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Grand
Master Joo Won Kang
Founder
of Kang's Taekwondo Academy
WTF
9th Dan Degree
May the pursuit of excellence through the
Kang's Taekwondo Academy help set the standard for the
future challenges that you will meet in your everyday
life.
-- Grand Master Joo Won Kang |
1954 |
May
10, joined Taekwondo - Chang Moo Kwan |
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1964 |
Instructor
for the Republic of Korea Army |
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| 1965 |
Lead
instructor in Vietnam |
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| 1969 |
Police
Department Instructor |
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August
15, Grand Opening of Kang's Taekwondo Academy in
Korea, Branch of Taekwondo Chang Moo Kwan. |
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| 1975 |
Invited
instructor at Baltimore, MD. |
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| 1976 |
August
15, Grand Opening of Kang's Taekwondo Academy in
Canada at 449 Portage Avenue (across from The Bay
at One Canada Centre) |
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| 1977 |
Founding
member of the National Taekwondo Federation of Canada |
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| 1978 |
Founding
member of the Manitoba Taekwondo Association (ALF.
WTF) |
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Founding
member of the North American Taekwondo Union |
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| 1979 |
Founding
member of the Pan American Taekwondo Union |
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Hosted
the first official Canadian Taekwondo Championships
and Team Trial for World Championship. |
| 1982 |
Founder
of the Korean Culture Taekwondo Black Belt Association
of Manitoba. |
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| 1993 |
Hosted
the 15th Canadian Taekwondo Championships and Team
Trial for the World Championship. |
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| Annually |
Host
of the Can-Am Games Invitational Tournament |
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| 1978
- 2003 |
On
many occasions participated as the Head of the Canadian
National Team, also as Manager, Coach or Official
Delegate to International and World Events. |
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| 1997 |
Executive
member of WTF Taekwondo Association of Canada |
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| 2000 |
Appointed
Team Leader of the Canadian Olympic Taekwondo Team |
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| 2000 |
Received
the Award of Excellence from the National Coaching
Association of Canada |
| National
Team Members from Kang's Taekwondo Academy |
Over
the years, a number of Kang's Academy members have
won Gold, earning a place on the Canadian National
Team, some going on to medal in International competitions.
Many of the Kang's Academy Team have advanced to the
Semi and Quarter Finals and several have brought home
Silver and Bronze medals from the National Games . |
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