Nam Tae-hi
South Korean martial artist (1929–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the football player, see Nam Tae-hee.
In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.
Nam Tae-hi (Korean: 남태희; Hanja: 南太熙; 19 March 1929 – 7 November 2013) was a pioneering South Korean master of taekwondo[1][2][3][4] and is known as the "Father of Vietnamese Taekwondo".[1] With Choi Hong-hi, he co-founded the "Oh Do Kwan" and led the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association (KTA).[1][5]
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Nam Tae-hi | |
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Born | 19 March 1929 Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 7 November 2013(2013-11-07) (aged 84) Garden Grove, California, United States |
Style | Taekwondo |
Teacher(s) | Won-kuk Lee |
Rank | 9th dan taekwondo |
Notable students | Han Cha-kyo, Jhoon-goo Rhee |
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