odojang
Featherweight

About odojang

Primary Style:

Taekwon-Do

Location:

Quebec, Canada

Occupation:

Customer service technician

Martial Arts Experience:

Started Taekwon-Do in 1974 under master J.A. Blake (1944-2001) of Montreal

1st competition (open styles provincial) 1977

Started Hapkido in 1978 with master Blake; met Gen, Choi Hong Hi for the 1st time out of half a dozen training occasions that same year

Studied Karate (Shotokan, Kenpo, Korean, Shito-Ryu & Yoseikan) between 1975 and 1982

Starts teaching to white belts 1980

Ist Dan TKD 1981; wins 1st place at provincial TKD championship

Canadian team reserve member and compete in Intercontinental Cup 1982

3rd place at Pan Am TKD

2nd dan TKD 1984; take part in national selections

Trained in Savate, Kick-Boxing, Wrestking, Judo and boxing in between

Compete on canadian team in 2nd Intercontinental cup 1986

3rd dan TKD 1988

Write International Umpire exam for World Championship 1980

4th dan TKD 1994

International instructor and Umpire certification under grandmaster Hwang Kwang Sung in 2001. Open own independent school and teaching same year.