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Grandmaster Park Jung-tae
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South Korean taekwondo master, one of the twelve original masters of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. He served as Secretary-General of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under Choi Hong-hi and was Technical Chairman. In 1990 he founded the Global Taekwon-Do Federation (GTF). He was a pioneer of taekwondo in Canada, Russia, China, Japan, North Korea, and Eastern Europe. He trained initially in boxing, judo, and karate before specializing in taekwondo. During the Vietnam War he served as the army's leading martial arts instructor for South Korean, Vietnamese, and American soldiers.
Teachers (1)
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Choi Hong-hisports_martial_artsITF Taekwondo ProbableProbableWikipedia confirms Park was a key ITF leader under Choi Hong-hiThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1960–1990)
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military_tech9 dan ProbableProbableWikipedia documents 9th dan GTF and 8th dan ITFThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
Students (1)
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Jae Hun Kimsports_martial_artsITF Taekwondo ProbableProbableTKD Seattle site states Kim trained under Grandmaster Park; own account onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1967)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkTKD Seattle site states Kim trained under Grandmaster Park; own account onlyvisibilityFirst-hand“Mr. Kim invited a leading Taekwon-do Master, Mr. Jung Tae Park, to move to Winnipeg and open a school. Mr. Kim's academic pursuits required much of his time, but when the new school opened, he continued to teach under Mr. Park, and also learned from him.”
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