Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a House resolution supporting the designation of September 4 as "Taekwondo Grandmasters Appreciation Day." The resolution highlights the physical and mental benefits of the martial art and its practitioners across the United States.
The resolution signifies a recognition by U.S. lawmakers of the cultural and personal benefits derived from taekwondo, potentially fostering greater appreciation and participation in the martial art within the United States.
Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to support the designation of September 4 as "Taekwondo Grandmasters Appreciation Day." Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) submitted the resolution, emphasizing the numerous physical and mental benefits that taekwondo and its grandmasters offer to people across the United States.
The resolution notes that September 4 was designated as "International Taekwondo Day" by South Korea in 2008, commemorating the day taekwondo became an Olympic sport on September 4, 1994. The text highlights taekwondo's emphasis on mental discipline and character through its tenets: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit.
Furthermore, the resolution points out that the title of "grandmaster" is reserved for the most experienced and respected practitioners of the martial art, which is practiced globally by an estimated 80 million people of all ages and backgrounds.