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| Yong Chin Pak | |
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| Style |
Hapkido Taekwondo Judo |
| Rank | 9th Dan Hapkido 8th Dan Taekwondo 6th Dan Judo |
| Website | http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ycpak/ |
Yong Chin Pak is a 6th dan judo, 9th dan hapkido, and 8th dan taekwondo master and adjunct instructor in Exercise Sport Science and instructed students in the martial arts ( hapkido, judo, and taekwondo) at Iowa State University from 1973 to 2013. [1] He graduated from Yongin University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education [2] and was President of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association from 1986 to 2007. [3]
Under Pak's guidance, the Iowa State Tae Kwon Do Club (previously coined the Karate Club due to the presence of a different taekwondo club already in existence on campus) has won multiple national collegiate championships. [4] Pak has also coached in both the Pan-Am and Goodwill Games. [5] He has also authored a textbook, Tae Kwon Do. [6]
The April 2021 edition of Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine featured the life and contributions of Grandmaster Pak as its international cover story. [7]
References
- ^ "Iowa State Faculty". Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ^ Iowa State Curricula Vita[ permanent dead link]
- ^ NCTA Officer List Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NCTA Result List
- ^ NCTA Yong Chin Pak Archived November 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pak, Yong Chin (1987). Tae Kwon Do. Iowa State University Press. ASIN B0012HAMLC.
- ^ Zirogiannis, Marc. "Grandmaster Yong Chin Pak". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060906054435/http://www.public.iastate.edu/%7eycpak/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090916195027/http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/tkd/
- http://www.ncta-usa.com/
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