Park Jung-tae
박정태
KOR
1943~ - 2002-04-11
Korea
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Also known as
Grandmaster Park Jung-tae
Description

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)
Ranks (1)
Students (1)
  • Jae Hun Kim
    Jae Hun Kim
    (1967)
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    TKD Seattle site confirms Kim trained under Grandmaster Park
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    "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."
    — Grandmaster Kim biography - learned from Grandmaster Parklink
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