TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ®
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Founder of Oh Do Kwan & International Taekwon-do Federation | |||
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Won-guk |
Founder of Chungdo-kwan | ||
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Founder of Moo Duk Kwan in 1945 | |||
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YOON, Byung
In |
Founder of Chang Moo Kwan or (Kwon Beop Dojang) * "YOON, Byung In and CHUN, Sang Sup were very close and trained together, and traveled together to Manchuria to train with other martial artists. Grandmaster Yoon, Byung In taught at the Chosun Yunmoo Kwan for 6 months before opening the YMCA Kwon Bop Bu (Chang Moo Kwan). They disappeared at the same time, possible trapped in the North during one of their trips. This is why Jidokwan and Chang Moo Kwan are considered "Brother" Kwans" - by Al Cole |
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HONG Jong-pyo |
GrandMaster Hong, (age 80) is one of the early students of YOON,
Byung-in. He, is the founder of Hung Moo-Kwan and Kwon Bop club at the Law College of Seoul National University in Korea. He Also co-founded Kang Duk Won with grandmaster Park Chul-hee in 1954 |
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Founder of Song Moo Kwan | |||
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Kim Soon-bae |
Chief Master of Changmoo-Kwan | ||
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Founded the Chosun Yunmookwan Kong So Do Bu (later became Jidokwan), March 3, 1946. Student of Gichin Funakoshi at Takushoku University in Japan. He vanished during the Korean War - by Al Cole |
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Chun, ll Sup |
Jidokwan Grandmaster | ||
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Yoon Ui-byung (Yoon Kwe-byung).
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Founder of Jido-Kwan (See info on Dr. Gwe submitted by GM Kim Soo) |
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Bae Young-gee |
Student No.1 of Jidokwan | ||
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3rd Jidokwan Grand Master Changed name of Chosan Yen Moo Kwan to Ji Do Kwan Former Vice President & Secretary General of WTF |
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Lee Byung Ro |
Head Jidoikwan Instructor/ He worked for secretary general of the Korea Taesoodo Association and also the Korea Taekwondo Association. His nick name was" Shee Gae Bural" which means pendlum of clock,as he was always very puntual and dedicated to his classes - Kim Pyung-soo |
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Song Duk Ki |
"Taek Kyon Master who was critically responsible for preserving the art, and thus designated by the South Korean government as a national treasure" - Photos and text courtesy of TKD Hall of Fame - Sr. Technical Advisor - GM Kim Pyung-soo |
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Grand Master Hwang, Kwang Sung served as special assistant to General Choi, was the Official Spokesman of the ITF, and served as Chairman of the ITF Promotion and Merger Committees. In addition, asSecretary General of the ITF . More on GM Huang |
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Sihak. Henry Cho |
Founder of "Tournament of Champions" concept in the USA Director - All American Open Tae Kwon Do/Kungfu/Karate Chmps. |
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Kim Young-tae |
Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do in the Ivory Coast
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Chang Seong Dong |
Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do in India Founder of Sang Rok World Taekwondo Academy Technical Advisor / Taekwondo Hall of Fame |
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Young Kim |
Head Coach of Korean National Team for 10 Years Created first Professional Taekwondo Team (Seoul Subway) Head Coach of Profesional Taekwondo Team for 15 Years |
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Founder of World Tang Soo Do Federation | |||
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Founder of the International Tang Soo Do Federation | |||
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Founder of Han Moo Kwan Head of Korea National Team at First World Taekwondo Championships |
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Performed the patterns as General Choi created them, and contributed to patterns Hwa-Rang, Choong-Moo and Ul-Ji. |
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Founder World Tae Kwon Do Association Grandmaster Duk Sung Son was the second (Kwan Jang) instructor of the Chung Do Kwan, appointed by GM Won Kuk Lee. He is also the author of two books on Tae Kwon Do : "KOREAN KARATE -THE ART OF TAE KWON DO" and "BLACK BELT KOREAN KARATE" |
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| Spread Taekwondo Throughout the USA '60's | ||||
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Park
Chul-hee |
Senior student Great grandmaster Yoon Byung-in, co-founded Kang Duk Won "Academy of Moral Teaching" with grandmaster Hong Jong-pyo in 1954 |
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Founder of Chayon-Ryu (1968) Taekwondo/Martial Arts Historian Sr. Technical Advisor / Taekwondo Hall of Fame Reporting from Korea, Kim Pyung-soo introduced the world to Taekwondo and other martial arts practiced in Korea as Black Belt magazine's first Korean correspondent from1964-67 Founder of Korea Taekwon-Karate Academy in Seoul (1963) Author of Taekwondo book, "Palgue 123, Palgue4,5,6, Palgue 7 & 8 First editions were introduced to the world in English in 1973 (Published by Ohara publication, Calif. ) "Chayon-Ryu Taekwondo" in Russian was published in Moscow / May 2000 |
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YK Kim |
Instructor, author, motivational speaker, film producer and actor. Developing first martial arts college in the U.S. |
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Jae Hwa Kwon |
Spread Taekwon-do throughout Germany | ||
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Rhee Ki Ha | Founder of Taekwon-do in Great Britain and Ireland Senior Vice President of the International Taekwon-do Federation |
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Park Jong Soo |
Founder of Taekwon-do in the Netherlands Pioneer of Taekwon-do in Canada Vice President of the International Taekwon-do Federation |
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Founder of Taekwondo in Canada Instructed champions Daniel Richer & Ray Nikiel |
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Dai Won Moon |
Founder of Taekwondo In Mexico | |||
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Founder of Taekwondo In the U.S. Virgin Islands Sponsored and Hosted the 1st and 2nd Caribbean Championships in the Virgin Islands Chairman of the WTF Legislative Committee (appointed by Un Yong Kim in 1990) Member of the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (1982-1990 Senior Technical Advisor to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame / U.S. Virgin Islands & U.S.A. |
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Sam Park |
Co-Founder and past president of Ontario Taekwondo Association Past Chairman of the Board of the World Taekwondo Federation of Canada |
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Won Chik Park |
President of United States Taekwondo Grandmaster Society (2002 –
Present ) Founder and Tournament Chairman of the Fort Worth |
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Founder of the Central Taekwondo Association General Secretary of the Taekwondo Association of Ohio Technical Advisor / Taekwondo Hall of Fame |
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Founder of Afgan Taekwondo Federation | |||
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Young Chul Rho |
President of The World Tae Kwon Do Academy Head Referee 1st & 2nd World Taekwondo Championships |
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Ladislav Burian |
prezident Ceského svazu Taekwon-Do ITF (Czech Taekwon-do) | ||
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Carl S.Tate |
founding President First Canada Tang Soo Do | ||
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Jung Tae Park* |
Founder of Global Taekwondo Federation in 1990. GM Park's first school was opened (and still exists) in Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada. G.M.Park was reportedly a right-hand man to Gen.Choi Hong Hi |
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Paul Preston |
One of the early pioneers of Tae kwon-do in Northern Ireland | |||
Yiorgos Stylianidis |
from Thessaloniki played an impoprtant part in bring Taekwondo to Greece during the late 1960's |
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Stamatis Kassis |
from Athens alsdo played an impoprtant part in bringing Taekwondo to Greece during the late 1960's |
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Colonel Mohanoe Lefosa |
Lesotho Taekwondo First Vice President | |||
| Director of Chang Moo Kwan, Seoul, Korea | ||||
Prof.Dr. Hakim Nadir Abbas |
Founded Taekwondo in Pakistan |
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