August 15, 2007 - In the September issue of TKDT Taekwondo Times Magazine,
The Taekwondo Hall of Fame ® hosted by Gerard Robbins on April 6th 2007 was
recognized as being the first Taekwondo Hall of Fame ®. Also see letters of
acknowledgemt from several pioneers and champions which appear below.

Thank you TKDT Taekwondo Times, Pioneers and Champions!
Gerard Robbins




World's most senior Tae kwon do proponent Great Grandmaster Nam Tae Hi (left)
being inducted into the T
AEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ® Presentation made by World
TaeKwon-do Alliance
Executive VP GM Scott
McNeely - Photo by Mark Williams


Major Nam Tae Hi
 Chief instructor of the Vietnamese Army in the early 60's is
known as the "Father of Taekwon-Do" in Vietnam - Courtesy of GM Kim Bok Man


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1973 USA Taekwondo Team
Silver Medalists
1st World Taekwondo Championships - Seoul Korea


Mike Warren, Fred Absher, Joseph Hayes, Albert Cheeks, Jim Butin and Coach David Kim - Photo by Basilio Falcinelli


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 The induction of Ramiro Guzman, Jeff Smith, Jim Butin, Skipper Mullins, Allen Steen, Fred Absher on the same evening contributed
 to transforming a memorable occasion into the most prestigious event in United.States Taekwondo history . - Photo by Pilar Leguel




THE PIONEERS AND CHAMPIONS OF TAE KWON DO


GM Kim Bok Man

GM Sang Min Cho

 GM Kim Pyung Soo


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GM Jong Soo Park

GM Young II Kong

GM Jhoon Goo Rhee


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GM Kyung Ho Min

GM Benny Rivera, President / PTC

GM Mounir Ghrawi


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David D.Kim
Coach 1st USA Taekwondo Team

Ji Ho Choi
President PATU

Won Chik Park
US Grandmasters TKD Society


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Daniel Hollinger
President ITF-Suisse

Master Rafael Medina
CISM World TKD Silver Medalist

Tom Seabourne, Ph.D
79/USA National Gold Medalist


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David Askinas
CEO / USATaekwondo


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