At 65 years old, Cynthia Haskins of Edgewood is a third degree Black Belt in Taekwondo studying for seven years under Master Youngshin Jennifer Chang at the U.S. Taekwondo Academy in Bel AIr. At ...

Former President Donald Trump was presented with an honorary ninth dan black belt in taekwondo over the weekend by the head of one of the sport’s governing bodies at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago … ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary ninth dan black belt in November 2013, according to World Taekwondo, which is the international governing board for the sport.

The Russian president was awarded the black belt by the head of the World Taekwondo Federation, ChoueChung-won, and made a grandmaster of taekwondo during a visit to South Korea in November 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts.