Park Jung-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jung-tae
Bornc. 1943
Korea
DiedApril 11, 2002(2002-04-11) (aged 58–59)
Canada
StyleTaekwondo
Rank9th dan taekwondo (GTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Notable studentsSabree Salleh
Websitehttp://www.gtftaekwondo.com/

Park Jung-tae (c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada.[1][2][3] He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[4][5] 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.

  1. ^ Younglai, R. (2002): Obituary of Grand Master Park Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  2. ^ National Taekwon-Do Norway: Grandmaster Park Jung-tae (1943–2002) Archived 2003-08-19 at archive.today Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  3. ^ Global Taekwon-Do Federation Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
  4. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  5. ^ 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.