Although Taekwondo’s roots were first developed over 20 centuries ago in Korea, it was not officially recognized as a system of self-defense until the 1950′s when a group of leading Korean martial artists came together and unified their various art forms under a single style of hand and feet fighting. They named this martial art Taekwondo. The most important fact about Taekwondo is that it is both a superior art of self-defense and a technique of mental discipline. It gives its practitioners self-confidence, self-respect, self-discipline, and coordination. These mental characteristics along with the physical ability are beneficial to the mental life of individuals as well as to their families and friends.

Today, Taekwondo is the most recognized martial art in the world, and a popular Olympic and international sport. Grandmaster Bell is a former U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete, Olympic qualifier participant, professional athlete as seen on ESPN2 and Pay-Per-View, an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo with 50 years experience, Arizona's highest ranking active Kukkiwon black belt and Arizona's most diverse Taekwondo master instructor with black belts in 6 different martial arts.