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Video: Kukkiwon tae kwon do stars thrill crowd at Korean Cultural Heritage Festival

by Charlie Smith on August 9th, 2015 at 4:50 PM
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      Yesterday, I headed out to Burnaby for the annual Korean Cultural Heritage Festival.

      I was looking forward to the demonstration South Korean Kukkiwon tae kwon do artists because I missed their show at last year's event.

      For those unfamiliar with tae kwon do, Kukkiwon is the world capital of the sport where all black belts are awarded.

      They were all black belts performing at this year's festival at Swangard Stadium. And they thrilled the crowd with a sensational performance.

      Check out the videos below to catch a glimpse of how they combine power, speed, and grace.

      Kukkiwon artists left a lot of wood on the mat.
      This is high-level tae kwon do!

      The festival also featured a performance by a jultagi artist.

      Jultagi is the Korean art of walking across an elevated rope.
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      Plus, there was Korean food, Korean artistry, and plenty of politicians on-site who wanted to show their concern for the Korean community.

      Below, you can see some snapshots I took when I was there for the first couple of hours.

      A federal Liberal display featured pictures of former prime ministers.
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      Festival organizer Mike Suk and NDP MLA Jane Shin.
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      Flags of many countries were flown during an opening drumming performance.
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      K-Pop was also part of the festival.
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      Kukkiwon artists concentrate in advance of their performance.
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