Park Jung-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jung-tae
Bornc. 1943
Korea
DiedApril 11, 2002(2002-04-11) (aged 58–59)
Canada
StyleTaekwondo
Rank9th dan taekwondo (GTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Notable studentsSabree Salleh
Websitehttp://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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Younglai, R. (2002): Obituary of Grand Master Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  2. ^ National Taekwon-Do Norway: Grandmaster Park Jung-tae (1943–2002) Archived 2003-08-19 at archive.today Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  3. ^ Global Taekwon-Do Federation Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  4. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  5. ^ A tribute to the original masters Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b c Malaysian Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF Founder/History Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  7. ^ Choong, T. H. (c. 2005): "Penang State Taekwon-Do Association: The History of Taekwon-Do". Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved on 21 February 2009. Link has expired, as at 13 August 2010.
  8. ^ ITF Phoenix Group: Biography of Master John Tompkins Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 16 February 2009.
  9. ^ TaeKwonDo Times: Taking the Wheel – More with Grandmaster Linda Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  10. ^ Global Winnipeg Taekwon-Do: About Our Club Retrieved on 17 February 2009.
  11. ^ Derby School of Taekwon-Do: Forty years of Taekwon-Do in the United Kingdom Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today Retrieved on 13 January 2010; link updated on 25 January 2012.
  12. ^ ITF Information: Biography of General Choi, Hong-hi Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  13. ^ McPhail, P., & Pygott, V. (2006): A Brief History of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do (Part 2) Archived 2006-09-29 at archive.today Retrieved on 16 February 2009.
  14. ^ a b IIMA: Bernie Korent Retrieved on 16 February 2009.
  15. ^ Taekwondo Legacy: The Founder - Biography (p. 9) Retrieved on 17 February 2009.
  16. ^ a b Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Style Retrieved on 3 February 2010.
  17. ^ Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF Archived 2009-04-02 at archive.today Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  18. ^ NP Tae Kwon Do Academy: History of Global Tae Kwon Do Federation Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  19. ^ a b "World of Grand Master Dato' Dr. Sabree Salleh: Chronology in Martial Arts and Taekwon-Do Training". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved on 17 February 2009.
  20. ^ a b Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Welcome Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 14 February 2009; link has expired, as at 3 February 2010.
  21. ^ Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Masters Retrieved on 3 February 2010.
  22. ^ Choi, C. K. (2007): Tae Kwon Do Pioneers Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 March 2008.