GRANDMASTER SAM JANG KIM A.K.A. JUNG DO KIM BY KOREAN GOVERNMENT DECEMBER 6, 1967

06/09/04 - Recognition Award (#04-599) Minister of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea

02/01/03 - Vice President of United States Taekwondo Grandmaster Society

11/05/99 - Recognition Award (#99-1129) MInister of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea

06/02/99 - World Taekwondo Championships, Head of United States Team - Edmonton Canada

05/19/99 - Board of Governors (Member at Large) United States Taekwondo Union

11/15/97 - 12th New York State Governors Cup Taekwondo Championship Tournament Director - Rochester War Memorial - Rochester, New York

05/04/96 - 16th New York State Junior Taekwondo Championship Tournament Director - Rochester War Memorial - Rochester, New York

07/09/94 - United States Olympic Festival Taekwondo Team Manager - St. Louis, Missouri

07/31/93 - United States Olympic Festival Taekwondo Team Manager - San Antonio, Texas

03/27/93 - 19th (13th Junior) New York State Taekwondo Championship, Tournament Director - St. John Fisher College - Rochester, New York

07/20/91 - United States Olympic Festival Taekwondo Team Manager - LA, California

11/07/90 - Achieved 8th Dan (157th Promotion Test) Kukkiwon

07/13/90 - United States Olympic Festival Taekwondo Team Manager - Twin City, Minnesota

03/01/90 - Opened Master Kim's Taekwondo Institute Rochester, New York

07/29/89 - United States Olympic Festival Taekwondo Team Manager - Ok. City, Oklahoma

05/15/87 - 2nd World Cup Taekwondo Championship Manager of United States Team - Helsinki, Finland

02/28/87 - 13th New York State Taekwondo Championship Tournament Director - Schenectady, New York

02/28/87 - Created "Kick for Life Day" in the State of New York, a year long fund raising effort to make a major contribution to the March of Dimes Campaign (Adopted in Assembly #162, February 2, 1987

11/22/86 - Elected President of New York State Taekwondo Association (served for 12 years until 1998)

10/25/86 - 1st Annual New York State Governor's Cup Taekwondo Championships - Tournament Director (Creator of the Annual New York State Governor's Cup Taekwondo Championships)

03/08/86 - Proclaimed "Taekwondo Day" in New York State (Adopted in Assembly #148, January 27, 1986)

03/08/86 - 12th New York State Taekwondo Championship Tournament Director - The College Saint Rose - Albany, New York

11/23/84 - Elected Vice President of New York State Taekwondo Association

07/01/77 - Founded Master Kim's Taekwondo Schools in Schenectady (Albany), New York

10/26/76 - International Master Instructor Certification by World Taekwondo Federation

10/17/73 - 1st Paju-Gun Taekwondo Championship Tournament Director Junae Elementary School (Support by the C.I.C. 1st Division Korean Army, Paju Gun School District and Paju Police Station) Kyeonggi-do, Korea

03/08/73 - Taekwondo Master of Paju Police Station, Appointed By Chief of Paju Police Station - Kyeonggi-do, Korea

08/09/72 - 1st Class (Second Half) Leaders Education Complete - Korea Taekwondo Association

05/06/72 - 1st Class Leaders Education Complete - Korea Taekwondo Association

05/21/70 - 9th Anniversary 5.16 Revolution Memory Taekwondo Demonstration, Hosted by CIC Korean Army (Support by Paju-Gun District, Paju Police Station, Presman Association)

08/06/69 - President (Concurrent) of Oh Do Kwan Namboo Main Branch Seoul and West Main Branch Kyeonggi-do (Appointed by President of Oh Do Kwan Headquarters Seoul, Korea)

05/25/69 - Founded (President) of Taekwondo Tongil Kwan Hannam-dong Seoul, Korea

05/06/65 - President Taekwondo Kyeongdon Gymnasium Jeonlong-dong Seoul, Korea