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55 Years |
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Grandmaster Dominick
Giacobbe
Clementon, New Jersey
A
direct student of the late
Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin,
Grandmaster Giacobbe, 9th Dan,
began his training in Tang Soo
Do in 1968.
A top tournament competitor on
the East Coast in the late 60's
and early 70's Grandmaster Giacobbe has appeared on the
cover of six martial arts
magazines over the years. He is
the founder of the
Intercontinental Tang Soo Do
Organization and Black Belt
magazine's Hall of Fame
recipient in the year 2000.
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50 Years |
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Master Richard Kopf
North Haven, Connecticut
Master Kopf, 8th Dan is the
highest ranking student of
Grandmaster Charles Ferraro,
and a member of the
Technical Advisory Committee of
the Tang Soo Do Mi Guk Kwan
Association. He also holds a 4th
Dan ranking in Shiho Karano Ju
Jitsu and has a long competitive
history and was a team captain
in both forms and sparring. He
established
the North Haven branch of the
West Haven Academy of Karate in
1978 and so also celebrates 40
years as a school owner.
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45 Years |
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Kim's Karate
York,
Pennsylvania
Kim's Karate was
Grandmaster
Chong Su Kim's
first school in the U.S.. Opened in 1978,
the year following his emigration to the United
States, the school also serves as the
headquarters for Grandmaster Kim's Pan-Am Tang
Soo Do Federation.
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40 Years |
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35
Years |
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30
Years |
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Master James Pumarejo
Tucson, Arizona
Master Pumarejo
is the Chief Instructor for Success Martial Arts
in Tucson, Arizona. He is also the Internatonal
Secretary for the World Dang Soo Do Union and
the USA West Regional Director. He has lived and
trained in South Korea for five years, returning
there every two years for the past twenty two
years. His 1st and 2nd Dan tests were in Korea
before Grandmaster Hwang Kee and he was awarded
Dan # 34997. He has been invited to the WDU
KoDanja grading for this 7th Dan in November of
this year. He also holds a 4th Dan in Kummooyeh,
a Korean Sword and in Archery. Master Pumarejo
is also in the US Air Force Reserves and holds
the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master
Sergeant.
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Master Chris
Rockhold
Cedar Park, Texas
Master Rockhold,
5th Dan, is the chief instructor of Rockhold
Karate in Cedar Park Texas. He has been training
since 1993 and is a member of the World Dang Soo
Do Union. He also studies and teaches the Korean
Sword, Hapkido, Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Chi
Na. He has also had combatives training with
members of the U.S. Special Forces, U.S. Secret
Service and defensive tactics with several other
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25
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