William Clark (martial artist)

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Chief Master William George Townsend Clark II (William Clark), is an American Taekwondo master and instructor.

[edit] Career Highlights

Became a student of Haeng Ung Lee in 1969.
Opened his first academy in Jacksonville, FL in 1971.
Named American Taekwondo Association instructor of the year in 1974.
Won American Taekwondo Association Grand National Championship in 1976.
Named Professional Karate Association fighter of the year in 1976.
Retired from tournament competition in 1978 to focus on growing Songahm Taekwondo.

[edit] Karate America

Clark has spent the last twenty years running Karate America, a group of 31 Martial Arts schools with over 10,000 members, all located in the U.S. state of Florida.

Clark is directly responsible for reshaping the way martial arts is delivered to the public, professionally and of the highest standard.^{[citation needed]}