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    The original masters of taekwondo is a group of twelve South Korean martial art masters assembled by the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) in the early...
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    notable for their contribution to taekwondo. This list includes persons who: have been widely recognized masters of taekwondo for at least 30 years; are notable...
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  • "Father of Vietnamese Taekwondo". With Choi Hong-hi, he co-founded the "Oh Do Kwan" and led the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do...
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    literal translation for taekwondo is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". It sometimes involves the use of weapons. Taekwondo practitioners wear...
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    Choi Kwang-jo (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    former South Korean national champion in taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following...
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    formerly known as the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea. ATA Martial Arts has...
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  • Nam Tae-hi (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association (KTA). Nam was born in March 1929 in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. He...
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    Rhee Ki-ha (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    He is also considered the 'Father of Irish Taekwon-Do', and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following...
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  • (Australia)". Chong Chul Rhee, one of the original masters of taekwondo, founded the school in the mid-1960s. Two of Rhee's brothers, Chong Hyup Rhee and...
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    Taekwondo school. Rhee holds the title 'World Master' and the rank of 8th Dan in Taekwondo. He is one of the twelve Original Masters of Taekwondo of the...
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  • Park Jong-soo (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. He held the rank of 9th dan. Following...
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  • South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada. He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do...
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  • Choi Chang-keun (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    K. Choi, is a South Korean–Canadian master of taekwondo, and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following...
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    twelve original masters of taekwondo to promote taekwondo throughout the world. Choi headed a demonstration tour of 18 countries in 1965; this was one of many...
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  • Kong Young-il (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. He holds the rank of 9th dan. Following...
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  • Han Cha-kyo (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    South Korean master of taekwondo, and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. He held the rank of 9th dan in...
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    Taekwondo was introduced to the Philippines through the efforts of Kim Bok Man and Young Man Park. Grand Master Kim Bok Man arrived in 1970 to continue...
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  • Choi Hong-hi (category South Korean male taekwondo practitioners)
    important figure in the history of the Korean martial art of Taekwondo, albeit controversial due to his introduction of taekwondo to North Korea. Choi is regarded...
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  • Young-il – one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo Dai-won Moon – Mexican martial artist, known as the "Father of Mexican Taekwondo" Park Jong-hwan...
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  • that was used by a couple of the original kwans before the unification and creation of Taekwondo as the universal striking art of Korea. As with Tang Soo...
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  • from school to school. Taekwondo hand strikes are as a close distance alternative to kicks. They are executed in a number of ways from standing, jumping...
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  • Chang Moo Kwan (category Taekwondo kwans)
    Original masters of taekwondo Kwan (martial arts) Korean martial arts History of Jidokwan Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine history view of taekwondo...
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  • Hong Sung-chon (category Taekwondo in the Philippines)
    Grand Master Hong Sung-chon (May 3, 1945) is an early proponent of Taekwondo in the Philippines. In 1975, Grand Master Hong came to the Philippines to...
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  • martial arts TV series WMAC Masters. Herb Perez became a prominent critic of electronic scoring in the 2016 Summer Olympics taekwondo competition. His career...
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    as far back as the prehistoric era. Notable examples of unarmed martial arts include taekwondo, hapkido, ssireum, and taekkyon. For armed martial arts...
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  • USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and thus the United States' official...
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    elements of Korean martial arts that evolved from the original nine kwans' Karate roots and were lost in transition to Taekwondo. The techniques of what is...
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  • International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul...
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  • organisation of World Taekwondo. It comprises the National Taekwondo Federations of all the European member nations and regulates all Taekwondo matters on...
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    Governed by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), the World Masters Games is open to sports people of all abilities and most ages – the...
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