Choong Sil Taekwondo Federation

09/04/2026

We are EXCITED to see everyone again 🤩 on Sept 12 at the Gatorade Fieldhouse for SPAR WARS! ✨️👊🥋 Tell us: what are you looking forward to the most about Spars Wars? Is it
a) the bling of the medals
b) the double elimination sparring
c) the team sparring
d) the people
e) something else

08/30/2026

Spar Wars is fast 💨 approaching!!!
Sign up at www.ctflegacy.com.

Sept 12th, Gatorade Fieldhouse, Hernando, MS.
ONLY 26 ⏱️minutes from Memphis.Midtown Taekwondo Louie Aregis Lee Dozier Wildcat Taekwondo Inner Strength Taekwondo Aregis Taekwondo Center McKeel Martial Arts, LLC Columbia Taekwondo Hernando Taekwondo Erin Webster Stevens Family Tae Kwon Do Brennan Page Pannell Hopkinsville Martial Arts Taekwondo Academy of Erin

08/15/2026

07/05/2026

There is a document with CTF specific rings for the live streams. Make sure you are looking at Day 2 Sunday.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HRaFPhjuQ/

07/05/2026

Happy 250th Independence Day, USA!

07/01/2026

We want to wish members of CTF's Team USA safe travels and good luck as they travel to Lethbridge, Canada for the Taekwondo World Cup, hosted by UTTC.
They will compete this weekend against 500 competitors from 19 countries across the globe!
Each ring should be live streamed on the UTTC website: https://tkdcanada.com/worldcup

Go Team USA!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads of Hopkinsville Martial Arts! 👊🥋
Thank you for being the first coaches, biggest supporters, and occasional "training dummies" for your kids. Thank you for tying belts, holding pads, sitting through tournaments, and pretending your back doesn't hurt after Dads on the Mat. 😆
The memories you're making today are the stories your children will carry forever.
From all of us at Hopkinsville Martial Arts, we wish you a day filled with family, laughter, and at least one uninterrupted nap.
Happy Father's Day to the men who teach strength, kindness, and that every problem can be solved with duct tape and a trip to the hardware store.
Stay awesome, dads. You've earned the remote. ❤️🇺🇸

06/11/2026

06/04/2026

*The belt is cheap. The price is everything else.*
Everyone starts martial arts for the same reason — respect, status, the confidence that comes with a black belt tied around your waist. It’s a symbol people recognize instantly. What they don’t see are the thousands of hours that make it mean something.

The real journey is unglamorous and unmarketable. It’s early mornings when you’d rather sleep. It’s drilling the same technique until your hands bleed and your ego begs you to quit. It’s injuries that set you back months, failures that humiliate you in front of the dojo, and the quiet decision to show up anyway. Years of practice strip away the fantasy that mastery is fast, easy, or given to you.

That’s why the crowd runs toward the belt, but the path behind it stays empty. The black belt isn’t a reward you chase. It’s a byproduct of falling in love with a process most people won’t tolerate. You don’t earn it when you get it. You earn it every time you choose the stairs nobody else wants to climb.