Hall of Fame

Master Dong Jin BAE

Master Dong Jin Bae (6th Dan) was one of the first Korean Master to stay in Bournemouth and train with us back in 1995 was an inspiration to both Master Naraine and Master Evans.

Master Bae Graduated with a degree in Taekwondo from Chung Ang University. As with all the Taekwondo Degrees he trained in taekwondo for 3 years, 5 to 6 hours a day. As a result his skills are amazing. Master Bae is a modest man and never tells much about his past. However he must have been a top National player in order to get a scholarship to univerity to study Taekwondo. He was also part of the Taekwondo demonstration in the opening ceromeny in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Master Bae is obviously passing his skills onto his students at his dojang. Along with his recent email he sent an mpeg of one of his junior black belts who was testing. The mpeg shows him backflipping off an adults sholders and breaking wood at about 7 feet high! (If only I knew how to upload this to the web site!)

Master Bae said 'I hope all my england friends are well. I miss them all.'

Above Master Bae's Dojang.

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Master Yong Jip NA

Master Yong Jip Na (5th Dan) has studied Taekwondo since he could walk! His father is well known throughout Korea as he has worked for the Korean Taekwondo Association. He still has his own Taekwondo Schools in Seoul.

Master Na has been in the UK for a number of years. He regularly teaches at several Dorset Taekwondo Association Clubs. After completing a Sports Science degree at Seoul Institute of Sport he is now at Loughbourough studying for an MSc in Sports Science.

Master Na is currently president of the BSTF British Students Taekwondo Federation.

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Master Master Ho Jun KIM

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Master Kim (5th Dan) has been training in Taekwondo for over 15 years. He studied Sports Science and Majored in Taekwondo at In-Je University in Pusan, Korea. He was Korean middle school and high school national champion as well as police area champion whilst doing his national service.

He is an exceptionally talented Taekwondo player and a great friend. He taught us many new skills whilst he was here. Since returning to Korea this summer (2003) he has set up his own Taekwondo school (also called Bournemouth Taekwondo club). Soon we plan to set up exchange programs between Bournemouth Taekwondo Korea and Bournemouth Taekwondo UK.