Duk Sung Son

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1922 –

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Who is Duk Sung Son?

Duk Sung Son was a martial artist, Grand Master, 9th degree black belt, Co-Founder of the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do, successor of Won Kuk Lee and leader of the Chung Do Kwan school. He was also the chief Instructor of the South Korean Army and the Eighth U.S. Army, founder and president of the World Tae Kwon Do Association and author of the books "Korean Karate, the Art of Tae Kwon Do” and “Black Belt Korean Karate ".

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Born
Jun 17, 1922
Seoul
Died
May 4, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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