Name Tae Kim | Role Author | |
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Nationality Korean-born U.S. Citizen Other names Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim Occupation Author, Chairman & CEO, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach Known for Publications, martial arts, business Books Seven Steps to Inner Power: A Martial Arts Master Reveals Her Secrets for Dynamic Living | ||
Grandmaster tae yun kim jung suwon ki energy form morning sun
Tae Yun Kim is a lecturer, author, and martial arts teacher.
Contents
- Grandmaster tae yun kim jung suwon ki energy form morning sun
- Grandmaster tae yun kim of jung suwon life story
- Background
- Martial arts background
- TaeKwonDo
- Jung SuWon
- Contributions to the community
- Books
- References
Grandmaster tae yun kim of jung suwon life story
Background
Tae Yun Kim was born in South Korea on February 2, 1946.
Kim became the first female ever to reach the level of Grandmaster in TaeKwonDo.
Kim has authored self-help and self-improvement books which are published in over 15 languages. She is also the CEO and Chairman of Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, a manufacturer of particle measurement instruments and real-time contamination monitoring systems. She started the computer company after the saw an IBM commercial with Charlie Chaplin and a red rose.
She titles herself as Dr. Tae Yun Kim as she received an honorary doctorate from a university in South Korea in 2003.
Martial arts background
Kim has been practicing different forms of martial arts for over 60 years. Kim's martial arts lifestyle may have started from TaeKwonDo, but she has since founded a new discipline called Jung SuWon.
TaeKwonDo
Kim enjoyed and excelled in Tae Kwon Do.
Kim became the first Korean female to earn a black belt and Master rank and became the first female Grandmaster in the martial arts in over 5,000 years. Kim was inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in 2009 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award,.
Jung SuWon
The martial art of Jung SuWon is a name of the martial art developed by Tae Yun Kim which literally means "uniting body, mind, and spirit in total harmony," is said to be based on TangSooDo and TaeKwonDo. Tae Yun Kim opened her own academy in 1985. Kim, referred to as "Great Grandmaster" by her students, is the founder of the Jung SuWon Martial Art Academy, the only place in the country which teaches the Korean martial art of Jung SuWon.
Contributions to the community
Tae Yun Kim strongly supports the United Nations Articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). She participates in events all over the US in the hopes of ending female discrimination. Her charity acts led to her 2015 CEDAW Award for her Entrepreneurship and contributions to those in need.
Books
Tae Yun Kim is an author. In addition to motivational/inspirational writing, she also has published books about the Jung SuWon discipline of martial arts.