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INDIA

Historic Moments In India


Chang Seong Dong
Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do In India

 
   In the 70's & '80's GM Chang Seong Dong demonstrated throughout
   India. He instructed Jimmy R. Jagtiani, who founded the Taekwondo
  Federation of  India in 1976.    Click Here To Enlarge



  Jimmy Jagtiani the leading pioneer of Taekwondo in
  India lecturing police officers in India in 1975
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His Excellency Bum Suk Lee, Amb. of the Republic of
Korea awards the prestigious Ambassador Medal to
Jimmy R. Jagtiani in 1977      Click to Enlarge
 


Jimmy Jagtiani w/ Great Grandmaster Chong Woo Lee
and other Taekwondo officials at WTF Hqts. in 1978
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G/M Chang & Abhai Singh with numerous
national team players in Delhi, India, 1990
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G/M Chang Mumbai, India (1983)

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G/M Chang during seminar in Mumbai, India (1986)
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 G/M Chang giving a seminar in India in 1983
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G/M Chang with student who
became first president of India
Taekwondo Federation  (1977)

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G/M Chang with natl. player Shirodkar, Nilesh
and the Coach Killan in Mumbai, India (1986)

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 G/M Chang conducting a referee seminar
  in Mumbia, India in 1990.

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Fmr. Natl. Player Khemchandand, current
Vice President of the TKD Federation of
India, his wife, and G/M Chang.

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G/M Chang w/ the Abassador of Korea in
an Embassy function in Delhi, India 1990

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INDONESIA

Bok Man Kim
Pioneer of Taekwon-do In Indonesia
About Bok Man Kim


 
 

Pino Indra Perdana 19th SouthEast Asian Games, Indonesia 1997- Feather-Gold


Kim Soo Ryon
Pioneer of Taekwondo In Iran

IRAN

Hadi Saei 17th World Taekwondo Championships 2005 - Lightweight - Gold
Mohammad Motamedi 2005 17th Fajr International Taekwondo Tournament, Tehran, Iran -  Bantam - Gold



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Rhee Ki Ha
Pioneer of Taekwon-do in the Republic of Ireland
About Rhee Ki Ha


Rhee Ki  Ha and first students of Taekwon-do in the Republic of Ireland



 
Stephen
Cooley


Irish Taekwon-Do
Association

Mr. Stephen Cooley began his Taekwon-Do career in Dublin in 1979.  Mr. Cooley graded un-
der Grandmaster Hee Il Cho for both I and II Dan Black Belt, Master Brendan- O’Toole for III
Dan, Grandmaster General Choi Hong Hi for IV Dan and Master Hector Marano, Master
PabloTrajtenberg, Grandmaster Van Bihn and Master Trân Triêu Quân for V Dan.  Mr. Cooley
is Vice President of the Irish Taekwon-Do Association. ... More.


Donal
 O'Donoghue


Irish Taekwon-Do
Association

Mr. Donal O'Donoghue commenced his Taekwon-Do career in Loughlinstown,Co.Dublin in
1986. Mr. O'Donoghue graded under Grandmaster Hee Il Cho for both I and II Dan Black-
Belt and under Master Brendan O'Toole, Master Val Douglas and Mr. Gerry Martin for III-
Dan. Mr. O'Donoghue has completed two International Instructor Training Courses under the
ITF Technical Committee.... More


Stephen Ryan


Irish Taekwon-Do
Association

Mr. Stephen Ryan began his Taekwon-Do career in 1993 in Ennis Taekwon-Do Club, which was
then under the instruction of Mr. Tim Forde IV Dan and is now under the Instruction of Mr. Ke-
vin Kinsella IV Dan. Mr. Ryan established Quin Taekwon-Do Club in July 2004. Mr. Ryan has
completed several International Instructor Training Courses, inluding one under General Choi-
Hong Hi. As a competitor Mr. Ryan has held National Champion titles in Pattern, Sparring and
Special Technique..  More

  


ITALY

Cladio Nolanao 2006 European Taekwondo Championships - Bonn, Germany -72 KG - Gold


IVORY COAST

KIM Yong-tae
Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do  In The Ivory Coast

Photo by Kim Pyung-soo


*HISTORICAL NOTE

The 1st African Taekwondo Championships were held April 12-13, 1979 at Abidjan,
Ivory Coast  The Participating countries were Benin, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory-
Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Maritius, Morocco, Togo, and Upper Volta. The results of
this historic event was Ivory Coast (Gold), Lesotho (Silver), Upper Volta (Bronze)

Remark Patrice 1st World Taekwondo Games - USA - 1981 - L/Middle - Bronze
2nd World Taekwondo Games - London, UK - 1985 - Welter- Bronze
Karim Akanda 1st Pre-World Taekwondo Games - Korea - 1978  - Bantam - Silver
BB Yao 1st World Taekwondo Games - USA - 1981 - L/Heavy - Silver
K. Sowlemane 1st World Taekwondo Games - USA - 1981 - Lightweight - Bronze
Boursier Michael Competed in 1st World Taekwondo Championship - Korea 1973
Rene Beauville Competed in 1st World Taekwondo Championship - Korea 1973