Han Cha-kyo | |
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Born | 20 July 1934 Seoul, Korea |
Died | 1996 (aged 61–62) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Style | Taekwondo |
Teacher(s) | Won Kuk Lee, Nam Tae Hi, Duk Sung Son, Woon Kyu Um |
Rank | 9th dan taekwondo (UTF), 8th dan taekwondo (ITF) |
Website | http://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.