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Inaugural Official
TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME
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AWARDS CEREMONY AND
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COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS
Great Grandmaster Nam Tae Hi
Receives Taekwondo's Highest Honor
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Grandmasters Inducted Into the Taekwondo Hall of
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Master Rhee Ki Ha, Senior V.P. |
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Master Young ILKong |
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GM Rhee Ki Ha
Pioneer of Taekwon-do in
Republic. of Ireland , United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
About GM Rhee Ki
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 GM CK Choi, GM Dong Keun Park and GM Sang Min Cho - photo Mark Williams |
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 GM Choi Keun Chang, one of the earliest pioneers of TaeKwon-do is inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame as Great Grandmaster Nam Tae Hi the most senior living pioneer applauds. Photo by Gentle East.Taekwond |
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GM Kong Young II
President of World Taekwon-Do Alliance
Pioneer of TaeKwon-Do
About GM Kong Young
II
http://wtaonline.net/gm-kong.htm
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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 Allen Steen was recognized for being one of the "Best Fighters of the '60.s". In addition to hosting one of the most prestigious tournaments in the early days, he was responsible for the intro- duction, developement, and spread of Tae Kwon Do throughout Texas and the entire South-West Umited States. |
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Bernard Kerik pays special tribute to his instructor |
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Police Commisioner Bernard Kerrik (ret.) and a
very proud Mrs Laura Chang and her boys
Commisioner Kerik studied with Grandmaster Y.J. Chang while stationed in
Korea in the '70's
Kim Bok Man played a key role in spreading Taekwon-do
throughout Southeast Asia in the late 50's and 60's.
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Greatest USA Fighters of the 60's
 Allen R. Steen, Skipper Mullins, Mitchell Bobrow of Otomix and Joe Corley (Lifetime Achievement Inductee) were inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame ® The historic ceremony was held Friday April 6th, 2007. Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee is center. - Photo by Mark Williams |
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1973 USA Taekwondo
Team
Silver Medalists
1st World Taekwondo Championships - Seoul Korea
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Photo by Master John
Holloway
1973 USA Team entering the Kukkiwon at 1st World Taekwondo Championships
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FFred Absher at the 1st World Taekwondo Championships
in 1973
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PIONEER INSTRUCTORS |
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Cesar Rodriquez Luna
Mexico / Pioneer Instructor of the Year
2 Time World Championship Silver Medalist - 1982
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TaekMaster Cesar Rodriquez in Iceland
 GM Skipper Mullin, GM Jhoon Rhee, GM Kim Soo & Shihan GaryAlexander |
 GM Allen R. Steen, GM Kim Soo and GM Skipper Mullins |
 Master Fred Absher, SBN Pilar Leguel, GM Kim Soo and SBN Ramiro Guzman |
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Michael Warren
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 Mitchell Bobrow and Joe Corley with the mike between them kept the evening running smoothly. They were also principal inductees in the historic event. |
 Standing - Joe Corley, Jeff Smith, Nia Abdallah,Mounir Ghrawi, Sgt Louis Davis, Allen Steen, Arlene Limas, Skipper Mullins, Roy Washington and Mitchell Bobrow. Seated - Cho Sang Min, Young ll Kong, Jim Butin, Fred Absher, Kim Soo, Joseph Hayes, David Kim, Mike Warren and Rhee Ki Ha - Photo by Ian J. CO |
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Stan Nikiel assisted Chong Soo Lee the "Pioneer
of Taekwondo in Canada"
in the fiirst ever Taekwondo demonstration held in Canada. The location was
the magnificnt Korean Pavillion at EXPO67, the World's Fair in Montreal
1967
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 Full Contact Pioneer Inductee Jeff Smith, Darrell Henegan, former NYC Police Commisioner Bernard Kerik and Joe Corley - Photos by D. Henegan |
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 "Female Player of the Year" Nia Abdallah & "North American Player of the Year" Darrell Henegan - Photo by Darrell Henegen |
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 Master David Kim, Coach of the USA Taekwondo Team that competed in the 1st World Taekwondo Championships held in Seoul, Korea in 1973 & Master John Holloway. Master John Holloway was the first competitor to have medaled in an ITF and WTF World championships as well as the first athlete to be elected to a Taekwondo NGB (USA) position . He recently attended 2007 World Taekwondo Championships which were held in Beijing. - photo by Gentle East Taekwondo |
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 Mike Warren with Joseph Hayes’ former students (L-R) Phil Arroyo, Frank Calderon and Angel Valle Jr. |
 Mr. & Mrs. Quzandor Headen students of Master George Somersall (center) |
 Master George Somersall (r) relaxing with one of his students |
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 Joseph Hayes with his former students Angel Valle Jr. and Carlos Quinones (center rear) |
 Master George Somersall, Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee & US Army Sgt. Louis Davis |
 Bernard Floyd, Michael Warren, Joseph Hayes, Albert Cheeks, and Alex Emerling. |
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Grand Master Mounir
Ghrawi
Pioneer Taekwon-do Instructor in Saudi Arabia
&
UAEP
GM Mounir
Ghrawi,
Pioneer
Taekwon-do Instructor in Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates
is
inducted into the TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ® as Great Grandmaster
Nam Tae Hi observes.
More on GM Mounir
Ghrawi
Photo by Master George Vitale
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 Master Gwari who wrote the first book on Taekwon-do in Arabic language with awards presented to him by General Choi and others More on GM Mounir Ghrawi |
Puerto Rico Team of the
Year
GM Rhee Ki Ha with Master Benny Rivera whose students were awarded "Puerto
Rico Team of the Year"
Photo by Master Benny Rivera
Perhaps the most historic photo in the history of
Taekwon-do. The early pioneers GM Nam Tae Hi, GM Rhee Ki,, GM CK Choi, GM
Young II Kong, GM Kim Soo,
and GM Jhoon Rhee join Mike Warren, Skipper Mullins, Allen Steen, the Great
Ramiro Guzman of Mexico and other pioneers, champions and leaders in a
celebratory
photo at the Taekwondo Hall of Fame
® Ceremony held April
6th, 2007 in the USA - photo above by Master Benny
Rivera
photo by David
Smith
 US Army Lt Col. Terry Truett assists with the "award of recogniton" given to Sgt. Louis Davis Sgt. Davis will serve as technical advisor to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame ® .- Photo by Mario |
 Sgt. Davis throws a perfectly timed spimning back kick which catches his opponnent completely by surprise at the Commanders's Cup Championship held in Korea in 2005. - Photo by Sgt Louis Davis |
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 ..at the US-ROK Army Taekwondo Freindship Competition in Korea |
 Sgt. Louis Davis & World Champion / North American Player of the Year Darrell Henegan - Photo by Darrell Henegan |
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Photos by Ian J.
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 During the Earky 70's Jeff Smith distinguished himself as being one of the greatest full contact fighters of all time. In addition to defending his full contact world tittle four times, he introduced the world to full contact karate when he soundly defeated a very capable Karriem Allah in a grueling 11 round match which was seen by millions of viewers world-wide as part of the 1975 Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier "Thrilla in Manilla". Jeff Smith was also inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as well as being the recipient of the coveted Bruce Lee Award. Jeff Smith was inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame with the presentation being made by his close friend Bernard Kerik, NewYork City Police Commisioner (Retired). photo by Gentle East Taekwondo |
Perhaps the greatest Malaysian player of all time. From 1980 to 1996
Sarah Chung dominated
the competition in four weight cartegories from bantam to heavweight. On
April 6th, 2007 she
was inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame as "Pioneer Female Player
of Malaysia."
Bottom right : Sarah receives the
Ahli-Mangku Negara designation by The Majesty
King of Malaysia.
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"M-TEAM"
DEMO TEAM OF THE YEAR
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202009 CEREMONY NEWS
ARTICLES
2.
ARGENTINA
-
Osvaldo
Ríos Olivero Está en el Salón de la Fama -
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
3.
ARGENTINA
- Ríos Olivero entró en el Salón de la Fama por su destacado
liderazgo
P4. MEXICO - Pilar Leguel - Por primera vez, una deportista mexicana entrará al Salón
5.
NIGERIA - Another Featther
For a Humnble Nigerian - Chika Chukwumerije
6.
CROATIA
- Miroslav Brežan i Marijeta Željkovic primljeni u "Kucu
slavnih"
7. ICELAND
-Sigursteinn Snorrason In Taekwondo Hall of
Fame
8.
SURINAME - Kevin Fernald
krijgt award van Taekwondo Hall of Fame
9.
ARGENTINA
- Golpe de Fama - Adolfo Villanueva - EL TRIBUNE
10.
ICELAND -
Sigursteinn
og Snorri í Frægðarhöll Taekwondo
211. ARGENTINA - Villanueva forma parte del Salón de la Fama
12. PERU- Peruano ingresa al Salón de la Fama del Taekwon-do
13. GERMANY- Sunny Graff Mitglied in der Hall of Famee
14.
INDIA -
Jimmy Jagtiani
The Times of India
15.
GERMANY
- Sunny Graff in Hall
of Fame
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