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SANG MIN |
Grand Master Sang Min Cho is known in most of the media and books as the "Father of BrazilianTKD". On July of 1970, he was sent to Brazil, by the ITF and Gen. Choi Hong Hi. He was 7th DAN at the time and opened a TKD School called "Academia Liberdade" in Sao Paulo. During the 70s, just a few years after Grand Master Cho arrival in Sao Paulo there was a massive immigration of Korean masters to that giant city. By early 80s, there was around 50 Korean Masters teaching in that state. GM Cho introduced TKD to the Brazilian Police, and for many years worked hard to develop and promote the art. Today he is retired from teaching and lives in Los Angeles, California. It's interesting to mention that almost four decades later his first TKD School (Academia Liberdade) in Sao Paulo still open and is owned by Grand Master Cho's brother-in-law. It's the oldest TKD School in South America. Inducted Into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame ® April 6th, 2007 |
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Bang Kun Mo |
Graduated in Law (Yonsei University, KOREA) and Physical Education (UNIMAR, Brazil) Member of Rotary International (ex-SG 2 times and ex-GDA of the RI District 4510 Governor) Member of Masonary (level 33th) Professor of the University of Marilia, Brazil Pioneer of Brazilian Taekwondo Founded the Bang Taekwondo Club in Brazil in 1971 (the most famous and major net clubs in Brazil) Former the First Brazilian Black Belts Former the First Brazilian National Champions Kukkiwon International Advisory Committee Member Introduced Taekwondo in University of Physical Education Received many awards from: - WTF, Kukkiwon, Korea Education Ministery,etc. |
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JUNG DO LIM |
Master Jung Do Lim is reported by some to be the first Korean to teach TKD in Brazil in the late 60s,even though in the most media the name mentioned is Sang Min Cho (came in 1970). Master Jung Do Lim arrived as 5th DAN in the state of Bahia (north of Brazil) in 1968, he was a member of the KTA and Moo Duk Kwan and started to teach TKD in that same year at the University of "Cruz das Almas", and later in the city of Salvador (capital of Bahia).possibly because he settled in an isolated region of Brazil and was not as active in the media as well in TKD politics, he ended up been excluded of most books as the father of Brazilian TKD. Master Lim formed several black belts in that region and was reportedly teaching until the 90s. |
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YEO JUN KIM |
Master Yeo Jun Kim current Vice President of the Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation has been committed and very active in Brazilian TKD for the past three decades.He was a successful competitor in the 80s and in partnership with his brother Yeo Jin Kim owns the famous "Academia Liberdade" in Sao Paulo, the oldest TKD School in Brazil, opened by his brother-in-law, Grand Master Sang Min Cho in 1970. Master Kim is deeply involved in TKD politics, in 1994 he founded the "Uniao Brazilera de TKD" or UBT which was a national TKD organization parallel to the CBTKD (main national federation). Master Kim is now a 7th DAN and the current president of FETESP (Sao Paulo TKD - Federation). He returned to the CBTKD and is considered to be the future successor of Master Yon Min Kim to control TKD in Brazil |
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WOO JAE LEE |
Master Woo Jae Lee arrived in Brazil as a 6th DAN on March of 1972, sent by the ITF and General Choi Hong Hi and opened the first TKD School in Rio de Janeiro. Master Lee was the biggest promoter of TKD in Brazil during the 70s. On January of 1973, he organized the first TKD competition ever in Brazil (in Rio) and short after arranged a team of 10 masters from Korea to come to Brazil and travel all over the country doing public demonstrations in schools, TV, military bases, and police headquarters. At the end, each one of those masters members of the demo team chose a state to settle and open a TKD school. Master Lee also was the publisher of a martial arts magazine called "DO" and a famous book named "Aprenda Taekwondo" (Learning Taekwondo). In 1974 he became the first President of the first national TKD organization (Departamento Tecnico de TKD). Master Lee retired from TKD in the 80s and still lives in Brazil. |
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YONG MIN KIM |
Master Yong Min Kim arrived in Rio de Janeiro in 1974, to become rich and famous. It all started because of his spectacular demonstrations. He had a stunning technique, incredible speed, especially on the spinning hook kick, and a lot of charisma with people. In the early 90s, he had a weekly participation in a national TV show for children and later a comic book was named after him: "Master Kim". He became a star outside the Martial Arts world. In the 80s, he got involved in TKD politics and was left by Master Woo Jae Lee to control the National TKD Organization, since them has been more than 20 years. TKD politics are a hot topic these days because he is still in power and controlling the "Confederacao Brazileira de TKD" (CBTKD). Master Kim is now 9th DAN |
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JOO YUL OH |
Former Korean National champion and trainer of 5 world champions, Master Joo Yul Oh arrived in Brazil in 1977, first in Sao Paulo (for 2 years) and then to Recife (capital of Pernambuco in the north of Brazil) where he settled for the next 9 years teaching TKD. In the mid 80s Master Oh became the trainer of Brazil's national team and was responsible for an immense improvement in the technical level culminating with a greater performance in international competitions. Master Oh was a publisher of a magazine call "Sports TKD" in the 80s and also was the first in Brazil to manufacture TKD equipment and protection for sparing. He's now 8th DAN and lives in the US where he owns a school in Florida. |
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RODNEY |
Master Rodney Reis was a student of Woo Jae Lee in Rio de Janeiro and became the first Brazilian TKD star in the 70s. He won 3 times the heavy weight national title and contributed a lot with the development of TKD in Brazil, in those ground-breaking years. He ran a successful TKD school in Rio for more than 2 decades. He was the most traditional Master, refusing to incorporate the new techniques and changes made by the WTF in the following years. Master Reis retired from TKD teaching in the late 90s. In 2008 the Rio de Janeiro TKD Federation created a competition that carrys his name in recognition for his work. |
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FLAVIO MOLINA | Flavio Molina was a student of Woo Jae Lee in Rio and a 3 times middle weight national champion. In the late 70s he became the most famous Brazilian TKD fighter to come out of that era; he competed in the 1982 World Championships in Ecuador, but did not medal. Besides TKD, he was a model for TV commercials and is the "Father of Thai Boxing in Rio de Janeiro". Molina's life took a tragic direction: first he end up participating in a famous Mixed Martial Arts match against a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter and because he was not familiar with grappling, he lost. After that he retired and became a special operations police officer specializing in aerial rescue. Molina saved the lives of many people, including high profile politicians. He died in the 90s in a terrible accident, falling from a helicopter during an exhibition for a TV show. He is a TKD hero in Brazil! |
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CARLOS LODDO |
Master Carlos Loddo was the "King of Brazilian TKD in the 80s". He had a huge impact in the Brazilian TKD during that period, a 6 times national champion, 2 times Brazilian Cup Champion, and the first Brazilian to win a medal in international competition at the World Cup in Colorado (1986). Master Loddo was creative and ahead of his time; the first Brazilian TKD fighter to hire a professional trainer to assist with his preparation, he modern- ized Brazilian training by replacing the traditional way of fighting with the new modern techniques from the WTF and the results of Loddo's advances were dramatic. As a trainer and coach, he was responsible for at least 60 national titles and many were his own students. He was the founder of the FETAD (in Brazilia) Brazil's capital, city where he lived. He learned TKD from Korean Master Soo Myung Choi. Master Loddo refused to move up in rank staying at 1st DAN. He retired in early 90s to become a Philosophy teacher in a Canadian University. Recently he moved back to Brazil. |
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ANDRE ALEX |
Master Andre Lima is the most recognized TKD man to come out of South America. He was a student of Masters Soo Myung Choi and Carlos Loddo and didn't compete much inside Brazil. Lima first burst into Brazil's scene in the mid 80s, doing some astonishing TKD demonstrations shows in prime time National TV. He jumped off of the third floor of a building; then jumped over a car to break a board and finished the demo smashing a pile of 20 tiles with his head. He is recognized in Brazil as the pioneer of TKD in Ceara State which is located in northern Brazil. In the late 80s, he moved to Europe where he competed widely wining several titles including the Opens of France, Belgium, Germany and etc. He also competed in the US where he settled with his wife, Christianny Paiva Lima 5th DAN, and daughter Aycka Lima 2nd DAN. They own the Lima Taekwondo Academy in California. Master Lima is now a 6th DAN and well-know in the TKD community for hundreds of appearances in martial arts magazines in the 80s and 90s, a book called "Combat Kicking", and also for his work in movies; in 2007 he was the lead in the movie "Beyond the Ring". |
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Natalia |
Inducted Into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame ® April 10th, 2009 2009 - Bronze WTF World Taekwondo Championships 2009 - Gold Universiade 2008 - Gold German Open 2008 - Bronze Olympic Games – China 2007 - Bronze WTF World Taekwondo Championships - China 2007 - Silver Panam Games - Rio de Janeiro 2006 - Bronze Netherlands Open 2006 - Gold Belgium Open 2006 - Gold World University Championships 2006 - Gold Korea Open International Championships – KOREA 2006 - Silver PATU Panamerican Taekwondo Championships - Argentina 2006 - Gold South American Games – Argentina 2005 - Gold WTF World Taekwondo Championships - Spain 2004 - 4th place in Olympic Games 2003 - Gold I Torneio Ibero-Americano – Spain 2003 - Silver Universiade - KOREA 2002 - Silver World University Championships - USA 2002 - Silver WTF World Cup - Japan 2002 - Gold South American Games – Brasil 2001 - Bronze PATU Panamerican Junior Championships – Chile 2001 - Bronze WTF World Taekwondo Championships – KOREA 2000 - Gold WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships - Ireland |
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1997 - Participou da Copa do Mundo do Egito (MEDALHA DE BRONZE) 1997 - Participou do Mundial de Hong Kong 1997 - Campeão Sul-Americano do Paraguai 1998 - Campeão da Seletiva Olímpica 1998 - Quinto colocado na Copa do Mundo da Alemanha 1998 - Participou da Copa do Muno da Alemanha (quinto colocado) 1999 - Quinto colocado no Mundial da Alemanha 1999 - Vice - Campeão do Festival Olímpico de Verão 1999 - Participou do Mundial do Canadá (quinto colocado) 2000 - Campeão Pan-Americano Aruba 2000 - Campeão da Copa do Brasil 2000 - Vice- Campeão do Brasil Open 2002 - Campeão do jogos Sul-Americanos do Brasil 2003 - Reserva no Jogos Pan-Americanos de Santo Domingo 2003 - Campeão do Aberto da Argentina 2003 - Vice- Campeão do circuito Olímpico do Rio de Janeiro 2003 - Vice- Campeão do circuito Olímpico de São Paulo 2003 - Bronze no primeiro Ibero Americano Espanha 2003 - Bronze no circuito Olímpico de Santos 2003 - Bronze no circuito Olímpico de São Paulo 2003 - Participou do Mundial da Alemanha 2004 - Reserva no Jogos Olímpicos da Grécia 2004 - Bronze no Pan-Americano de Santo Domingo 2004 - Campeão da Seletiva Olímpica 2005 - Participou do Mundial da Espanha 2008 - Vice- Campeão Mundial Universitário Deca - campeão paulista (96,98,99,00,01,02,05,06,07 e 08) Henia - campeão Brasileira (96,97,99,00,01,02,04,06,07) Campeão de mais de 15 Seletivas nacionais para campeonatos internacionais; Campeão dos jogos regionais do interior - 2003 e 2004 Campeão dos jogos abertos do interior - 2003 e 2004 Eleito melhor atleta nacional em 2000 pela confederação brasileira de TKD Eleito melhor atleta nacional pelo site www.bang.com.br em 2001 Eleito melhor atleta em sua categoria de 1996 até 2004 Participou do Mundial da Korea em 2001 |
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1989 - Campeonato Brasieiro - Gold 1990 - Campeonato Brasieiro - Gold 1990 - 7th Pan-American TKD Championships - Puerto Rico - Middle - Gold 1991 - Pan-American TKD Championships - Cuba -Gold Mestre faixa-preta 7th.DAN (WTF) (CBTKD) Técnico da Seleção Brasileira em 1994 Diretor de taekwondo do Santos Futebol Clube Diretor técnico da Confederação Brasileira de taekwondo. Autor do primeiro livro de taekwondo no Brasil "Taekwondo, técnicas básicas de competição |
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First Brazilian Female to medal in a World Taekwondo Championship 1995 12th World Taekwondo Championships (Phillipines) - Feather - Silver 1996 World Cup Taekwondo Championships (Rio) - Feather - Bronze 1996 10th Pan American Championship (Havana) - Feather - Gold 1998 7th US Open Taekwondo Championships (USA) - Feather - Gold |
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Carmen Carolina |
First Brazilian Taekwondo Player in Olympic Games - Sydney, Australia, 2000 1996 Brazilian National Championships - Gold 1997 Brazilian National Championships - Gold 1997 South American Taekwondo Championships, Paraguay - Silver 1997 Brazilian Cup - Gold 1998 Brazilian Cup - Gold 1998 Brazilian National Championships - Silver 1998 South American Games - Ecuador - Gold 1999 Pan American Olympic Trial, USA - Gold 2000 Brazilian National Championships - Gold 2001 Brazilian National Championships - Silver 2002 Brazilian National Championships - Silver 2002 South American Games - Brasil - Gold 2002 -World Cup, Japan - Bronze 2007- London Open - Gold 2007- Portugal Open, Portugal - Silver 2008 Brazilian National Championships - Silver 2009 Brazilian National Team Trials - Gold Elected Player of the Year by Brazilian Olympic Committe in 2000 Member of the Brazilian national Team from 1996 to 2004 Participated in Pan American Pre-Olympic, Mexico 2003 Participated in World Junior Taekwondo Championships, Spain, 1996 Participated in World Taekwondo Championships, Hong Kong, 1997 Participated in Pan American Championship, Peru, 1998 Participated in World Taekwondo Championships, Canada, 1999 Participated in World Cup, France, 2000 Participated in World Cup, Vietnam, 2001 |
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Belmiro Giordani |
1991: Brasilian National Championships -Gold & Outstanding Competitor 1992: US-Open Championships -Silver 1993: Brazilian National CHampionships -Gold 1994: Brazilian University Championships - Gold 1995: South American Championships -Ecuador - Gold 1995: Brazil Cup -Gold 1996: Brazilian National Championships -Gold 1997: Brazilian National Championships -Gold 1998: Pan American Games - Peru - Silver 1998/1999: Seletivas Olímpicas-Gold & Outstanding Competitor 2000: German Open -Gold 2000: Natl. Team Trials For Athens Olympics - Gold / ""Best Player Award" Participated in the World Cup Canada 1999 Participated in the World Cup Germany 1998 |
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Carlos Izidoro |
3 Times Brazilian National Champion 2004 Pan American Championships - Santo Domingo - Gold 2006 World University Championships - Valencia - Silver 2006 South American Games (Argentina) - 1st place 2006 Netherlands Championships - Bronze 3 Times Brazilian National Champion Brazilian Olympic National Team athlete from 2003 to 2007 Participated in 2005 World Taekwondo Championships, Madrid Participated in Pan American Championships, 2006, Buenos Aires Participated in Pan American Games, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Participated in 2007 World Taekwondo Championships, Beijing |
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Diogo Silva |
2 Times Brazilian National Champion 2007 Pan American Games (Rio) - 1st place 2006 South American Games - (Brazil) - Gold 2003 Pan American Games (Santo Domingo) - 3rd place 2002 South American Games - (Argentina) - Gold 1998 World Youth Taekwondo Championships - Gold |
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Jorge Goncalves |
1991 10th World Taekwondo Championships (Athens) - Feather - Bronze | |
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Milton Iwama |
7 Times Brazilian National Champion 1993 11th World Taekwondo Championships (NY) - Feather - Silver 1992 South American Champion (Brazil) - 1st place |
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Allyson Yamaguti |
1993 11th World Taekwondo Championships (NY) - Fly- Silver | |
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Lucio A.de Freitas |
1996 10th Pan American Championship (Havana) - Heavy - Silver 1991 Pan American Games (Cuba) - 2nd place |
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Marcio :Wenceslau Ferreira |
2002 South American Games - Brazil - gold 2002 PATU Pan-american Championships - gold 2003 FISU Universiade - Korea - bronze 2004 FISU World University Championship - Greece - bronze 2005 FISU Universiade - Turkey - bronze 2005 WTF World Championship - Spain - Silver 2006 South American Games - Argentina - gold 2007 PATU Pan-american Championships - gold 2007 Pan-American Games - Brazil - silver 2008 Olympic Games - Beijing - 5th place 2009 WTF World League - Mexico - silver 2010 South American Games - Colombia - Silver |
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Marcel Wenceslau Ferreira | 2 years member in the Brazilian National Team 1998 WTF World Junior Championships - Turkey - bronze 2002 South American Games 2002 – Brazil - Gold 2002 South American Games 2006 – Argentina - Gold 2002 PATU Pan American Championships - Ecuador - gold 2003 Pan American Games - Dominican Rep. - 5th place 2003 Campeonato Ibero Americano - Spain - silver 2004 Athens Olympic Games 2004 Pan American Olympic Trial - Mexico - Silver 2006 Pan-American Championship - Argentina - bronze 2007 WTF World taekwondo Championships - Beijing - bronze 2008 Beijing Olympic Games |
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Astiane Pereira de Lima |
8 Time Pernambucana Gold medalist 98/99/2001/2002/2003/2004/2005 Tri-campeao Norte Nordest - 2000,2001,2002 2000 - Campeonato Brasieiro DF - 4th Lugar 2000 - Intererstadual Maceio - Gold 2001 - Brasileira MG - Silver 2001- I Seletiva Copa do Mundo (Franca) PR - Gold 2001 - Brazil Open PR - Silver 2001 - Copa Brazil MG - Silver 2001 - II Selectiva Copa do Mundo (Franca) MG - Silver 2002 - I Selectiva Jogos Sul Americano MG - Silver 2003 - I Etapa Brasil Circuito Olimpico Santos - SP - Gold 2003 - II Etapa Brasil Circuito Olimpico Victoria ES - Bronze 2004 - III Selectiva Olimpica PR - Gold 2004 - IV Selectiva Olimpica MG - Bronze 2004 - Brasileira Campeonato PE - Gold 2004 - Brazil Open SP - 67kg - Gold 2004 - Brazil Open SP - 63 kg - Silver 2004 - Campeonato Pan Americano Republica Dominicana - Bronze 2004 - Premio Melhores do Ano |
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