Jung Kil Kim
| Jung Kil Kim | |
|---|---|
| Born | Korea |
| Other names | Jung Kil Kim, Tiger Kim |
| Residence | United States of America |
| Style | Taekwondo, Chung Do Kwan |
| Teacher(s) | Hwang Kee |
| Rank | 9th dan taekwondo |
| Website | http://www.tigerkim.com |
Jung Kil Kim also known as Tiger Kim was born on February 23, 1936.[1] A native of the nation of South Korea. After winning numerous titles including the An Asian Martial Arts Championship Tournament.[1]
Early life
Jung would attend Dongju College and would later be an instructor at the Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Headquarters in Korea.[1] He would become a captain in the Korean National Police.[1] He would open a school in Denver Colorado.[2] He would retire and leave the school to his son Sung Hwan Kim [2]
Later life
Jung would later serve as the President of the AAU Tae Kwon Do Association.[1] He would pull his school out of the Colorado Taekwondo Association.[3] He would later receive a Presidential Champions Award from President George W. Bush.[4] He would serve as President of the Korean Taekwondo Association.[5] even as late as 2006.[6] He has a son who also is involved in Taekwondo called Sung Kim.[3]
Media
Tiger Kim was on the cover of Official Karate Magazine in October 1980 and Tae Kwon Do Times in November 1985.[7]
Books
He would write a number of books including "WTF Taekwondo Tang Soo Do Forms " Jung Kil Kim,[8] and The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Martial Arts: The Difference Between The Arts Explained by Industry Professionals.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Welcome to Tiger Kim's Taekwondo Academy". tigerkim.com.
- 1 2 "Road Trip: Did they build it? The small-business owners of Colorado’s Colfax Avenue". Yahoo News. 3 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Colorado News". denverpost.com.
- ↑ www.tigerkim.com
- ↑ "World Culture Taekwondo! Kukkiwon will make it". kukkiwon.or.kr.
- ↑ "Sportcal - News - WTF Marks 'Taekwondo Day' with Various Events on Sept. 4". sportcal.com.
- ↑ "Tiger Kim". MA Mags. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "9780974840703 - WTF Taekwondo Tang Soo Do Forms (Text Book Vol. 1 Color Belt Poomse) by Grandmaster Jung Kil; Kim, Master Sung Hwan Kim - Biblio.com - 097484070X". biblio.com.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Beginners-Guide-Martial-Arts/dp/1479369187