ESTABLISHED 2009
Tae Kwon Do History
Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art with roots dating back to the first century B.C. "Tae Kwon Do" when translated means "the way of punching and kicking." This art of defense and fighting was passed down in families from one generation to the next. The martial art of Tae Kwon Do, as we know it, was developed in Korea after being liberated from Japan after World War II. It was brought to the United States in the mid-twentieth century with the first schools being organized in the 1970's.
World Tae Kwon Do (WT) is headquartered at the Kukkiwon in Seoul, South Korea. It is the central governing body and headquarters of traditional Tae Kwon Do schools. Tae Kwon Do is instructed under a number of different schools all governed by WT. The Chang Moo Kwan is one of eight traditional Korean Tae Kwon Do schools forming WT. This kwan was headed by Great Grand Master Soon Bae Kim until his passing. His protege, Great Grand Master Moo Yong Yun, came to the United States in the 1970s to begin instructing. Grand Master Lee is a student of Great Grand Master Yun and his schools carry on the tradition of Tae Kwon Do throughout Minnesota and South Dakota.