Jin-Song Chung

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Chung.
Grandmaster
Jin-Song Chung

(2007)
Born Korea Korea
Residence Carrollton, Texas
Nationality United States United States
Ethnicity Korea Korean
Occupation Taekwondo master, 8th dan
Known for South Korean national Taekwondo champion (5 yr),
Martial arts instructor

Jin-Song Chung is an 8th degree Korean Taekwondo martial arts grandmaster living in New Jersey. He held the title of national TaeKwonDo champion in South Korea for five years in a row,[citation needed] and later immigrated to the United States. There he was helped by Roy Kurban (whom he had met while Kurban was training under Won Chik Park during his Army enlistment in Korea)[1] and others to establish his own martial arts school in North Dallas.

Chung held positions in the Texas chapter of USA Taekwondo (formerly the U.S. TaeKwonDo Union). In April 2012, Master Chung was appointed as the third president of the United States Taekwondo Grandmasters Society (USTGS), sanctioned by Kukkiwon.

Chung also holds a 6th dan in Hapkido.

Personal

Chung is married to an American woman and has a daughter.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Won Chik Park (6 June 2011). "Grandmaster Job, Family, & Dojang of His Own". Retrieved 10 July 2012. 

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