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Grandmaster Jae Young Kwak |
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 | Grandmaster Jae Young Kwak was born in Seoul, Korea in 1938. He began Taekwondo training at the age of 14 and has been practicing for more than 56 years. He has dedicated himself to the development of the art, not only by improving his own skills to the most senior level but also by instructing and encouraging others in the pursuit of the art of Taekwondo throughout the world. |
His progress and achievements include: Feb | 1958-1960 | Army Instructor of Taekwondo in the Korean Army | Feb
| 1963-1964 | Flyweight Champion at Korean Games | May
| 1965-1976 | Police Instructor of Taekwondo in the Korean National Police College | Mar
| 1973 | Qualified in Korea as International Referee and International Instructor | Sep
| 1976-1988 | Instructor of Hong Kong Taekwondo Association and Chief Instructor of Hong Kong British Forces Association | Jan
| 1977 | Hong Kong Team Coach at the World Invitational Taekwondo Championships in Taipei | | Sep | 1978 | Hong Kong Team Coach of the 3rd Asian Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong | Oct
| 1983 | Hong Kong Team Coach in the 6th World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen Denmark | Feb
| 1984 | Chairman of International Referees of the 1st Sagarmatha for conduction of the Taekwondo Tournament held in Kathmandu, Nepal | Nov
| 1984 | Chairman of International Referees of the 6th Asian Taekwondo Championships in Manila, Philippines | Mar
| 1988 | Chairman of International Referees of the 8th Asian Taekwondo Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal | Jul
| 1988+ | Opened Kwak's Taekwondo Academy in Sydney, Australia | Jan
| 2000-08 | President of New South Wales Taekwondo Association | | Mar | 2001 | Received Taekwondo 9th Dan Black Belt Kukkiwon, from Korea (Kukkiwon: World Taekwondo Headquarters) | Dec
| 2002-2006 | Executive member of the Asian Taekwondo Union | Jan
| 2002-2008 | President of Taekwondo Australia Incorporated (national body) | | May | 2005+ | World Taekwondo Federation Executive Council Member | Jul
| 2005+ | Oceania Taekwondo Union Senior Vice-President |
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