2007 ~ Current: President, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
1980 ~ Current: President & Head Master, Jiho Choi Taekwondo Institute,
Inc.
3900 Bergenline Ave., Union
City, NJ 07087 USA
1986 ~ Current: Head Instructor, Taekwondo Program,
Physical Education Dept.,
Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
2002 ~ Current: Head Coach, Taekwondo Team, U. S. Military Academy at
West Point, New York, USA
2005 ~ Current: President & Head Master, U.S. Taekwondo Center, Inc.
436-A Rt. 202/206 N., Bedminster,
New Jersey, USA
2004 ~ 2007: Executive Director, Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
2002 ~ 2004: Technical Director, Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
2000 ~ 2002: Chairman, Tournament Committee, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
2000 ~ 2001: Member, Education Committee, The World Taekwondo Federation
(WTF)
1998 ~ 2003: Secretary General, United Nations (UN) Committee for International
Educators
for World Peace.
1997 ~ 1999: Vice Chairman, Referee Committee, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
1996 ~ U.S. National Team Manager & Coach, U.S. National Taekwondo
Team, Pan Am
Championships in Cuba
1991 ~ 2002: President, New Jersey State U.S.T.U. Taekwondo Association.
1991 ~ 1999: Vice Chairman, Referee Committee, U.S.T.U.
Domestic and International Experience
International Referee
1991~2002 U.S Open, 2001 Pan Am Open, 2000 Pan Am Championships, 1999 World
TKD
Championships, 1999 Pan Am Games, 1998 Pan Am Championships, 1998 Brazil
Open, 1998
South American Games, 1998 Central American Games, 1996 World Cup, etc.
Tournament Host & Director
U.S National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships, Princeton, NJ (1998)
New Jersey State Taekwondo Championships (1991~2002)
U.S.T.U. President.s Cup, West Point, NY (2001)
Big East. Taekwondo Championships (1992~current)
Garden State Cup.Taekwondo Championships (1995~current)
Princeton University Invitational TKD Championships (1994~ current)
West Point Invitational Taekwondo Championships under INCTL (Ivy North East
Collegiate
Taekwondo League) (2003~current)
Master Instructor
Produced over 2,000 Black Belt Students since 1980, including over sixty
(60) WTF certified
4th, 5th & 6th Dan Master Instructors.
Personally trained over 250 Elite Athletes, including U.S. National Team
Members, U.S.
National & Jr. Olympic Champions
Seminars Conducted
Conducted 1st Middle East Region International Taekwondo Instructors Seminar
and Referee
Seminar in Palestine sponsored by WTF
Conducted 1st Caribbean Region International Taekwondo Instructors Seminar
and Referee
Seminar in Aruba sponsored by WTF
USTU Licensed National Referee Seminar Instructor & conducted numerous
USTU National
Referee Seminars (1991~1999)
Media Involvement
NBC Sports, Official Commentator, Production of .Quest for the Gold. Taekwondo
Games
Coverage of 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games.
Featured Appearances, Production of .Surviving West Point. by National
Geographic.
Featured Appearances, Production of .Speaking of Taekwondo. by SBS, Korea.
Featured Performances, . Kids Night on Broadway. for Broadway Musical .MISS
SAIGON
Awards & Achievements
Proclamation of . NJ Taekwondo Week. from NJ State Governor, Christine
Whitman
Best Referee Awards from PATU & USTU. 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
2007 ~ Current: President, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
1980 ~ Current: President & Head Master, Jiho Choi Taekwondo Institute,
Inc.
3900 Bergenline Ave., Union
City, NJ 07087 USA
1986 ~ Current: Head Instructor, Taekwondo Program,
Physical Education Dept.,
Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
2002 ~ Current: Head Coach, Taekwondo Team, U. S. Military Academy at
West Point, New York, USA
2005 ~ Current: President & Head Master, U.S. Taekwondo Center, Inc.
436-A Rt. 202/206 N., Bedminster,
New Jersey, USA
2004 ~ 2007: Executive Director, Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
2002 ~ 2004: Technical Director, Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
2000 ~ 2002: Chairman, Tournament Committee, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
2000 ~ 2001: Member, Education Committee, The World Taekwondo Federation
(WTF)
1998 ~ 2003: Secretary General, United Nations (UN) Committee for International
Educators
for World Peace.
1997 ~ 1999: Vice Chairman, Referee Committee, Pan American Taekwondo Union
(PATU)
1996 ~ U.S. National Team Manager & Coach, U.S. National Taekwondo
Team, Pan Am
Championships in Cuba
1991 ~ 2002: President, New Jersey State U.S.T.U. Taekwondo Association.
1991 ~ 1999: Vice Chairman, Referee Committee, U.S.T.U.
Domestic and International Experience
International Referee
1991~2002 U.S Open, 2001 Pan Am Open, 2000 Pan Am Championships, 1999 World
TKD
Championships, 1999 Pan Am Games, 1998 Pan Am Championships, 1998 Brazil
Open, 1998
South American Games, 1998 Central American Games, 1996 World Cup, etc.
Tournament Host & Director
U.S National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships, Princeton, NJ (1998)
New Jersey State Taekwondo Championships (1991~2002)
U.S.T.U. President.s Cup, West Point, NY (2001)
Big East. Taekwondo Championships (1992~current)
Garden State Cup.Taekwondo Championships (1995~current)
Princeton University Invitational TKD Championships (1994~ current)
West Point Invitational Taekwondo Championships under INCTL (Ivy North East
Collegiate
Taekwondo League) (2003~current)
Master Instructor
Produced over 2,000 Black Belt Students since 1980, including over sixty
(60) WTF certified
4th, 5th & 6th Dan Master Instructors.
Personally trained over 250 Elite Athletes, including U.S. National Team
Members, U.S.
National & Jr. Olympic Champions
Seminars Conducted
Conducted 1st Middle East Region International Taekwondo Instructors Seminar
and Referee
Seminar in Palestine sponsored by WTF
Conducted 1st Caribbean Region International Taekwondo Instructors Seminar
and Referee
Seminar in Aruba sponsored by WTF
USTU Licensed National Referee Seminar Instructor & conducted numerous
USTU National
Referee Seminars (1991~1999)
Media Involvement
NBC Sports, Official Commentator, Production of .Quest for the Gold. Taekwondo
Games
Coverage of 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games.
Featured Appearances, Production of .Surviving West Point. by National
Geographic.
Featured Appearances, Production of .Speaking of Taekwondo. by SBS, Korea.
Featured Performances, . Kids Night on Broadway. for Broadway Musical .MISS
SAIGON
Awards & Achievements
Proclamation of . NJ Taekwondo Week. from NJ State Governor, Christine
Whitman
Best Referee Awards from PATU & USTU. 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
