Jae Chul Shin

Infobox Korean name
hangul=신재철
hanja=!
rr=Sin Jae-cheol
mr=Sin Chaech'l

Jae Chul Shin (born 20 December 1936) is a Korean martial artist and founder of the World Tang Soo Do Association [http://www.wtsda.com/index2.asp?PAGE=general World Tang Soo Do Association] ] .

Biography

Shin began his career in martial arts at the age of twelve,Fact|date=September 2008 during his childhood, an unknown monk initially inspired him to learn martial arts.Dubious|date=September 2008 He later joined Seoul Moo Duk Kwan central gym and began to study under Hwang Kee, a founder of the Korean Moo Duk Kwan system.

By the time he was 1st Dan, he had already started teaching as an assistant instructor at the central gym.Fact|date=September 2008 In 1968 Shin came to the United States of America as the U.S. representative for the Korean Tang Soo Do Association, he formed the U.S. Tang Soo Do Federation in Burlington, New Jersey in 1968.Fact|date=September 2008

In addition to insisting on disciplined, rigorous training and exacting techniques, he has always preached that the true value of martial arts training is in the application to everyday life. Teaching children is one of his favorite pastimes.Fact|date=September 2008

He raised three Mottoes for his leadership of nearly 8,000 black belt members: TRADITIONALISM, PROFESSIONALISM AND BROTHERHOOD. [cite web |url=http://www.wtsda.com |title=The World Tang Soo Do Association|accessdate=2007-11-04 |format= |work= ]

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External links

* [http://www.wtsda.com The World Tang Soo Do Association]
* [http://www.taekwondohalloffame.com Jae Chul Shin in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame]