The first "all-inclusive" unification of ITF practitioners endorsed by ITF Pioneer Grand Master Hwang, Kwang Sung K-9-1, promoted directly by General Choi Dec. 1997.
28th March 2021
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: from the Official Tae Kwon-Do Hall of Fame
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I am pleased and honored to announce that GM Hwang Kwang-Sung is to be Inducted into the Official Tae Kwon-Do Hall of Fame, recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication and contribution to the proliferation of Tae Kwon-Do across the USA and globally.
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GM Hwang who hails from Manchester, Connecticut has provided the ITF and Tae Kwon-Do with the highest level of instruction during his many years of teaching, as his vast number of students from across America can attest to.
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GM Hwang was the Founder & President of KATU (which was an authorized ITF organization in the USA dedicated to providing seminars and tournaments to its vast membership). He, GM Hwang was the first Korean living in the USA to be awarded with the prestigious 9th dan by General Choi Hong-Hi. being one of the relatively few Grand Masters to have been promoted to IX Dan by General Choi during his lifetime.
As the North American Director, for the Official Tae Kwon-Do Hall of Fame (ITF affiliates) it is my esteemed honor to make this announcement today on this 28th day of March 2021.
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Tae Kwon, Michael Cormack.
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North American Director, for the Official Tae Kwon-Do Hall of Fame (ITF affiliates)
Anuncio oficial: del Salón de la Fama oficial de Tae Kwon Do.
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Me complace y me siento honrado de anunciar que el GM Hwang Kwang Sung será incluido en el Salón de la Fama oficial de Tae Kwon-Do, reconocido con el premio a toda una vida por su dedicación y contribución a la proliferación de Tae Kwon-Do en los Ee.UU. y a nivel mundial. GM Hwang, oriundo de Manchester, Connecticut, ha proporcionado a la ITF y Tae Kwon-Do el más alto nivel de instrucción durante sus muchos años de enseñanza, es su gran número de estudiantes de todo Estados Unidos puede dar fe. GM Hwang fue el fundador y presidente de KATU (que fue una organización autorizada de la ITF en los EE.UU. dedicada a proporcionar seminarios y torneos a su vasta membresía). GM Hwang fue el primer coreano que vivió en los EE.UU. en ser galardonado con el prestigioso 9º Dan por el general Choi Hong- Hi. Siendo uno de los relativamente pocos Grandes Maestros que han sido promovidos a IX Dan por el General Choi durante su vida. Como director norteamericano, para el Tae Kwon oficial -Do Salón de la Fama (afiliados de la ITF) es un honor hacer este anuncio en este día histórico.
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Taekwon, Michael Cormack
Director norteamericano, para el Salón oficial de la fama de Tae Kwon-Do (afiliados de la ITF)