K-Tigers Perform at S. Korea's New Taekwondo Stadium

South Korea's taekwondo group K-Tigers perform at a newly built stadium devoted to the homegrown martial art.

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8 months ago

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Arts & Society, Sports, World

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Arts & Culture, Sports, Asia

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South Korea

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SHOTLIST: MUJU, SOUTH KOREA, NOV 27, 2013, SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR K-Tigers rehearsing for the performance SOUNDBITE 1 Park Seung-Ha (man), Taekwondowon Marketing Manager (Korean, 24 sec): "Actually the original Korean Wave was from Taekwondo. 40 years ago, Taekwondo masters travelled all around the world and started to spread Taekwondo with their bare fists. Thanks to their efforts there are 80 million Taekwondo practitioners all over the globe. Taekwondo masters wished to have a mecca of Taekwondo in Korea and to their wish, Taekwondowon was born." SOUNDBITE 2 Tammy (woman), K-Tigers member / Actress (Korean, 25 sec): "The K-Tigers group is famous in the world and had performed over 100 times in Korea. I think the pros to the performance is that it gives you the opportunity to communicate with the audience and show the special energy of Taekwondo attracts many people." SOUNDBITE 3 Tammy (woman), K-Tigers member / Actress (Korean, 24 sec): "If you want to become a member of K-Tigers you have to have at least a Black Belt. Even though you are not a great athletic or shy, if you are in K-Tigers everything will change and your skills will improve. I was shy before joining K-Tigers and now I am very outgoing." FACTS ABOUT "Taekwondowon": - "Taekwondowon" is a hub built for Taekwondo education, training and research. - Located in Muju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. - 572 acres (2,314,000 sq meters) - Divided into 3 zones - Body, Mind and Spirit Zone - Scheduled to open in April 2014 - T1 Stadium is World's first Taekwondo specific stadium that holds up to 4,500 audience. /// ---------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY