The Seoul Times mentions UCMAP’s recent events. You can read more about it here.

Master Jiwhan Han will be teaching taekwondo to juniors under 17 this summer (June 4-August 6). Classes are Tuesday/Thursday from 4-5pm. Register now!

Dr Ken Min, Dr Russell Ahn and UCMAP were recently profiled on ABC 7. Take a look at the video here.

Congratulations to the UCMAP taekwondo competition team, who placed first in the championship division at the 2009 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships! Over 90 schools and 370 athletes competed in poomse and sparring in the March 21-22 event at Brown University. For complete results, visit the NCTA website.

   

Dr. Min (far left) with his wife Anne Min (far right) accepts the award from the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok.

Dr. Ken Min, founder of the UC Martial Arts Program, has been selected as one of the 40 most successful Koreans living and working outside of the Republic of Korea. This honor recognizes Dr. Min’s contribution to the World Taekwondo movement, and is one of the highest recognitions from Korea. Dr. Min was invited as a special guest to Korea for the celebration and accepted the award from the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok.

The 40 members included Koreans living overseas who fought in the Independence Movement to establish the Republic of Korea Government on August 15, 1948.  Others were specialists in their fields of science, engineering, politics, music, writers and poets, medicine, and sports. Dr. Min was the only martial arts specialist among the three sports sectors represented.

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