Bobby and Jean Thomas - Their Friends and Family
Todd Patrick Thomas - Black Belt .... 2nd Degree Recommended.
I always taught my children to be all they can be
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I always taught my children to be all they can be
and Todd took that to heart when it came to
Taekwondo. He started his Taekwondo training in
Longview, Texas at the age of 15 under Instructor
Jack Yoder. He excelled to the level of - 2nd
"Degree Black Belt" recommended.
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Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee was born in Manchuria, China on July 20, 1936, with his family relocating back to Korea soon after World War II. Beginning his martial arts training in 1953, he received his first degree black belt in 1954. He graduated from high school and entered the Korean Army as a Taekwondo trainer for special troops in 1956 retiring from the army three years later to open a Taekwondo school at Osan Air Force Base.While teaching at his school on the military base, Eternal Grand Master Lee met and trained American serviceman Richard Reed. When it came time for Reed to return to the states, he invited Eternal Grand Master Lee to join him. Eternal Grand Master came to the United States in 1962, established himself as a Taekwondo instructor in Omaha, Nebraska where he and (now) Senior Master Reed became partners in a martial arts school, and became a U.S. citizen in 1973.
Master Haeng Ung Lee strived to make the world a better place by teaching the values of life through martial arts, and was one of the original pioneers to bring martial arts to America by founding the American Taekwondo Association, the World Traditional Taekwondo Union, and Songahm Taekwondo Federation, all of which preside over 300,000 members worldwide including schools in South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States.The students of Eternal Grand Master Lee include over 53,000 black belts and over 3,000 certified instructors in more than over 1,000 schools and clubs in the U.S. alone and more than 1,500 internationally.Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee passed away on October 5, 2000 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He left his legacy to the hundreds of thousands of Songahm students across the world.
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Master Haeng Ung Lee strived to make the world a better place by teaching the values of life through martial arts, and was one of the original pioneers to bring martial arts to America by founding the American Taekwondo Association, the World Traditional Taekwondo Union, and Songahm Taekwondo Federation, all of which preside over 300,000 members worldwide including schools in South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States.The students of Eternal Grand Master Lee include over 53,000 black belts and over 3,000 certified instructors in more than over 1,000 schools and clubs in the U.S. alone and more than 1,500 internationally.Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee passed away on October 5, 2000 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He left his legacy to the hundreds of thousands of Songahm students across the world.
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