Tae Kwon Do: My Life and Philosophy

Tae Kwon Do: My Life and Philosophy


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  • Written by Yeon Hwan Park.
  • 176 pages.
  • Taekwondo.
  • Biography.
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International Tae Kwon Do master Yeon Hwan Park is one of the world's premier authorities on this popular martial art. A ninth-degree black belt and former coach of the U.S. Olympic and Pan-American Tae Kwon Do teams, Master Park trained in his native Korea before teaching Tae Kwon Do in Africa and then settling in the United States. The proprietor of a successful Tae Kwon Do dojang in New York and a major influence on the spread of Tae Kwon Do throughout the United States, Master Park has been featured in the New York Times and Newsday, on the cover of nearly every major martial arts magazine, and on major television networks.

In Tae Kwon Do: My Life and Philosophy Master Park recounts his exciting life, discusses his setbacks and successes, and explains the philosophy behind this ancient fighting system. Master Park uses events from his personal experience to illustrate how principles of Tae Kwon Do shape every part of a practitioner's life. This engaging narrative reveals the moral and spiritual philosophy behind the martial art and how it guided the life of one of Tae Kwon Do's greatest champions. It is essential, inspirational reading for all practitioners.

YEON HWAN PARK is a ninth-degree black belt and was the undefeated Korean national champion of Tae Kwon Do from 1971 to 1975. He has taught Tae Kwon Do the United States since 1980. He has coached the United States National Tae Kwon Do team, the United States Olympic Tae Kwon Do team, and the United States Pan American Games Tae Kwon Do team. He has also served as president of the New York State Tae Kwon Do Association and the secretary-general of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union. He is the former vice president of the United States Tae Kwon Do Union and the publisher of USA Taekwondo Review. Park is a professor and lecturer and has coauthored Black Belt Tae Kwon Do and Tae Kwon Do, Third Edition, both for Checkmark Books. He is currently the president of the United States Taekwondo Leaders Union (USTLU) and an Overseas Advisory Committee member of the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters. He lives in East Meadow, New York.
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