Han Cha-kyo

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Cha-kyo
Born20 July 1934
Seoul, Korea
Died1996 (aged 61–62)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
StyleTaekwondo
Teacher(s)Won Kuk Lee, Nam Tae Hi, Duk Sung Son, Woon Kyu Um
Rank9th dan taekwondo (UTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Websitehttp://utf.whsites.net/

Han Cha-kyo (20 July 1934 – 1996) was a South Korean master of taekwondo,[1][2][3][4] and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[5][6] He held the rank of 9th dan in taekwondo.[2] Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1971 with his wife and newborn daughter Nancy Han. He later had another daughter, Catherine Han. After teaching taekwondo for many years in Chicago, he died in 1996.

  1. ^ Han's Tae Kwon Do: Grandmaster Han Cha-kyo Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b Han's Tae Kwon Do: About Han's Tae Kwon Do Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
  3. ^ Universal Taekwon-Do Federation Madison: Grandmaster Han Cha-kyo Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 13 January 2010.
  4. ^ Pacific International Taekwondo: World Taekwondo Alliance Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 13 January 2010.
  5. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  6. ^ A tribute to the original masters Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.