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The World Taekwondo & Hapkido Association

Honoring The Past, Embracing The Future

Meet Grand Master Do

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Some of Grand Master Do’s accomplishments are as follows: 

1970 – 74 Shin Chon Tae Kwon Do School Chief Instructor, Seoul, Korea
1974 – Immigrated to United States
1975 – 86 Owner/Instructor at Master Dos Tae Kwon Do Academy’s (8 schools), Chicago
1975 – Assisted in the development of  the Midwest Tae Kwon Do Federation – Position Treasurer/Director
1976 – Assisted in the development of the Midwest Korean Air Force Veterans Association – Position Secretary
1978 – Assisted in the development of the Central AAU Tae Kwon Do Committee – Position Secretary General
1978 – Assisted in the development of the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Federation – Position Secretary/Treasurer
1978 – 80 Assistant to the Korean Association of Chicago, President
1979 – 81 First Vice President of the Illinois AAU Tae Kwon Do Committee
1980 – Member of the Board of Directors of the Korean Chamber of Commerce of Chicago
1981 – Assisted in the development of the Midwest Dong Book High School Alumni – Position Secretary General
1981 – 85 Member of the Board of Directors of the Arirang Lions Club
1981 – 86 Assisted in the development of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society – Position Secretary General
1981 – 86 Editor of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society Newsletter
1982  Vice President of the Midwest Dong Book High School Alumini
1982 – 86 President of the Illinois Moo Duk Kwan Association
1983 – 86 Assisted in the development of the American Tae Kwon Do Federation – Position Vice President
1984 – 86 Vice President of the Illinois AAU Tae Kwon Do Federation
1984 – 86 Vice President of the Midwest Seoul-Kyonggido Association
1984 – 86 Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest
1985 – President of the Pan American Tae Kwon Do Federation
1985 – President of the Midwest Korean Air Force Veterans Association
1986 – President of the American Black Belt Association1987 – Co Authored “Beginning Tae Kwon Do”
1987 – President of the American Masters Association
1988 – President of the American Tae Kwon Do Instructors Association
1990 – President of the Tae Kwon Do Education Association
1992 – President of the Korean Association of Central Florida
1993 – Member of the Asian Pacific Heritage Council
2020 – Honorary President World Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy

AWARDS
Some of Grand Master Do’s Awards are as follows:

  • 1963 – Outstanding Soldier Award, Korean Air Force
  • 1965 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Korean Air Force
  • 1966 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Technical Education Group, Korean Air Force
  • 1967 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Korean Air Force
  • 1968 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Korean Air Force
  • 1969 – Outstanding Educator Citation, Korean Air Force
  • 1970 – Outstanding Soldier of the Year Award, Korean Air Force
  • 1975 – Best Demonstration of the Year Award, U.S. Championships, Chicago
  • 1975 – Award of Appreciation from U.S. Karate Championship, Louisville Kentucky
  • 1976 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Midwest Taekwondo Union
  • 1976 – Best Demonstration of the Year Award, American Taekwondo Federation
  • 1977 – Best Demonstration of the Year Award, Midwest Taekwondo Union
  • 1977 – Outstanding Contribution to Kukkiwon Citation, Kukkiwon WTF
  • 1977 – Letter of Appreciation, Waukegen Mayor, Bill Morris
  • 1977 – Certificate of Appreciation, Kukkiwon WTF
  • 1977 – Certificate of Appreciation Plaque, Midwest Martial Arts Association
  • 1977 – Appreciation Trophy Award at Midwest Open Championships, Chicago
  • 1977 – Certificate of Appreciation Plaque at the Western Michigan Open Championships, Michigan
  • 1977 – Distinguished Master Plaque Award, Illinois State Taekwondo Tournament
  • 1977 – Certificate of Appreciation Plaque Award, Wisconsin Open Tournament
  • 1977 – Award of Appreciation, Peoria Masters Exhibition, Peoria
  • 1977 – Award of Appreciation, Goju Shorei Open Tournament, Chicago
  • 1978 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, First Illinois AAU Championships, Chicago
  • 1978 – Outstanding Contribution to Taekwondo Citation, Kukkiwon WTF
  • 1978 – Certificate of Appreciation, National AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1978 – Citation from Korea Hapkido Association, Chicago
  • 1978 – Certificate of Appreciation for Exhibition, Korean Association of Chicago
  • 1978 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, World Martial Arts Expo, Ft. Wayne Indiana
  • 1978 – Outstanding Exhibition plaque, City of LaFayette Indiana
  • 1978 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Elgin Illinois
  • 1978 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Peoria Illinois
  • 1978 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of North Miami
  • 1978 – Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award, Midwest Taekwondo Federation
  • 1979 – Certificate of Appreciation, National AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1979 – Appreciation Plaque from Midwest Taekwondo Association
  • 1979 – Certificate of Appreciation, Kukkiwon
  • 1979 – Certificate of Appreciation, 13th District Police Station Cmdr., Chicago
  • 1979 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Elgin Illinois
  • 1979 – Certificate of Appreciation, Midwest Taekwondo Association
  • 1979 – Certificate of Appreciation, Korean Association of Chicago
  • 1979 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Illinois AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, St George Cub Pack Chicago
  • 1980 – Certificate of Appreciation, National AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1980 – Certificate of Appreciation, Illinois AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of LaFayette Indiana
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Midwest Taekwondo Championships, Chicago
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, U.S. Ji Do Kwan Association
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Peoria Illinois
  • 1980 – Certificate of Appreciation, Korean Association of Chicago
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Midwest Korean Air Force Veterans Association
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1980 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, 1980 Oriental Martial Arts Expo, Gary, Indiana
  • 1981 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Illinois AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1981 – Certificate of Appreciation, Arirang Lions Club, Chicago
  • 1981 – Certificate of Appreciation, Martial Arts Exhibition, Chicago
  • 1981 – Presented Key to the City of Ft Myers Florida and made Honorary Citizen
  • 1981 – Presented Key to the City of North Miami and made Honorary Citizen
  • 1981 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, at the 5th Florida Taekwondo Championships
  • 1981 – Award of Appreciation, National AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1981 – Certificate of Appreciation, presented by Sang Moo Kwan
  • 1981 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Ft Myers
  • 1982 – Presented Key to the City of Lufkin Texas and made Honorary Citizen
  • 1982 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, City of Lufkin
  • 1982 – Master of the Year Citation, Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society
  • 1982 – Letter of Appreciation, Korean Association of Chicago
  • 1982 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Midwest Open Tournament, Chicago
  • 1982 – Certificate of Appreciation, National AAU Taekwondo Committee
  • 1983 – Certificate of Appreciation, Midwest Dong Book High School Alumni
  • 1983 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, American Taekwondo Federation
  • 1983 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, Midwest Open Martial Arts Championship, Chicago
  • 1983 – Award of Appreciation, at the 7th Florida Taekwondo Championships, Ft Myers
  • 1983 – Award of Appreciation, Illinois AAU Taekwondo Championships, Chicago
  • 1984 – Certificate of Appreciation, at the 10th National AAU Taekwondo Championships, Chicago
  • 1984 – Letter of Appreciation from Mayor Francis P. Hamilton, Kalamazoo Michigan
  • 1984 – Award of Appreciation, at the 8th Florida Taekwondo Championships, Ft Myers
  • 1984 – Master Instructor of the Year Citation, Korean Martial Arts Federation of the U.S.A.
  • 1984 – Letter of Appreciation from Mayor Federico Pena, Denver Colorado
  • 1985 – Award of Honor presented by Florida AAU at Florida AAU Taekwondo Championships
  • 1985 – Award of Appreciation Plaque, International Martial Arts Exhibition
  • 1985 – Appreciation Award presented at the 8th Florida Masters Exhibition
  • 1986 – Outstanding Demonstration Citation presented by Martial Arts Exhibition, Ft Lauderdale
  • 1986 – Award of Appreciation presented by The City of Garland Texas
  • 1986 – Award of Appreciation, American Black Belt Association
  • 1986 – Master Instructor of the Year Citation, Pan American Moo Duk Kwan Society
  • 1987 – Master Instructor of the Year Citation, American Masters Taekwondo Association
  • 1988 – Master Instructor of the Year Citation, World Martial Arts Federation
  • 1989 – Award of Appreciation, Grand Masters Association
  • 1990 – Master Instructor of the Year Citation, U.S.A. Martial Arts Association
  • 1991 – Award of Appreciation, Ro’s Open Taekwondo Championship
  • 1992 – Award of Appreciation, 1992 National Jacksonville Mayors Cup Tang Soo Do Championships
  • 1992 – Award of Appreciation, 1992 Grand Masters Association
  • 1992 – Award of Appreciation, by Mayor Bill Frederick at the 12th U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Championships
  • 1992 – Award of Appreciation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
  • 1992 – Certificate of Achievement, Asian Pacific Heritage Council of Orlando, Florida
  • 1992 – Letter of Appreciation and Key to the City of Orlando, Mayor Glenda Hood
  • 1993 – Letter of Appreciation, Evans High School and the Orange County School Board
  • 1993 – Letter of Appreciation, Windermere Elementary School
  • 2003 – Presented Key to The City of Orlando, made Honorary Citizen by Mayor Glenda Hood
  • 2023 – Launched the World Taekwondo & Hapkido Association.

DEMONSTRATIONS
Some of Grand Master Dos demonstrations are as follows: 

  • 1975 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Loop College Festival, Chicago
  • 1976 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Chicago Civic Center Bi-Centennial Festival(Record number of concrete slabs broken with knife hand strike)
  • 1976 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Triton College Festival, Chicago
  • 1976 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration on Channel 9 Ray Rayner Television Show, Chicago
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Waukegan Wisconsin Festival
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the International Festival, Navy Pier, Chicago
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the 2nd U.S. Open Midwest Martial Arts  Association, Chicago
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Western Michigan Open Tournament
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Wisconsin Open Tournament
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Peoria Martial Arts Festival
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Illinois State Championship Tournament
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Goju Shorei Open Tournament
  • 1977 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the 3rd World Tae Kwon Do Championships, Chicago Amphitheatre
  • 1978 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Navy Pier International Festival, Chicago
  • 1978 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the 1st Illinois AAU State Championships
  • 1978 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the North Miami Florida Open Tournament
  • 1978 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Korean Association Festival, Chicago
  • 1978 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Midwest Open Tournament, Peoria
  • 1979 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Indiana Open Tournament
  • 1979 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration on the Channel 26 Television Station, Chicago
  • 1979 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Navy Pier International Festival, Chicago
  • 1979 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Midwest Open Tournament, Peoria
  • 1980 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Chicago Boys Club
  • 1980 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at on the Channel 26 Television Station, Chicago
  • 1980 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the U.S. Ji Do Kwan Open Tournament
  • 1980 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Peoria Open Tournament
  • 1980 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Korean Independance Day Festival
  • 1981 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Museum of Science and Industry
  • 1981 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the O’Hare Expo Center
  • 1982 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Albany Park Neighborhood Festival
  • 1982 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Forest Park Festival
  • 1982 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at on the Channel 26 Television Station, Chicago
  • 1982 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the St. Patricks’ High School, Chicago
  • 1982 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Lufkin Texas
  • 1983 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at BBR Center, Chicago
  • 1983 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Triton College Ethnic Festival
  • 1983 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Midwest Open Martial Arts Championship, Chicago
  • 1983 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Museum of Science and Industry
  • 1983 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Navy Pier International Festival, Chicago
  • 1984 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Oak Park Festival
  • 1984 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Forest Park Festival
  • 1984 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Melrose Park Festival
  • 1985 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the DeVon International Festival, Chicago
  • 1985 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the International Festival, Chicago
  • 1985 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Oak Park Festival
  • 1985 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the River Forest Park Neighborhood Festival
  • 1985 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Chicago Avenue Festival, Chicago
  • 1986 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Martial Arts Exhibition, Ft Lauderdale
  • 1986 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Garland Texas
  • 1986 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Orlando Florida
  • 1991 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Orlando Florida
  • 1991 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Oak Hill Elementary School , Orlando Florida
  • 1991 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Korean Association of Central Florida
  • 1992 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Southwest Middle School, Orlando Florida
  • 1992 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Orlando Florida
  • 1992 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Dr Phillips High School, Orlando Florida
  • 1993 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Windermere Elementary School, Windermere Florida
  • 1993 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Municipal Auditorium, Clermont
  • 1993 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Evans High School, Orlando Florida
  • 1993 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at the Central Florida Fair, Orlando Florida
  • 1993 – Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Valencia Community College Auditorium, Orlando Florida 

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