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GrandMaster Sung Jae Park
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Born in Teagu, Korea, Grandmaster Park is the product of two completely different cultures in two distinctly different lands. With the examples set by his grandmother and his father in devotion to God and the Roman Catholic Church, he had an unique upbringing. His father sold his home and gave the proceeds to the church, to help establish the local parish. The Park family did not have their own house for more than ten years.
Throughout his childhood, Grandmaster Park attended traditional chinese confucian school at the dawn before hurrying off for a full day of regular school.(this is one of his poems in traditional oriental style)The early morning classes instilled in him many ancient Eastern philosophies that strengthened the compassion and patience taught by Christian upbringing.
In addition to his already strong work ethic, was the martial arts instruction taught by Dae Yong Ha, now in his 80's and still living in South Korea. Grandmaster Ha was also his middle school tearcher of ethics. Master Park was a credit to his instructor. He went on to teach Tae Kwon Do to Korean and American Air Force pilots.
Grandmaster Park came to the United States in 1972 to attend DePauw University in Greencastle under a full-scholarship and as part of an exhange program. Upon completion of studied at DePauw, he entered the Butler University MBA program, and upon graduation worked years as a comptoller for Stokley Van Camp,Inc, a fortune 500 company.
Grandmaster Park was the first to teach credit classes in Tae Kwon Do at both DePauw University and Indiana University. In addition, he belongs to an elite group of nationally recognized instructors who have been certified by the the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. *full length bio from TKD times
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