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TAE KWON DO HISTORY
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TAE KWON DO - Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art dating back to the first century B.C. "Tae Kwon Do", when translated, means "the way of punching and kicking." This ancient art of defense and fighting was passed down in families from one generation to the next. The martial art Tae Kwon Do, as we know it, was brought to the United States in the 1950's and the first School was organized in the early 1970's in the Midwest.
The World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF) is headquartered at the Kukkiwon in Seoul, Korea. It is the central governing body and headquarters of the traditional Tae Kwon Do schools. Tae Kwon Do is instructed under a number of different schools all governed by the WTF. The Chang Moo Kwan is one of eight traditional Korean Tae Kwon Do schools forming the WTF. This kwan, or school, is headed by Great Grand Master Soon Bae Kim. His protégé, Grand Master Moo Yong Yun, came to the United States in the 1970's to begin instructing. Grand Master Michael Lee is a student of Grand Master Yun and carries on the tradition of Tae Kwon Do in Southwest Minnesota.
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