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- Contact Informations
- Grand Master Woojin Jung
- 1510 Mt Vernon Rd SE
- Cedar Rapids, IOWA 52403 USA
+1 (319) 363-2425 / +1 (319) 396-1980
wjjung@taekwondotimes.com
Professional Experience
- 1942
- Born in Ul-ju-Gun, Kyng Sang Nam Do , S. Korea
- 1970
- Received a BA degree in Mechanical Engineering at Han-Yang University
- 1971
- Immigrated to US
- 1972
- Established 's Tae Kwon Do Academy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 1979-05
- Established New Life Fitness World, Fitness Club
- 1981
- Established Tri-Mount Publication, Inc.
Published Tae Kwon Do Times
- 1982-89
- President of Korean American Society of Iowa
- 1985-88
- First US and Canada Tae Kwon Do tour to Korea (Held by TKD Times)
- 1987
- Coordinated sister city between Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Ul-Ju Gun S. Korea
- 1991
- Formed North and South Korea and US Tae Kwon Do demo team
- 1995
- Eagle’s Nest open (Tae Kwon Do practice place) at Colorado Springs
- 1998-01
- Member of NUAC (National Unification Advisory Council)
- 2000
- North Korea Tae Kwon Do Tour begin (Held by TKD Times)
- 2001-Pres.
- Kyung-Hee University Honorary Professor
- 2005-Pres.
- Member of Kyung-Sang-Buk-Do, Korea honorary advisor
- 2006
- The 2nd World TKD Festival Prayer for Unification - 60 participant from12 countries performed board breaking ceremony at North side of DMZ. (AP special news)
- 2007
- North Korean TKD Demo team Goodwill Tour (First time N. Korean national anthem was played in 5 US major cities during the tour)
- 2008
- As respond of N. Korean TKD team tour, New York Philharmonic orchestra visited and played American National anthem first time ever in N. Korea.
- 2009
- Established Woojin Jung Tree in Cedar Rapid, Iowa
- 2010
- 2010 Kye-Myung University Tae Kwon Do department special professor
- 2011
- The 2nd N. Korean Tae Kwon Do Demo Team performed in 3 major eastern cities, Goodwill Tour
Publications
- 1998
- Tae Kwon Do book, "Free Style Sparring"
- 2002
- 세계가 우리를 기다린다.(Korean)
- 2003
- Autobiography, "Eastern Spirit, Western Dreams" (English version)
- 2004
- Revised edition of "Eastern Spirit, Western Dreams" (English version)
- 2008
- "Best Instructor + Best School = Best Life!" (English version)
- 2009
- 가난과 고난은 인생의보약이다, (Korean)
- 2009
- 최고의사범+최고의도장=Best Life!, (Korean)
Awards
- 1985
- Honorary Korean Award by the Prime Minister
- 1986
- Small Business Administration's Iowa Minority Small Business Person of the Year
- 1990
- Iowa Economic Development Award
- 2009
- TKD Ambassador Award, US Taekwondo Grandmaster Society
- 2009
- The Woojin Jung Tree Monument (Dedicated by the City of Cedar Rapids)
- 2011
- Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame 2011 for Tae Kwon Do
- 2012
- Living Legend of Tae Kwon Do, Legends of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards
Foundations
- 1978
- Jung's Black Belt Foundation
- 1988
- Woo Jin Scholarship, South Korea (Chung-Yang Elementary and middle schools in his hometown of Ulsan)
- 2000
- Grand Master Honor Society Foundation
- 2005
- Jung Family Charitable Foundation
Current Activities
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- Jung's Tae Kwon Do Academy Inc. ( 45 branches in 4 states)
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- New Life Fitness World (7 Clubs, 4 Cities)
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- Point Aerie LTD, LLC
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- Mountain Top Co. (Department Store/Office Building)
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- Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine published worldwide (International)