Yong Chin Pak | |
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Style |
Hapkido Taekwondo Judo |
Rank | 9th Dan Hapkido 8th Dan Taekwondo 6th Dan Judo |
Website | http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ycpak/ |
Yong Chin Pak is a 6th dan judo, 9th dan hapkido, and 8th dan taekwondo master and adjunct instructor in Exercise Sport Science and instructed students in the martial arts ( hapkido, judo, and taekwondo) at Iowa State University from 1973 to 2013. [1] He graduated from Yongin University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education [2] and was President of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association from 1986 to 2007. [3]
Under Pak's guidance, the Iowa State Tae Kwon Do Club (previously coined the Karate Club due to the presence of a different taekwondo club already in existence on campus) has won multiple national collegiate championships. [4] Pak has also coached in both the Pan-Am and Goodwill Games. [5] He has also authored a textbook, Tae Kwon Do. [6]
The April 2021 edition of Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine featured the life and contributions of Grandmaster Pak as its international cover story. [7]
Yong Chin Pak | |
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Style |
Hapkido Taekwondo Judo |
Rank | 9th Dan Hapkido 8th Dan Taekwondo 6th Dan Judo |
Website | http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ycpak/ |
Yong Chin Pak is a 6th dan judo, 9th dan hapkido, and 8th dan taekwondo master and adjunct instructor in Exercise Sport Science and instructed students in the martial arts ( hapkido, judo, and taekwondo) at Iowa State University from 1973 to 2013. [1] He graduated from Yongin University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education [2] and was President of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association from 1986 to 2007. [3]
Under Pak's guidance, the Iowa State Tae Kwon Do Club (previously coined the Karate Club due to the presence of a different taekwondo club already in existence on campus) has won multiple national collegiate championships. [4] Pak has also coached in both the Pan-Am and Goodwill Games. [5] He has also authored a textbook, Tae Kwon Do. [6]
The April 2021 edition of Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine featured the life and contributions of Grandmaster Pak as its international cover story. [7]