Park Jung-tae explained

Park Jung-tae
Birth Place:Korea
Death Place:Canada
Martial Art:Taekwondo
Rank:9th dan taekwondo (GTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Students:Sabree Salleh
Url:http://www.gtftaekwondo.com/

Park Jung-tae (c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada.[1] [2] [3] He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[4] [5] Following a career in the South Korean military, Park emigrated to Canada in 1970. He was a key leader in the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under Choi Hong-hi, but founded the Global Taekwon-Do Federation in 1990 after leaving the ITF. After teaching taekwondo for many years, Park died in 2002.

Early life

Park was born in 1943 or 1944 in Korea, during the period of Japanese occupation.[1] [6] He began training in the martial arts as a child, starting with boxing before moving on to judo and then taekwondo. Park was one of the twelve original taekwondo masters of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. In 1964, he was the second President of the Korean Tae Soo Do Association.[7] From 1965 to 1967, he was ranked 4th dan and directed instruction of soldiers in Vietnam.[8]

Canada

Park moved to Canada where he met his future wife, Linda, in Toronto in 1970.[9] During the 1970s, Park established the Manitoba Tae Kwon-Do Association.[10] In 1975, he was ranked 6th dan.[11] In 1978 and 1979, he accompanied Choi on taekwondo demonstration tours in Europe.[12] In 1984, he conducted a seminar in Brisbane, Australia.[13] [14] At the time, he was ranked 8th dan in the ITF.[14] In November 1984, Park was elected Secretary-General of the ITF.[15] He also held the position of Technical Chairman of the ITF.[16]

Park founded the Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) on 14 June 1990, the year after his departure from the ITF due to North–South Korean political issues.[1] [17] [18] He created six additional hyung to be practised along with the earlier ITF patterns.[16] Amongst those who affiliated with the GTF was Sabree Salleh in 1998.[19] Shortly before he died, Park promoted Salleh to 9th dan (GTF).[19]

Later life

Park died on 11 April 2002 due to poor health, and is survived by his wife and their children: Juliann, Heather, and Christopher.[1] [6] [20] Linda Park succeeded her husband as President of the GTF,[6] [20] and holds honorary 9th dan ranking.[21]

Park is listed as a pioneer in Canada (1970s) in Chang Keun Choi's list of taekwondo pioneers.[22]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Younglai, R. (2002): Obituary of Grand Master Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  2. http://www.ntkd.no/bilder/park/page_01.htm National Taekwon-Do Norway: Grandmaster Park Jung-tae (1943–2002)
  3. http://www.gtftaekwondo.com/ Global Taekwon-Do Federation
  4. Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  5. http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm A tribute to the original masters
  6. http://www.mgtf.org.my/site1/?q=node/55 Malaysian Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF Founder/History
  7. Choong, T. H. (c. 2005): Web site: Penang State Taekwon-Do Association: The History of Taekwon-Do . 2010-10-08 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025092206/http://geocities.com/psta_gtf/realhist.html . October 25, 2009 . Retrieved on 21 February 2009. Link has expired, as at 13 August 2010.
  8. http://www.itf-phoenixgroup.com/biography.html ITF Phoenix Group: Biography of Master John Tompkins
  9. http://www.taekwondotimes.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=678 TaeKwonDo Times: Taking the Wheel – More with Grandmaster Linda Park
  10. http://www.members.shaw.ca/globalwinnipegtkd/about.htm Global Winnipeg Taekwon-Do: About Our Club
  11. http://www.derbytkd.co.uk/40-years-of-taekwondo/ Derby School of Taekwon-Do: Forty years of Taekwon-Do in the United Kingdom
  12. http://www.itf-information.com/information02.htm ITF Information: Biography of General Choi, Hong-hi
  13. McPhail, P., & Pygott, V. (2006): A Brief History of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do (Part 2) Retrieved on 16 February 2009.
  14. http://www.mastersblackbelt.com.au/profile_berniekorent.html IIMA: Bernie Korent
  15. http://www.taekwondo-legacy.com/founder-bio9.php Taekwondo Legacy: The Founder - Biography (p. 9)
  16. http://web.mac.com/gtftaekwondo/GTF/Style.html Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Style
  17. http://web.mac.com/gtftaekwondo/GTF/GTF.html Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF
  18. http://nptaekwondoacademy.com/page5.htm NP Tae Kwon Do Academy: History of Global Tae Kwon Do Federation
  19. Web site: World of Grand Master Dato' Dr. Sabree Salleh: Chronology in Martial Arts and Taekwon-Do Training . 2009-02-17 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822084016/http://www.geocities.com/taekwondo_mgtf/chron.html . August 22, 2008 . Retrieved on 17 February 2009.
  20. http://web.mac.com/gtftaekwondo/GTF/Welcome_.html Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Welcome
  21. http://web.mac.com/gtftaekwondo/GTF/Masters.html Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Masters
  22. Choi, C. K. (2007): Tae Kwon Do Pioneers Retrieved on 15 March 2008.

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