Grand Master Dong Keun Park
Pioneer of Taekwondo In Thailand
6 TIMES KOREAN NATIONAL CHAMPION
HEAD COACH '92 USA OLYMPIC TAEKWONDO TEAM

DK PARK TAEKWONDO SCHOOL

..a frequent and familiar sight

Dong Keun Park being inducted into the Korea
Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame

....before General Choi Hong Hi (seated left)

DK PARK TAEKWONDO SCHOOL

GRAND MASTER DONG KEUN PARK
Head Coach 1992 US Olympic Taekwondo Team

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About Grand Master Dong Keun Park

Retired into the Korean Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1966 as the
only undefeated TaeKwonDo champion with over 6 1/2 years of competition

Moved to Thailand in 1966 on the personal request from the King of Thailand to
bring and teach TaeKwonDo to the Thai royal family and U.S. military.

Moved to the U.S. in 1971 and opened his first school

Made appearance on the Johnny Carson show in 1971

Started the Tae Kwon Do program at New York University in 1973

In 1975 became the first instructor to have two (2) students win official USA
National Taekwondo Championships titles. Both competed in the 2nd World
Taekwondo Championships in Seoul Korea

Head coached the 3rd World Championships at Stuttgart, Germany in 1979

Named 1982 Coach of the Year by the A.A.U.

Coaching Committee Chairman of the U.S.T.U. from 1982 to 96

Winningest coach of the U.S. Olympic Festival from 1988 to 92

Head Coach for the U.S. World Championship Team in 1993

Head Coach for the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1994

Named 1997 Tae Kwon Do Times Man of the Year

Inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Times Hall of Fame in 1998

PARK, Dong Keun
He was Member of the Korean National Team from 1962-1966,
and Team Captain from 1964-1966. He was undefeated in over
200 matches upon retiring into the Korean Amateur Athletic
Association Hall of Fame. He served as Head Coach of the
U.S.A. National Team in 1979, 1992, 1993 and 1994 He is
still considered by many to be one of the greatest Korean born
Taekwondo players of all time.

Korean National Champions PARK, Dong-keun (left) vs KIM Il-shik at
Hankuk Gymnasium (Jido-kwan) in 1964. Both were well known champions in Korea at that time.
(Photo Courtesy of Kim Soo - Sr. Technical Advisor -Taekwondo Hall of Fame)

The 1962 Korean National Team w/ PARK,Yeon Hee, (L),
PARK, Dong Keun, (far R) & AHN, Dae Sup (3rd from left)

Seated (second from left), PARK Dong Keun, Kim Myong Soo,
Kim Soo, Chong Hwa, and Han at Kim Soo's School. Korean
Taekwon-Karate Academy in Seoul. Korea 1965 - Enlarge Photo
Photo courtesy of Kim Soo, Sr. Advisor - Taekwondo Hall of Fame

DK Park (top-left) and other Champions at Tae Soo Do Hqts.
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Competition Structure in Early KOREA

Competition in Korea produced numerous geat champions because the
competitors were divided into (2) two groups, (1st and 2nd dans), and
(3rd and 4th dans). There were 6 weight divisions in each group. As a
result, each competition produced 12 champions. Main and Corner
referess would be 4th dans, while 5th dans and higher served as Jury.

Kim Soo, Founder & President,
Kim Soo Karate, Inc.
International Chayon-Ryu Martial Arts Association

AN, Dae Sup
In Action

Korean National Champion (1963-1966)
1ST recipient of the
Korea Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame Award
1964

SEO, Byung Hyun

Korean National Champion (1963-1966)
2ND recipient of the
Korea Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame Award
1965

PARK, Dong Keun
In Action

Korean National Champion (1962-1966)
3RD recipient of the
Korea Amateur Athletic Association Hall of Fame Award
1966

CHO, Jung Sung

Korean National Champion '60's

PARK, Yeon Hee
In Action

Korean National Champion '60's
Park Yeon Hee in Action

KIM,.II Shik

Korean National Champion 60's

Cho Jeom-sun

Korean National Champion 1964 (Heavy-Weight)

LEE, Sung Wan

Korean National Champion 1964

KUK, Hyeon Jeong

KUK, Hyeon Jeong won the Gold Medal in Taekwondo in the 1988
Summer Olympic Games. He is listed in the GuinessBook of Sports
Records as winning the most World Championship titles (1987, 1985,
1983, 1982) by a single person and is undefeated in International
Competition.

KIM, Je Gyoung

1993 World Taekwondo Championships (Heavy - Gold)
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games - (Heavy - Gold)
1995 World Taekwondo Championships - (Heavy -Gold)
1996 US Open Taekwondo Championships (Heavy - Gold)
1998 Asian Taekwondo Championships (Heavy - Gold)
More on Je Gyoung Kim

KIM. Byung Cheol

1993 World Taekwondo Championships (Feather - Gold)

LEE, Sang Chul

Korean National Champion - Numerous

SUNG, Wook Lim
_{(Photo courtesy of Kukkiwon)}

Taekwondo World Cup - Gold

KIM, Ki Chung

2 Time Korean National Champion (Middle-Weight)

CHO, Jung Sung

Korean National Champion '60's

LEE, Jong Chul

1st Place Natl. Championships.of 75,76,77 & Best Player in 1973
Taekwondo Hall of Fame Technical Advisor

PARK,Yeon Hwan

7 Times Korean National Champion / Author

KIM, Kyung-Hun

first official Olymipic gold medal Hvy Champion
Sydney, 2000 - Watch the Video!

PARK,Seong Bok

2nd Korea Open Taekwondo Championships -
Chonju, Korea 1999 - Hvy - Gold

JANG, Jong Oh

98 World Cup Taekwondo Championships - Germany - Welter - Gold

LEE,Ki-Hyung

1st World Taekwondo Championships (1973) - Lightweight - Gold

CHUNG,Kuk Hyun

4 Times World Taekwondo Champion / '88 Olympic Gold Medalist

YU, Yong Hap

2nd World Taekwondo Championships (1975) - Middleweight - Gold

Jin Seung Tae

93 World Taekwondo Championships - (1973) Finweight - Gold

KIM, Jin-hee

17th World Taekwondo Championships (2005) Spain - men´s <54kg - Gold

OH, Seon-taek

17th World Taekwondo Championships (2005) Spain - men´s <84kg - Gold

KO, Seok-hwa

17th World Taekwondo Championships (2005) Spain - men' s <58kg - Gold

HWANG Kyung-seon

10th Women's World Taekwondo Championships (2005)
Spain - <67kg -Gold

KANG, Chae-Jung

11th Asian Taekwondo Championships, Manila (1994) Feather - Gold

CHANG Jung-San

10th Asian Taekwondo Championships, Manila (1992) Fin - Gold

Dae Chang Yang
_{(Photo courtesy of Kukkiwon)}

Taekwondo World Cup - Gold

HA, Tae-Ho

8th Asian Taekwondo Championships, Nepal - (1988) Fin - Gold

Tae-Whan Son

2nd World Championships, Seoul Korea - (1975) - Bantam - Gold
(Photo at left taken from film clip / Property of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame)

Chang-Myong Sam
(photo courtesy Al Cole)

1988 8th Asian Taekwondo Championships -Nepal - Feather - Gold
1988 Olympic Gold Medalist - Feather
1987 World Cup Gold Medalist - Feather
1982 World Champion Gold Medalist - Feather
1982 5th Asian Taekwondo Championships - Singapore - Feather - Gold

CHOI, Jong Bok

1980 International Military Sports Council (IMSC) Bantam - Gold