheon Airport and a short train journey from the airport to the centre of Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11679 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190704 170806\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_170806.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_170806.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190705 084749\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190705_084749.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190705_084749.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190704 055056\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_055056.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190704_055056.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190706 170756\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190706_170756.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190706_170756.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The capital of Korea turned out to be a truly enormous city. More than 20 million people live in the entire metropolitan area, and the city seems to have no end, as we could see while standing on the 120th floor of Lotte World Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world. A map of Seoul\u2019s metro network looks like a tangle of vines in the Amazon jungle. The city consists of modern skyscrapers, rather unattractive low-rise buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, and impressive medieval monuments \u2013 palaces, gates and temples, only some of which we managed to see.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-11679 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190711 131902\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_131902.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_131902.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190711 132459\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_132459.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_132459.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We had the opportunity to train with Master Sean Yu, the secretary general of the South Korean ITF organisation, who runs a dojang in the southern part of Seoul. His classes do not resemble a standard training session; they are more like studies of taekwon-do. We were able to correct and practise foot techniques.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-11679 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190710 190750\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_190750.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_190750.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190710 203914\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_203914.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_203914.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190710 191725\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_191725.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190710_191725.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second important point on our map was Kukkiwon \u2013 the headquarters and training centre of Olympic taekwondo. On that day, demonstrations by performance groups from across the country were taking place. Watching Koreans soar 4\u20135 metres into the air while breaking five boards in a single jump left us deeply impressed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-11679 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190711 163631\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_163631.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_163631.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190711 153556\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_153556.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190711_153556.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to learn about Korean culture was extraordinary. We were impressed by the palaces: the imperial Deoksugung and the royal Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung. The Korean museums of Korean History and War also made a strong impression on us. The mountains in Bukhansan National Park were incredible. Above all, we enjoyed Korean cuisine. On every street there are countless eateries serving bulgogi, kimchi in various forms, pork and seafood dishes, as well as mandu dumplings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-11679 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190709 165732\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_165732.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_165732.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190709 170031\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_170031.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_170031.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"20190709 142810\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_142810.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190709_142810.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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