World Children Taekwondo Union (WCTU) officially appoints seven Taekwondo masters as "Merdian Poomsae grand masters"
- Granting the role of evangelist for the globalization of Meridian Poomsae - Following the publication of the successful 'Merdian Poomsae book' in Spain and Korean, the English version will be published in India around September
World Children Taekwondo Union (WCTU) announced on the 1st that it has appointed seven instructors as the supreme leader of the merdian poomsae for the globalization of the merdian pomsae.
The WCTU plans to provide education for these seven grand masters in each region with the idea of promoting globalization by giving them an official name as "Merdian Poomsae grand masters"
All of these seven masters of the "Merdian Poomsae(group)" are highly certified at the Kukkiwon, consisting of Spain's Francesco Soriano, Germany's Park Mo-hwa, India's Shivram makwana, Australia's Kim Sung-tae, Korea's Noh Hyung-joon (professor of Taekwondo at Nazareth University), Kang Ik-pil (Director of Tae Kangwon), and Shim Sung-gu (Professor of Taekwondo at Youngsan University).
WCTU invited two developers (Kim Kook-joo, living in Spain, Francesco Soriano Paco) of the meridians' who had been researching and developing at the Union level for the past decade, to Korea and conducted a training on six basic Meridians' Poomsae and eight application Merdian Poomsae for seven days from April 26th.
The Merdian Poomsae booklet(field manual) was successfully published in Spanish and held a publication ceremony in Spain in March, and will hold a publication ceremony at the press center on May 3 along with the first Merdian Poomsae symposium for the Taekwondo world and companies related to children and the elderly based on their impressions after the Merdian Poomsae training.
In particular, the World Children Taekwondo Union (WCTU) is reportedly preparing to develop a highly fitted Poomsae that is effective in improving children's physical growing development and improving brain concentration.
Meanwhile, following the publication of the meridians' Poomsae booklet in Spanish and Korean.
At India, which has the world's largest children's taekwondo trainees, WCTU plans to hold a briefing session on meridians' introduction with the publication of the English version of the meridians booklet(field manual) around September.
Lee Changwoo reporter cwlee@nvp.co.kr