1963/ First American ever to be allowed to compete in a Korean National Championship (1st Korea Nationals)
This will make you unbeatable. Anton Gessink-World Judo Champion. They also offer world-class stage presentations, promoting Taekwondo and speaking inspiring messages into peoples lives; receiving many assignments directly from the U.S. Pentagon enabling them to speak and perform at hundreds of military installations throughout the world. Since then, has been a professional teacher of Taekwondo, an accomplished tournament competitor, an international referee, a Taekwondo performer, an ordained minister, and President of the U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association. Dojo. Membership in the United Taekwondo Association is available for our Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Classic Weapons programs. Since any form not created in Korea has been cast out of Tae Kwon Do and replacementKorean forms thrown together to replace them, where is the tradition to preserve? Grandmaster Sell developed a unique Instructors Degree system to keep the retention of high-ranking black belts. Karate's History and Traditions. Great Grandmaster Lee passed his legacy down to his senior student, Great Grandmaster Uhm Woon Kyu, who was the president of the Kukkiwon and the World Chung Do Kwan Federation. 1991/ Promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt by the World TaeKwonDo Federation. Pieter, W. 1994. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_B._Sell ). She competed and placed in many tournaments, many of them against both males and females. Unfortunately, however, even relatively recent events in the Korean Martial Arts have been clouded by deliberate efforts to rewrite history for nationalistic or promotional purposes. It is hard for me to remember my life before Taekwondo. Unlike changes in the older kata which often are a result of a lack of knowledge concerning the application of a specific technique, these changes in Korean poomse are a deliberate attempt to make the poomse deeper and to improve the effectiveness of the techniques presented. Is Tae Kwon Do Really a Korean Art? 2007/Created the 1 on 1 Poomse Training DVDs for USCDKA and Century Martial Arts. These styles became the kwans, the basis for the development of Tae Su Do(29)(early name for Tae Kwon Do) which became the most rapidly growing martial sport in the world.1993/ Created a series of video training tapes that established the USCDKA Video Library.
1974/ USA Team Coach for the 1st World TKD Championships in Seoul. 1994/ Created the first Computerized CD Rom training system of all WTF Taeguek Poomse. 1994. In the U.S. the American Taekwondo Association was an independent group run by Grandmaster Haeng-Ung Lee (co-founded with Great-Grandmaster Suh-Chong Kang as the first ATA President). It's more fun with friends. 1990/ Established the Annual USCDKA National Training Conference in Florida. The United States Chung Do Kwan Association (USCDKA) is an American Martial Arts organization that was founded in 1967 in Trenton, Michigan by Edward B. This may have been a very healthy thing, allowing Korean instructors to evolve their art in new directions. For the correct development of Korean martial arts, it was considered necessary to distance these arts as much as possible from the Japanese and Chinese arts. Sell, and Grandmaster Brenda J. In a very short time he realized that he had created the beginning of a scale model TaeKwonDo institute that would be responsible for setting high standards throughout the Eastern part of the United States .1973/ Founding member of the Kukkiwon
We have common goals, a common interest and people look to us as leaders because of the Black Belt around our waist. This brief history is dedicated to Master Jonathan C. Henkel, 7th Dan, Chung Do Kwan. At this period, there was a great deal of military, political, and economic exchange between China and Korea, and it is likely that the techniques of Chuan Fa were adopted in Korea to become Subak. smartSpeed : 200, The strict discipline and hard core training molded these white belts into hard fighters whose reputation began to spread throughout the East Coast shortly after entering their first tournament in June 1968, when eight students brought home twelve 1st and 2nd place trophies and the Overall Club Championship Trophy. The U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association is a premiere Taekwondo Association that provides legitimate credentials, quality training aides, national Training . Charles E. Tuttle Co. Rutland, VT. 192 p. Haines, B.A. There can be no doubt whatever about the deliberate intent on the part of the WTF and ITF Korean Masters to convert Tae Kwon Do into a pure sport.Our KwanJang
It also takes courage to live. Sell is the highest ranked non-oriental in the world in Taekwondo. In the interview, he states: I am the founder of modern Tae Kwon Do in Korea., The major students named by Grand Master Lee in this interview were:Un Kyu Um (Kukkiwon VP)Choi Hung Hi ( Founder of ITF)Jae Chung Ko (Jae Chun Ko)Chong Myung Hung(Hyun)Chung Ki Paek (Wan Ki Paek)Chong Lim WooPong Seok KimSang Hung LeeSeok Kyu KimJun Yoo Eung (Introduced TKD to North Korea). 2001/ September 11, 2001 Grandmaster Sell tests and passes the World TaeKwonDo Federation (WTF Kukkiwon) 9th Degree Black Belt, making him the highest ranking WTF Black Belt outside of Korea. jQuery(document).ready(function() { A Premier Taekwondo Association providing community, credentials, tournaments & quality. 1975/ First American to be an International Referee in the First World Games. (10)In general, it would seem that most Asian martial arts per se in China, Korea, Okinawa, and Japan, derive from a combination of indigenous, relatively primitive(11), techniques with the more highly organized Buddhist fighting arts as these were spread from India by missionaries. There is great pressure for Tae Kwon Do to evolve more generally into a sport with decreasing emphasis on basics, poomse training, and combat effectiveness. It means that you are getting the very best in professional Taekwondo instruction. 1981/ Co-Founder of The Sell Team, an International Christian Exhibition Team. With the exception of Tang Su Do, which is simply Japanese Karate as taught in Korea(27)and has retained the same kata as Shotokan, Korean black belts developed hybridized styles by combining techniques from Karate and modern Chuan Fa with indigenous Korean techniques: either their own inventions, or what could be recovered from limited experience with, or the popular idea of, Tae Kyon(28). The Chinese Knight-Errant. Sell. v. #1 Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan for the Beginner. This is what they were not. ]), King Chongjo ordered Gen. Lee Duck Moo to compile an illustrated official text of all martial arts, the Muye Dobo Tongj, which contained one chapter dealing with empty handed martial arts, identified as Kwonpup (Chuan Fa). These legends are as compelling in Korean as the legends of the King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table in English, and the Hwarang's existence seems to be better documented(16). New Haven. There is a lack of preparation, seriousness and commitment. Tae Kwon Do Times. The modern Karate of Korea, with very little influence from Tae Kyon, was imported directly from China and also from Okinawa through Japan.(24), The main differences among Tang Su Do, Karate, and Kung Fu (sic) were in how pressure points were used and attacked.(25). us. He personally wishes to set the example by being to be all that God wants him to be! 109p. He offers credentials and business consulting to Black Belts who wish to excel in the profession of teaching Taekwondo. People & Events in Taekwondo's Formative Years. Dojang. Classical Budo Weatherhill.1969/ Author of Americas first Taekwondo training manual, titled Korean Karate
1969/ Created a unique Instructors Degree certification system Great incentives for Black Belts
However, as many of the Korean masters, especially the older generation, have been trained in Japanese, Okinawan, or Chinese styles, it is hardly possible that this training could have had no influence on their development of the new Korean poomse. Niedernhausen. We are a member of the United States Chung Do Kwan Assocation, the oldest American Taekwondo association. Note that there is also a Chung Do Kwan International, Inc., headed by a Grand Master Sung Jae Park. There she realized her love for the sport. First, they were not warriors. 1995. The Palgwe series and the Taeguek series are very recent poomse which were originally introduced and adopted by the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association on Jan. 30, 1967. Karate was, if not a secret art, at least closely restricted to the more well-to-do class, and often kept within families. Modern Tae Kwon Do was largely created by young men who had received their original training in Japan or China before 1945, but most never reached the higher levels of their arts. The dojangs which had withdrawn from UCDKA came together during the early months of 1997 to form a new association, the American Chung Do Kwan Ltd (ACDKL), under Masters J. Bice and J. Henkel. Even though she successfully passed the exam, there was not a female division for competition. Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee: Founder of Chung Do Kwan. Los Angeles. 1992/ Created annual Soaring Eagle Seminar Series, visiting all USCDKA schools. A & C Black. Sr. Grandmaster Sell was the only native-born American to be honored with this distinguished title. For more information on becoming a part of our organization, please contact our main office at 513-791-8888 or utataekwondo@gmail.com . His one hope and dream was to some day open his own Korean Karate (TaeKwonDo) Studio and build it into a national organization, so that others may benefit from his newly found Way of Life.. Alexander was the greatest general of his time and one of the greatest generals of all time. More information for Senior Grandmaster Edward B. It was probably a very gradual process, but legend has attributed the introduction of these techniques to a single Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma. University of Chicago Press. Alexander the Great was a Pankration enthusiast, and the Pankration, foremost among other Greek martial sports, went into Asia as far as India with Alexander's armies of conquest. 1962/ Promoted to First Degree Black Belt, 1963/ First Foreigner to compete in the first National Korean Championship (won 3rd place). Inside Tae Kwon Do. I have gained a new family, through the US Chung Do Kwan Association, a family that I am always excited to see. In 1953, the ROK 29th Division stationed on Che Jo Island was made responsible for martial arts training in the ROK army. They may have become and commanded warriors after having been Hwarang, but as Hwrang, they were not warriors. United States. The Chinese Knight-Errant. A team of Korean Grandmasters was made responsible for carrying out this project. It is certainly no disgrace to train in a dynamic fighting style created by an exceptional Korean martial artist which can trace its roots back through Okinawan Karate to ancient China. Among the things which were taken from the USCDKA were the patch placement on the dobak, the student's name in Korean and English, the design of the instructor patch, and the gup colors up through brown belt. The OFFICIAL member group for the United States Chung Do Kwan Association!1999/ Osan Air Force Base, Korea Sell Team Ministries
Winter1996. During the Japanese occupation, many Korean boys were taken to Japan for education and training, which sometimes included intensive training in the Japanese martial arts. autoplayHoverPause : true, In 1974, the ITF had moved from Korea to establish its headquarters in Toronto. He concludes that the modern Korean style of TKD has been changing forms to reflect sporting emphasis and a Korean predilection for kicking techniques. The place was packed with locals. 1993. He personally wishes to set the example by being to be all that God wants him to be! It may be expected that the poomse will continue to change to reflect the increasing emphasis on the sporting aspect of Tae Kwon Do, and the emphasis that training in modern Tae Kwon Do places on kicking. 150p. (10) See Burdick, D. 1997. As the martial arts were often developed, transmitted, and practiced in secret, precise historical conclusions are impossible. V. 1. Grand Master Lee was forced to move and this was the time when I established Chung Do Kwan at Tae Go temple (Tae Go Sa) in Sorul. He was then forced to move to Kwan Yung Kwan in Soeul. London. 1996. His one hope and dream was to some day open his own Korean Karate (TaeKwonDo) Studio and build it into a national organization, so that others may benefit from his newly found Way of Life., August 18, 1967 the Trenton Karate Studio held its first class session with twenty-five enthusiastic beginners under the command of Master Instructor Edward B. Sell.
, 1967 2019 USCDKA, INC. MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF USCDKA, Inc. 1987/ 8th Degree Black Belt World Chung Do Kwan Association-Seoul, Korea. 
Grandmaster Brenda J. Grandmaster Edward B. Bishop, Mark. Within two years, she was awarded her 1st Dan. Other Koreans went to China as students or were stationed in Japanese occupied Manchuria as soldiers where some of them were exposed to Chinese martial arts. In any case, it is evident that the name, Tae Kwon Do, is of very recent origin. Everyone needs help sometimes. Korean Tae Kwon Do Association of America/Canada. 1997/receives 7th Dan Kukkiwon credentials from World Taekwondo Federation. 175pp(pp16-17): Bei der Grndung der Koreanischen Taekwondo Verbandes (KTA)kamen die Grndungsmitgleider dennoch berein, keinen der Formen aus den neun beteiligten richtungen zubevorzugen, sondern im Interesse eines gemeinsamen Taekwondo und um den andern Poomse-Richtungen entgegenzukommen ganz neue Formen zu kreieren. Welcome! 2011/ Published Board Breaking 101 e-book and printed versions
Tracing instructional lineages of the founders of the kwans back beyond 1945 inevitably leads to Japanese styles of karate. They did not follow Hwrang as a Do, for they left the Hwrang as they became older. (30) Sources differ as to dates and names. 1977/First female awarded International Referee Certification by WTF, 1978/Awarded the 4th degree and master rank, 1981/Co founder of Evangelistic Taekwondo Exhibitions. Sell. Sell. All suggestions for additions and corrections are always very welcome, and may be sent to the author in care of Husky Tae Kwon Do. Sell. The idea that this Greek art is one of the major sources of all Asian unarmed martial arts today is not at all far-fetched. V. 2. 1967 - 2019 USCDKA, INC. 1989. Available sources do not support such a conclusion.These very limited sources do suggest that the Hwrang were both more and less than the Japanese Bushi or Samurai. He has more than fifty years of experience in the research, teaching, and performing of the Worlds most effective martial arts (Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan). 242p. My self-confidence has grown, as I have been promoted through the student, black belt, and master ranks. Seoul. It takes courage to enter the dojang for the first time, to dedicate yourself to training day after day, to step in the ring to spar that larger competitor, and to break your first brick. Grandmaster Sell, who passed away in Feburary of 2014, was the highest ranked non-Korean taekwondo practicioner in the world, and is currently the only non-Korean who is recognized as a legend and pioneer of Taekwondo in the Tae Kwon Park in Seoul, Korea. The door is open. You too can do the same. Eventually released in 1950, he and his wife fled to Japan as political refugees. Both Grandmaster Sells had the opportunity to work directly under Grandmaster Uhm, and it was Grandmaster Uhm who dubbed the USCDKA the Best of the best. Grandmaster Uhm has since passed away, and now Grandmaster Hae Man Park runs the Chung Do Kwan Federation. Leaving Korea in 1968 meant that I escaped the tremendous pressure to throw away everything that I learned, join the ITF or WTF, teach only new made-up forms with Korean labels, and teach how to win trophies in tournaments.(39), The hyung currently in use by the International Tae Kwon Do Federation, (ITF) were the Chang Hon poomse developed by Hong Hi Choi before 1965, and they are still taught. Sell can be found on Wikipedia. Sell retains the title of CEO. During the confused period following the defeat of Japan in 1945, Tang Su Do was associated with gang violence, so the government refused to allow any public facilities to teach Tang Su Do. Instruction in the favored martial art of that army would be highly valued by any soldier or warrior of the period.2005/ U.S. His style underwent several changes, adapting to the centuries of Japanese martial tradition, and became Shotokan Karate(20). 92p. Taekwondo means nothing unless youre a whole person, improving in all areas of your life, satisfied and happy with your direction in all things. Grandmaster Sell began his Chung Do Kwan Academy in Trenton, Michigan in 1967, and it grew into the United States Chung Do Kwan Association. responsiveRefreshRate : 200, Sell, Awarded 9th Degree Black Belt by Grandmaster Hae Man Park, December 1, 2012, 2013/ 16th edition of Forces of Taekwondo. Uoon Kyu Um is mentioned among the original students of Grand Master Lee and so is Jhoon Rhee but, in this version, there is no mention at all of General Choi Hong Hi.
1986/ U.S. The chairmanship was held by several different masters in rapid succession, but by the beginning of 1997 most of the active clubs had withdrawn from the UCDKA, which then virtually ceased to exist. He retired in 1945, but before doing so, he named his successor as head of Chung Do Kwan, Grand Master Uoon Kyu Um. 242p. Master Eric Madden Forces of Tae Kwon Do, U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association. Tae Kwon Do Times. In brief, the Hwrang were students in a very demanding preparatory course. York Beach, ME. 1989/Receives Letter of Citation from WTF for her contribution to Taekwondo. The United States Chung Do Kwan Association (USCDKA) is the oldest Taekwondo association, founded in 1967 by Senior Grandmaster Edward B. Tae Kwon Do. At this point, little if anything had been contributed by the Korean martial art of Tae Kyon, which had all but vanished during the Yi dynasty and the subsequent Japanese occupation. 1987. 202p. Find company research, competitor information, contact details & financial data for ASSOCIATION DES CONSERVATEURS DES MUSEES DES HAUTS-DE-FRANCE of ROUBAIX, HAUTS DE FRANCE. A chartered school in the Universal Taekwondo Association, Soo Kon Kim Grandmaster. 1973/ 1st World Taekwondo Championship his student, and brother Ray Sell took a bronze medal. Sell and the Sell Team. With the help of his three brothers Tom, Ray, and Ron, the studio was opened in a very short time with very limited funds that were available. Almost all modern Karate is firmly based on Chinese boxing techniques which were introduced to Okinawa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly from the Fuchou area in Fukien Province(19). 1997. 1996/Completes, with her family, the first computerized CD Rom training system of all WTF Taguek Poomse. When practiced as a sport, Tae Kwon Do techniques are strictly limited in application for safety reasons. The Way of the Warrior. Tae Kwon Do is the youngest of all the Oriental martial arts. #2. Dojang. 1968. But during the 18th-19th and early 20th centuries no organized martial arts instruction was available, and Tae Kyon was studied in secret, largely within certain families. 1987. It still does. There should be more emphasis on basic skills: balance, focus, strength training, conditioning of striking surfaces, stance. Youre not alone though; everyone has these feelings at some point in their lives. autoplay : true, Martial Meditation. They have gone to extraordinary lengths to develop winning contestants and fine champions. Later in 1974 renames it to the US Chung Do Kwan Association. 1961/Grandmaster Sell begins his training while stationed at Osan Air Force Base in Seoul Korea.
, 1962/ Promoted to First Degree Black Belt, 1963/ First Foreigner to compete in the first National Korean Championship (won 3rd place), 1964/ Promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt. & A. Westbrook. 
Grandmaster Edward B. For an overview of the martial legends of Hwarangdo, the reader is referred to the web site www.hwarangdo.com/hrd1.htm. If you ever want to talk about anything in your life, please do so with a fellow student or your instructor. Reid, H. & M. Croucher. Sell is the president/CEO of the United States Chung Do Kwan Association (USCDKA) [3] and the only non-Asian female person to be recognized by the Kukkiwon as a 9th Dan Black Belt in the Chung Do Kwan style of Taekwondo, making her the highest ranked non-Asian female Tae Kwon Do practitioner in the world. The U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association was declared "The Best of the Best" by the highest ranking. The UCDKA was first conceived in Alabama. Other Japanese styles are also recent introductions from Okinawa. What were they? 1996/ Hall of Fame Outstanding Female Master. TKD Times March 1986. pp30-42, (35) Interview with Dr. Un Yong Kim. Very few people practiced these arts during the period of the Japanese occupation. The Hwrang(14)(572-935 AD)(15)have a legendary relationship to Korean martial arts. Grand Master Cha Sok Park, 8th Dan, agreed to arrange the validation of UCDKA Dan ranks at the Kukkiwon in Korea. The first style to be chosen was Chung Do Kwan. Military Crusade/Demonstration Team to troops in Germany.
1973/ Coach of the U.S. [citation needed] Duk Sung Son then became Kwan Jang Nim of Chung Do Kwan. (23) He may have been a second Dan - sources disagree. Known then as "The Korea Taekwondo Association of America" Great Grandmaster Sell had a vision. Notes on the Historical Development of Korean Martial Sports- An Addendum to Young's History & Developmemnt of Tae Kyon. 1996/ Hall of Fame Outstanding Female Master. Grandmaster Edward B.
1990/ Established the Annual USCDKA National Training Conference in Florida
1994/ The Sell Family created the first computer CD-ROM on all Taeguek forms. But, in the coming weeks/months we hope to build the portal out to include further information and be a prime spot for information on our Chung Do Association . Qualified Instructors All our instructors are tested and certified through the United States Chung Do Kwan Association established in 1967.#2. It has helped bring our family closer. Sell can be found on Wikipedia. In 1967, Grand Master Edward B. Ohara. However, as this evidence is equally compelling as proof for Chinese origins(9), it is more likely that the ancient roots for the roots for Korean martial arts lie not in Korea but in China and that the early unarmed martial arts of Koguryo Korea may in fact simply be these early Taoist forms of Chinese boxing, as spread by the yu-hsia. says only late in 1954, (47) Rodine, Tim. Air Force Academy Taekwondo Demonstration
The Truth Behind Martial Arts in Korean Today. From Generation to Generation to Puerto Rico.#4. 1992/ Created the annual American KwanJang Seminar Tour, visiting all USCDKA Schools. Combat Sports in the Ancient World. Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee: Founder of Chung Do Kwan. $ PPP Loan Information Loan #3983198604 Loan Size: $5,320 Tae Kwon Do Times. (15) It is curious that this period corresponds very closely to that of the Chinese T'ang Dynasty. 1961-67/ Tae Soo Do (long before Taekwondo) Chung Do Kwan student at Osan Air Force Base, Korea He offers credentials and business consulting to Black Belts who wish to excel in the profession of teaching Taekwondo. 1966/ First American to receive the Taekwondo Certificate of Merit from Korea Taekwondo Assoc.
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