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{{Short description|South Korean taekwondo practitioner (1941–2021)}}
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'''Park Jong Soo''' (born 1941) is a South Korean [[Grandmaster (martial arts)|master]] of [[taekwondo]] and one of the twelve [[original masters of taekwondo]] of the [[Korea Taekwondo Association|Korea Taekwon-Do Association]].<ref name="ITF1972">Choi, H. H. (1972): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence''. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.</ref><ref name="Park1993">Park, S. H. (1993): "About the author." In H. H. Choi: ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence'', 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.</ref><ref name="OriginalMasters">[http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm A tribute to the original masters] (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.</ref> He holds the rank of 9th ''[[Dan (rank)|dan]]''.<ref name="JSPark">[http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_biography.html Grand Master Jong Soo Park: Biography] Retrieved on 22 February 2009.</ref><ref name="PioneersParkJS">[http://www.cdmaf.org/?page_id=11 Pioneers of Taekwon-Do: Grand Master Park Jong Soo] Retrieved on 13 January 2010.</ref> Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to Canada in 1968.
'''Park Jong-soo''' (1941 – 27 November 2021) was a South Korean [[Grandmaster (martial arts)|master]] of [[taekwondo]] and one of the twelve [[original masters of taekwondo]] of the [[Korea Taekwondo Association|Korea Taekwon-Do Association]].<ref name="ITF1972">Choi, H. H. (1972): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence''. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.</ref><ref name="Park1993">Park, S. H. (1993): "About the author." In H. H. Choi: ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence'', 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.</ref><ref name="OriginalMasters">[http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm A tribute to the original masters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525230014/http://www.itfnz.org.nz/ref/documents/masters.htm |date=25 May 2010 }} (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.</ref> He held the rank of 9th ''[[Dan (rank)|dan]]''.<ref name="JSPark">[http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_biography.html Grand Master Jong-soo Park: Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411183303/http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_biography.html |date=11 April 2009 }} Retrieved on 22 February 2009.</ref><ref name="PioneersParkJS">[http://www.cdmaf.org/?page_id=11 Pioneers of Taekwon-Do: Grand Master Park Jong-soo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213231342/http://www.cdmaf.org/?page_id=11 |date=13 February 2010 }} Retrieved on 13 January 2010.</ref> Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to Canada in 1968.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Park was born in Chung-Nam, Korea, in 1941, during the period of [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese occupation]].<ref name="JSPark"/> He trained in taekwondo under [[Choi Hong Hi]].<ref name="PioneersParkJS"/> In 1965, he was invited to be the coach of the German Taekwon-Do Association, and moved from South Korea to [[West Germany]].<ref name="JSPark"/> Park was ranked 5th ''dan'' that year.<ref name="TH">[http://www.taekwondo-homepage.de/hintergrundwissen/geschichte-des-taekwondo/ Taekwondo Homepage: Geschichte des Taekwondo] {{de icon}}. Retrieved on 5 January 2010.</ref> The following year, he moved to the Netherlands and founded the Netherlands Taekwon-Do Association.<ref name="JSPark"/> Through the late 1960s and 1970s, Park was a key member of the taekwondo demonstration teams that accompanied Choi around the world.<ref name="Cox2004">Cox, S. (c. 2004): [http://visiontkd.co.uk/tkdhistory.htm The history of Taekwon-Do and its founder] Retrieved on 3 February 2010.</ref>
Park was born in [[Chūseinan-dō]], [[Korea, Empire of Japan]] in 1941.<ref name="JSPark"/> He trained in taekwondo under [[Choi Hong-hi]].<ref name="PioneersParkJS"/> In 1965, he was invited to be the coach of the German Taekwon-Do Association, and moved from South Korea to [[West Germany]].<ref name="JSPark"/> Park was ranked 5th ''dan'' that year.<ref name="TH">[http://www.taekwondo-homepage.de/hintergrundwissen/geschichte-des-taekwondo/ Taekwondo Homepage: Geschichte des Taekwondo] {{in lang|de}}. Retrieved on 5 January 2010.</ref> The following year, he moved to the Netherlands and founded the Netherlands Taekwon-Do Association.<ref name="JSPark"/> Through the late 1960s and 1970s, Park was a key member of the taekwondo demonstration teams that accompanied Choi around the world.<ref name="Cox2004">Cox, S. (c. 2004): [http://visiontkd.co.uk/tkdhistory.htm The history of Taekwon-Do and its founder] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404195245/http://visiontkd.co.uk/tkdhistory.htm |date=4 April 2009 }} Retrieved on 3 February 2010.</ref>


==Canada==
==Canada==
In 1968, Park settled in Toronto, Canada.<ref name="JSPark"/> In 1973, he held the rank of 7th ''dan''.<ref name="ITASlovenia">[http://tkd-gorenjske.si/en/index.php?subpage=2 International Taekwon-Do Association Slovenia: ITF history] Retrieved on 3 February 2010.</ref> In 1974, Park and several other ITF masters demonstrated taekwondo in Toronto—then being promoted as "the new home of the ITF" by Choi.<ref name="BlackBeltDec1974">Anonymous (1974): "International Tae Kwon Do demo held in Canada." ''Black Belt'', 12(12):13–14.</ref> Park and Choi went their separate ways after Choi insisted on establishing relations with [[North Korea]] during a politically sensitive period.<ref name="Gillis2003">Gillis, A. (2003): [http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/toromagazine/2003-jun-july3/2009112001/104.html Tiny master] ''Toro'', June–July 2003:100–107. Retrieved on 31 January 2010.</ref> By 2002, however, they were reconciled, and Park was present at Choi's deathbed.<ref name="Gillis2003"/>
In 1968, Park settled in Toronto, Canada.<ref name="JSPark"/> In 1973, he held the rank of 7th ''dan''.<ref name="ITASlovenia">[http://tkd-gorenjske.si/en/index.php?subpage=2 International Taekwon-Do Association Slovenia: ITF history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831060448/http://tkd-gorenjske.si/en/index.php?subpage=2 |date=31 August 2011 }} Retrieved on 3 February 2010.</ref> In 1974, Park and several other ITF masters demonstrated taekwondo in Toronto—then being promoted as "the new home of the ITF" by Choi.<ref name="BlackBeltDec1974">Anonymous (1974): "International Tae Kwon Do demo held in Canada." ''Black Belt'', 12(12):13–14.</ref> Park and Choi went their separate ways after Choi insisted on establishing relations with [[North Korea]] during a politically sensitive period.<ref name="Gillis2003">Gillis, A. (2003): [http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/toromagazine/2003-jun-july3/2009112001/104.html Tiny master] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716072050/http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/toromagazine/2003-jun-july3/2009112001/104.html |date=16 July 2011 }} ''Toro'', June–July 2003:100–107. Retrieved on 31 January 2010.</ref> By 2002, however, they were reconciled, and Park was present at Choi's deathbed.<ref name="Gillis2003"/>


In 2004, Park was President of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Association, and presented a seminar in Afghanistan.<ref name="AANTA">[http://www.itf-afghanistan.com/NationalSeminars.html All Afghanistan National Taekwon-Do Association: News] (4 April 2004). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</ref> In 2008, Park conducted a seminar in Beijing.<ref name="ChinaITF">[http://www.taekwondo-web.com/eng/news/news1/Sep_15_2008.htm China International Taekwon-Do Federation: Grand Master Park Jong Soo visited China] (15 September 2008). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</ref> He currently heads taekwondo schools in Toronto.<ref name="JSParkLocation">[http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_school_location.html Jong Soo Park Institute of Taekwon-Do: Location] Retrieved on 4 March 2010.</ref>
In 2004, Park was President of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Association, and presented a seminar in Afghanistan.<ref name="AANTA">[http://www.itf-afghanistan.com/NationalSeminars.html All Afghanistan National Taekwon-Do Association: News]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (4 April 2004). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</ref> In 2008, Park conducted a seminar in Beijing.<ref name="ChinaITF">[http://www.taekwondo-web.com/eng/news/news1/Sep_15_2008.htm China International Taekwon-Do Federation: Grand Master Park Jong-soo visited China] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106132330/http://www.taekwondo-web.com./eng/news/news1/Sep_15_2008.htm |date=6 January 2009 }} (15 September 2008). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</ref> He headed taekwondo schools in Toronto.<ref name="JSParkLocation">[http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_school_location.html Jong-soo Park Institute of Taekwon-Do: Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325045533/http://www.jongpark.com/jongsoopark_school_location.html |date=25 March 2009 }} Retrieved on 4 March 2010.</ref>


Park is listed as a pioneer in Canada (1950s, 1960s, and 1970s) in [[Chang Keun Choi]]'s list of taekwondo pioneers.<ref name="Choi">Choi, C. K. (2007): [http://www.taekwondopioneers.com/pioneers.html Tae Kwon Do Pioneers] Retrieved on 15 March 2008.</ref>
Park is listed as a pioneer in Canada (1950s, 1960s, and 1970s) in [[Chang Keun Choi|Choi Chang-keun]]'s list of taekwondo pioneers.<ref name="Choi">Choi, C. K. (2007): [http://www.taekwondopioneers.com/pioneers.html Tae Kwon Do Pioneers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312111930/http://www.taekwondopioneers.com/pioneers.html |date=12 March 2008 }} Retrieved on 15 March 2008.</ref>

==Filmography==
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|1979
|[[Search and Destroy (1979 film)|Search and Destroy]]
|Assassin
|IMDb<ref>{{Citation |last=Fruet |first=William |title=Search and Destroy |date=1979-09-28 |type=Action, Drama, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083040/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |others=Perry King, Don Stroud, Tisa Farrow |publisher=Barry & Enright Productions, Film Ventures International (FVI), Montoro Productions Ltd.}}</ref>
|-
|1985
|[[The Park Is Mine (1985 film)|The Park Is Mine]]
|Tran Chan Dinh
|IMDb<ref>{{Citation |last=Stern |first=Steven Hilliard |title=The Park Is Mine |date=1985-10-06 |type=Action, Drama, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091724/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |others=Tommy Lee Jones, Helen Shaver, Yaphet Kotto |publisher=HBO Premiere Films, International Cinema, Ramble Film Productions}}</ref> TV Movie
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|1982
|[[Seeing Things (TV series)|Seeing Things]]
|Unnamed
|IMDb<ref>{{Citation |title=Seeing Things |date=1981-09-15 |type=Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078685/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |others=Louis Del Grande, Janet-Laine Green, Martha Gibson |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)}}</ref> TV Series - Park Jong Soo was in one episode in 1982
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==Schools and Instructors Grand Master Park Influenced==

* 1965, Park traveled with General [[Choi Hong-hi|Choi Hong Hi]] on a goodwill tour through Europe, Asia, and Africa promoting Tae Kwon Do<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Park Jong Soo – Martial Arts Encyclopedia |url=https://www.backkicks.com/park-jong-soo/ |website=Backkicks Martial Arts}}</ref>
* 1965, during the above-mentioned tour, Park became the coach of the German Tae Kwon Do Association<ref name=":0" />
* 1965, [[Georg F Brueckner|Georg F. Brückner]] invited Park to teach in his Berlin dojo<ref name=":0" />
* [[Billy Blanks]] was a student of Grandmaster Park Jong Soo
* In the early 1970s, Park oversaw several Tae Kwon Do schools. Two were in Western New York and were operated by [[Robert Heisner]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Courier Express 10 December 1973 — The NYS Historic Newspapers |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=coe19731210-01.1.53&srpos=16&e=------197-en-20-coe-1--txt-txIN-robert+heisner-------Cattaraugus,Chautauqua,Erie,Genesee,Monroe,Niagara,Orleans,Wyoming-- |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.jongpark.com/ Jong Soo Park Institute of Taekwon-Do]
* [http://www.jongpark.com/ Jong-soo Park Institute of Taekwon-Do]
* {{YouTube|5jnuweUy8vA|Grand Master Jong Soo Park – Biography}} (narrated by Park).
* {{YouTube|5jnuweUy8vA|Grand Master Jong-soo Park – Biography}} (narrated by Park).


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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jong-soo
Born1941
Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died27 November 2021(2021-11-27) (aged 79–80)
StyleTaekwondo
Teacher(s)Choi Hong-hi
Rank9th dan taekwondo (ITF)
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jongpark.com/

Park Jong-soo (1941 – 27 November 2021) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[1][2][3] He held the rank of 9th dan.[4][5] Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to Canada in 1968.

Early life

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Park was born in Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1941.[4] He trained in taekwondo under Choi Hong-hi.[5] In 1965, he was invited to be the coach of the German Taekwon-Do Association, and moved from South Korea to West Germany.[4] Park was ranked 5th dan that year.[6] The following year, he moved to the Netherlands and founded the Netherlands Taekwon-Do Association.[4] Through the late 1960s and 1970s, Park was a key member of the taekwondo demonstration teams that accompanied Choi around the world.[7]

Canada

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In 1968, Park settled in Toronto, Canada.[4] In 1973, he held the rank of 7th dan.[8] In 1974, Park and several other ITF masters demonstrated taekwondo in Toronto—then being promoted as "the new home of the ITF" by Choi.[9] Park and Choi went their separate ways after Choi insisted on establishing relations with North Korea during a politically sensitive period.[10] By 2002, however, they were reconciled, and Park was present at Choi's deathbed.[10]

In 2004, Park was President of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Association, and presented a seminar in Afghanistan.[11] In 2008, Park conducted a seminar in Beijing.[12] He headed taekwondo schools in Toronto.[13]

Park is listed as a pioneer in Canada (1950s, 1960s, and 1970s) in Choi Chang-keun's list of taekwondo pioneers.[14]

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1979 Search and Destroy Assassin IMDb[15]
1985 The Park Is Mine Tran Chan Dinh IMDb[16] TV Movie
1982 Seeing Things Unnamed IMDb[17] TV Series - Park Jong Soo was in one episode in 1982

Schools and Instructors Grand Master Park Influenced

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  • 1965, Park traveled with General Choi Hong Hi on a goodwill tour through Europe, Asia, and Africa promoting Tae Kwon Do[18]
  • 1965, during the above-mentioned tour, Park became the coach of the German Tae Kwon Do Association[18]
  • 1965, Georg F. Brückner invited Park to teach in his Berlin dojo[18]
  • Billy Blanks was a student of Grandmaster Park Jong Soo
  • In the early 1970s, Park oversaw several Tae Kwon Do schools. Two were in Western New York and were operated by Robert Heisner[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  2. ^ Park, S. H. (1993): "About the author." In H. H. Choi: Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence, 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  3. ^ A tribute to the original masters Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e Grand Master Jong-soo Park: Biography Archived 11 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
  5. ^ a b Pioneers of Taekwon-Do: Grand Master Park Jong-soo Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 13 January 2010.
  6. ^ Taekwondo Homepage: Geschichte des Taekwondo (in German). Retrieved on 5 January 2010.
  7. ^ Cox, S. (c. 2004): The history of Taekwon-Do and its founder Archived 4 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 February 2010.
  8. ^ International Taekwon-Do Association Slovenia: ITF history Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 February 2010.
  9. ^ Anonymous (1974): "International Tae Kwon Do demo held in Canada." Black Belt, 12(12):13–14.
  10. ^ a b Gillis, A. (2003): Tiny master Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Toro, June–July 2003:100–107. Retrieved on 31 January 2010.
  11. ^ All Afghanistan National Taekwon-Do Association: News[permanent dead link‍] (4 April 2004). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.
  12. ^ China International Taekwon-Do Federation: Grand Master Park Jong-soo visited China Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine (15 September 2008). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.
  13. ^ Jong-soo Park Institute of Taekwon-Do: Location Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 March 2010.
  14. ^ Choi, C. K. (2007): Tae Kwon Do Pioneers Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 March 2008.
  15. ^ Fruet, William (28 September 1979), Search and Destroy (Action, Drama, Thriller), Perry King, Don Stroud, Tisa Farrow, Barry & Enright Productions, Film Ventures International (FVI), Montoro Productions Ltd., retrieved 9 August 2024
  16. ^ Stern, Steven Hilliard (6 October 1985), The Park Is Mine (Action, Drama, Thriller), Tommy Lee Jones, Helen Shaver, Yaphet Kotto, HBO Premiere Films, International Cinema, Ramble Film Productions, retrieved 9 August 2024
  17. ^ Seeing Things (Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery), Louis Del Grande, Janet-Laine Green, Martha Gibson, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), 15 September 1981, retrieved 9 August 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. ^ a b c "Park Jong Soo – Martial Arts Encyclopedia". Backkicks Martial Arts. 5 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Courier Express 10 December 1973 — The NYS Historic Newspapers". nyshistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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