| Won Chik Park [1] | |
|---|---|
 Grandmaster Park in 2013 | |
| Born | May 15, 1940 (age 84) Haeju, Korea |
| Residence | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Martial arts career | |
| Style | Taekwondo (Kwan: Jidokwan) |
| Teacher(s) | Hyeon Jong Park |
| Rank | 9th Dan Taekwondo (Grandmaster) |
| Notable students | Roy Kurban, Richard Plowden[2] |
| Rdingman/sandbox | |
| Hangul | 박원직 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Bak Wonjik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Wŏnchik |
Won Chik Park (May 15, 1940) is a South Korean Grandmaster of taekwondo who is one of the first generation of grandmasters from South Korean to immigrate to the United States and help taekwondo flourish there.
Biography
editEarly life
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- 1956 — 1st Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
- 1958 — 2nd Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
- 1960 — 3rd Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
- 1963 — 4th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
- 1966 — 5th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
- 1971 — 6th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
- 1976 — 7th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea
- 1984 — 8th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea
- Dec 15, 1993 — 9th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea
Awards
edit- Outstanding Leadership Award, 2010, U.S. Taekwondo Grandmasters Society (USTGS)[5]
Published works
edit- Won Chik Park (June 2010). Grandmaster: A Story of Struggle, Triumph and Taekwondo.
Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions
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Bibliography
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See also
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References/Notes and references
edit- ^ "Grandmaster Won Chik Park". Fort Worth International Taekwondo Championships. July 2021.
- ^ "An Interview with Master/Coach Richard Plowden". Martial Force. August 2011.
- ^ "Won Chik Park". Avery TKD. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ Won Chik Park (June 2010). Grandmaster: A Story of Struggle, Triumph and Taekwondo.
- ^ "2010 USTGS Hall of Fame Awards". United States Taekwondo Grandmasters Society (USTGS). April 2010.
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