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Grand Master Chung Ho Park has been studying martial arts for over 30 years in the
traditional style of Tae Kwon Do. He was born in the town of Taeku in South Korea.
He started learning Tae Kwon Do at a young age of 8 and got his black belt within a period
of 2 years! He was under the aegis of Grand Master Han Kul Chang whom he respects and loves until this
day. Grand Master Chang continues to teach Tae Kwon Do to his students in his simple school
even today.
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At the age of 14, Grand Master Park moved to Seoul and joined the Tae Kwon Do team of his
Jr. High School. After finishing his schooling, he went on to graduate with Tae Kwon Do and martial arts as his major.
Along the way, he had already started amassing a string of gold medals in every tournament
that he participated.
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He became the Korean national champion at the age of 16 and was the reigning champion for
the next 10 years. At the end of his graduation, he joined the army and was the captain of their Tae
Kwon Do team. Upon completion of his compulsory service to the nation, he moved on to
training the Korean Police Tae Kwon Do teams.
At the age of 22, Grand Master Chung Ho Park came to the USA and became the Tae Kwon Do World Champion in 1977 and again in 1979. After becoming the World Champion, he embarked on a world tour and was awarded the Korean President's special award. He then went back to Korea for a few years to perform research and more studies about the art of Tae Kwon Do.
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After a few years, he returned to the USA and undertook the responsibility of coaching the US National Tae Kwon Do
team. He went on to coach the US Olympic Tae Kwon Do team in 1988 and the US World Cup Tae
Kwon Do team in 1986 and 1989. He has also coached the US teams for World championships, Pan
Am games and the Olympian team among others. He opened his first school in Olathe, KS in 1990 and
is currently running schools in St. Louis, MO and Belleville, IL.
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He has attained the
ranking of Grand Master in his discipline, which is the highest honor bestowed upon an
individual for their dedication to and the perfection of martial arts.
He is qualified to certify up to a 7th degree (Dan) black belt status, a
privilege given only to the highest ranking in the art of Tae Kwon Do.
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