ACHIEVEMENTS 

Grandmaster Soon Pil' Hong was recently promoted as Honorary Prosecutor from Head prosecutor Saint Joseph County, Indiana State.

GRANDMASTER SOON PIL HONG, Ph.D.

Certifications: 

1978 - GRANDMASTER S.P. HONG DEMONSTRATING A 8-FOOT DOUBLE JUMP FLYING SIDE KICK

1978 - GRANDMASTER S.P. HONG DEMONSTRATING THE PERFECT SIDE KICK

• Universal American National Taekwondo Union - Traditional & Modern Sport (Unarmed Combat: Feet & Hands) - President
• 8th Degree Black Belt in: Taekwondo - Jidokwan Taekwondo (S. Korea), Universal Taekwondo Union (S. Korea)
  U.S. Taekwondo Grandmaster Society
• International Taekwondo Referee (Kukkiwon certified) - World Hanmadang Taekwondo Championship
• Member of the following: Universal Taekwondo Union, Korea Taekwondo Association, World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon, Taekwondo Jidokwan Korea, and U.S. Taekwondo Grandmaster Society
• Only one in Michiana area recognized by the International Olympic Committee & US Olympic Committee, and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) as International Taekwondo Referee - 1st Class
• 1994 - Received Certified Master Instructor's Taekwondo Diploma from UTU & Kukkiwon, Seoul, South Korea

Produced U.S. National Taekwondo Champions and U.S. Jr. Olympic Taekwondo Champions.

• 1993 - World Taekwondo Championship: Jamaica National Taekwondo Team Coach at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - recognized by International Olympic Committee and World Taekwondo Federation.
• 1997 - Pan-Am Cup TKD Championship sponsored by Pan American Taekwondo Union - USA Taekwondo Coach
• 1999 - Served as U.S. National Taekwondo Women's Team Head Coach for U.S. Olympic Team Member at China Olympic Center and Seoul Olympic Stadium, South Korea
• 1999 - International Seoul Cup at Kukkiwon Headquarters, South Korea - USA Taekwondo Coach
• 2004 - Coached the World Hanmadang Taekwondo Championship Team: 1st Place Synchronized Forms at Kukkiwon
• 1994 - World Cup Cayman Islands - International Taekwondo Referee (World Taekwondo Federation)
• 1994 - 1998 U.S. Open at U.S. Olympic Training Center - International Taekwondo Referee (WTF)
• 1994 - South America Taekwondo Championship: Valencia, Venezuela - International Referee (WTF)
• 1994 - Central America Taekwondo Championship: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - International Referee (WTF)
• 1995 - Central America Taekwondo Championship: Quito, Ecuador - International Referee (WTF)
• 1997 - Received International Taekwondo Referee 1st Class (WTF) of the Year at the U.S. Olympic Center (U.S. Open)
• 1999 - Mexico Open (Taekwondo) - International TKD Referee (WTF), sponsors: Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)
• 1999 - Canada Open (Taekwondo) - International TKD Referee (WTF)
• 1999 - Korea Open: Chuncheon, South Korea - International Taekwondo Referee (WTF)
• 1999 - U.S. Open at Anaheim Convention Center Arena in California - International Taekwondo Referee (WTF)
• 2004 - Appointed by the U.S. Olympic Committee as Olympic Taekwondo Trial Judge-Referee at U.S. Olympic Training Center for the 2004 Olympic in Athens, Greece
• 2006 - Chicago Open Intl. TKD Championship sponsored by PATU & WTF - Intl. TKD Referee (WTF)
• 2007 - Produced Korean National Tae Kwondo Forms Champion at Kukkiwon Seoul South Korea.

Universal American National Habgido Union (Unarmed Combat: Pressure Points) - President

• 8th Degree Black Belt Hapkido - International Hapkido Association, International Hapkido Referee 1st Class, Universal Habgido Union, Michigan State Hapkido Association - President
• Produced world champion sparring and breaking
• Grand Master hong coached world champion/USA

Universal American National Gumdo Union (Armed Combat: Korean Sword Techniques) - President

• 6th Degree Black Belt - Gumdo, Universal Gumdo Union, Universal American National Gumdo Union, Universal Korea National Gumdo Union, Korea Gumdo Federation, World Gumdo Federation, Korea Kumdo Association, World Sports Kumdo Federation - U.S. Branches Manager and Coach
• Produced world champion sparring and forms and breaking, and grand master Hong coached world champion/USA

• 1984 - Former U.S. Army Boxing champion, representing 2/32 Infantry Battalion at Fort Ord in California
• 2004 - Produced Bengal Boxing Champion from the University of Notre Dame

Awards and Achievements:

• 1988, 1994-1999 & 2005 - Received Citations from World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
• 1995 & 2006: Received Letter of Commendations from Kukkiwon, Seoul, South Korea
• 2000 - Received Presidential Sports Award from Former U.S. President William J. Clinton
• 2001 - 2006 Received Citations from Universal Taekwondo Habgido Gumdo Union, President Jang, Soon Deog, S. Korea
• 2001 - (October) Inside cover of Black Belt Magazine
• 2002 - Received Presidential Sports Award from President George W. Bush
• 2002 - Inducted into Martial Arts Hall Of Fame Named International Instructor of the Year
• 2003 - Received a citation from the President of the Korea Taekwondo Association in South Korea
• 2003 - (November) & 2005 (March) - Front cover of Teakwondo Times Magazine
• 2003 - Received Citation from Korea Jidokwan Taekwondo President Lee, Sung Wan
• 2006 - Received Hon. Prosecuting Attorney Certificate & Badge from St. Joseph County, IN (USA) Head Prosecutor

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