Dong Keun Park

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Dong Keun Park, a ninth degree black belt in Taekwondo who holds the title Grandmaster, competed as a Taekwondo fighter in more than 200 championship competitions, winning them all. After retiring undefeated from competition, he was immediately inducted into the Korea Amateur Sports Association Hall of Fame. He then went to Thailand, at the personal request of the king, to train the royal family and stationed American military personnel.

He immigrated to America in 1970, were he founded DK Parks Tae Kwon Do School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where it currently resides. He is a two time head Taekwondo coach for the U.S. Olympic team (1988 and 1992), and in 1994, was a head coach of the Goodwill Games in Petersburg, Russia.

He was named Taekwondo Times Man of the Year in 1997. He was inducted into the Taekwondo Times Hall of Fame in 1998. He was inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in 1999. The TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME considers him to be the greatest Korean champion of all time

In 2005, Grandmaster Park was inducted into the Living Legends Hall of Fame.

His first book (co-authored by Master Allan Schein), which was released in November, is titled "Tae Kwon Do Basics, Techniques and Forms: The Indomitable Art of Korea".

He currently resides and teaches in Jersey City, New Jersey.

[edit] External links

• [1] Dong Keun Park's School website
• [2] Website providing pictures and information on Dong Keun Park
• [3] TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME