Jae Chul Shin
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| Jae Chul Shin | |
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| Hangul: |
신재철
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| Revised Romanization: | Sin Jae-cheol |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Sin Chaech'ŏl |
Jae Chul Shin (born 20 December 1936) is a martial artist, Grandmaster of the World Tang Soo Do Association, and the populariser of Tang Soo Do (tangsudo) in the United States.
In 1968 he came to the United States as the U. S. representative for the Korean Tang Soo Do Association. He formed the U. S. Tang Soo Do Federation in Burlington, New Jersey in 1968. This traditional Korean Martial Art grew in popularity throughout the world.
The organization reformed to fit new demands internationally, and on November 13 and 14th, 1982, a charter convention of the World Tang Soo Do Association was held in Philadelphia, PA., USA. With the advent of the World Tang Soo Do Association, Tang Soo Do began a new era of development as a traditional martial art.
