SPRINGFIELD - All eyes were riveted on Master Myoung Ho Jun as he prepared to lead an instructional session on tae kwon do for two classes of third-graders at the Rebecca M. Johnson School of Visual ...

John Bedore bows before he enters the training hall. As Sergei Kosyanenko follows him in, he does the same. There is reverence in bowing before entering the dojang, to respect and honor the space.

Erin Barr is a remarkable nine-year-old who has excelled in Tae Kwon Do, the Korean art of foot and open hand fighting. Recently, she was awarded the first-degree black belt — a significant event in ...