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Grand Master Jae Joon Kim
August 15, 1929 – January 09, 2007
President & Founder
World Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation
 Grandmaster Jae
Joon Kim, 77, died January 09, 2007 in Brandon, Florida. He was born August 15, 1929 in Seoul, Korea
and was the son of a world champion sumo wrestler. Grandmaster J.J. Kim
started his training in Tang Soo Do in 1945 under the guidence of
Grandmaster Hwang Kee. In 1947 Grandmaster J.J. Kim earned his black belt,
Dan #38 and in 1952, he assisted in the formation of the Korean Tang Soo Do
Association in Korea. From 1955 – 1959, he was a top master
instructor. In 1961, he was appointed Vice-President of the Korean Soo Bahk
Do Association (the parent organization headed by Grandmaster Hwang Kee).
In 1967-1968, he was the Chief Master Instructor of Korean, U.S. and Vietnamese Special Forces in Vietnam.
In 1969, Grandmaster J.J. Kim was awarded 8th Dan and appointed
president of Moo Duk Kwan in the USA by Grandmaster Hwang Kee.
He brought Moo Duk Kwan to the United States
and founded the Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Association in Detroit, Michigan. In the 1970’s, Grandmaster J.J. Kim
founded the World Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Federation. In 1987, he moved
the World headquarters and his family to Brandon, Florida.
In 2004, Grandmaster J.J. Kim was inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Times Hall
of Fame. On April 22, 2006
Grandmaster J.J. Kim was inducted into the Grandmasters Society Hall of
Fame. Later that same year, he founded the World Traditional Tang Soo Do
Federation. The world’s martial art
community considered Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim a Master’s Master.
Grandmaster
Jae Joon Kim is survived by his loving wife Kum Soon Yun, his sons Nam,
Saul and Eric, his daughters Im, Shim and 12 grandchildren along with all
his loyal students worldwide. Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim was a devoted family
man, teacher and an inspiration to all he came into contact with. He will
be missed…. TANG SOO!
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