Park Jung-tae

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Park Jung-tae (; c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada.Younglai, R. (2002): Obituary of Grand Master Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009.National Taekwon-Do Norway: Grandmaster Park Jung-tae (1943–2002) Retrieved on 14 February 2009.Global Taekwon-Do Federation Retrieved on 14 February 2009. He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.A tribute to the original masters (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011. Following a career in the South Korean military, Park emigrated to Canada in 1970. He was a key leader in the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under Choi Hong-hi, but founded the Global Taekwon-Do Federation in 1990 after leaving the ITF. After teaching taekwondo for many years, Park died in 2002.

Early life Park was born in 1943 or 1944 in Korea, during the period of Japanese occupation.Malaysian Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF Founder/History Retrieved on 14 February 2009. He began training in the martial arts as a child, starting with boxing before moving on to judo and then taekwondo. Park was one of the twelve original taekwondo masters of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. In 1964, he was the second President of the Korean Tae Soo Do Association.Choong, T. H. (c. 2005): Retrieved on 21 February 2009. Link has expired, as at 13 August 2010. From 1965 to 1967, he was ranked 4th dan and directed instruction of soldiers in Vietnam.ITF Phoenix Group: Biography of Master John Tompkins Retrieved on 16 February 2009.

Canada Park moved to Canada where he met his future wife, Linda, in Toronto in 1970.TaeKwonDo Times: Taking the Wheel – More with Grandmaster Linda Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009. During the 1970s, Park established the Manitoba Tae Kwon-Do Association.Global Winnipeg Taekwon-Do: About Our Club Retrieved on 17 February 2009. In 1975, he was ranked 6th dan.Derby School of Taekwon-Do: Forty years of Taekwon-Do in the United Kingdom Retrieved on 13 January 2010; link updated on 25 January 2012. In 1978 and 1979, he accompanied Choi on taekwondo demonstration tours in Europe.ITF Information: Biography of General Choi, Hong-hi Retrieved on 14 February 2009. In 1984, he conducted a seminar in Brisbane, Australia.McPhail, P., & Pygott, V. (2006): A Brief History of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do (Part 2) Retrieved on 16 February 2009.IIMA: Bernie Korent Retrieved on 16 February 2009. At the time, he was ranked 8th dan in the ITF. In November 1984, Park was elected Secretary-General of the ITF. Retrieved on 17 February 2009. He also held the position of Technical Chairman of the ITF.Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Style Retrieved on 3 February 2010.

Park founded the Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) on 14 June 1990, the year after his departure from the ITF due to North–South Korean political issues.Global Taekwondo Federation: GTF Retrieved on 14 February 2009.NP Tae Kwon Do Academy: History of Global Tae Kwon Do Federation Retrieved on 14 February 2009. He created six additional hyung to be practised along with the earlier ITF patterns. Amongst those who affiliated with the GTF was Sabree Salleh in 1998. Retrieved on 17 February 2009. Shortly before he died, Park promoted Salleh to 9th dan (GTF).

Later life Park died on 11 April 2002 due to poor health, and is survived by his wife and their children: Juliann, Heather, and Christopher.Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Welcome Retrieved on 14 February 2009; link has expired, as at 3 February 2010. Linda Park succeeded her husband as President of the GTF, and holds honorary 9th dan ranking.Global Taekwon-Do Federation: Masters Retrieved on 3 February 2010.

Park is listed as a pioneer in Canada (1970s) in Chang Keun Choi's list of taekwondo pioneers.Choi, C. K. (2007): Tae Kwon Do Pioneers Retrieved on 15 March 2008.

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