Park Jong-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jong-soo
Born1941
Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died27 November 2021(2021-11-27) (aged 79–80)
StyleTaekwondo
Teacher(s)Choi Hong-hi
Rank9th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Websitehttp://www.jongpark.com/

Park Jong-soo (1941 – 27 November 2021) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[1][2][3] He held the rank of 9th dan.[4][5] Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to Canada in 1968.

  1. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  2. ^ Park, S. H. (1993): "About the author." In H. H. Choi: Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence, 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  3. ^ A tribute to the original masters Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.
  4. ^ Grand Master Jong-soo Park: Biography Archived 11 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
  5. ^ Pioneers of Taekwon-Do: Grand Master Park Jong-soo Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 13 January 2010.