Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa
Learning a martial art is a lifelong endeavor. It's not about who's the fastest, the strongest, or the smartest, but about giving your best in everything you do and working tirelessly to improve yourself. The ultimate goal of Taekwon-Do is to create, not destroy. It promotes the development of a physically and mentally balanced personality. Any imbalance is avoided. Concentration and perseverance, the ability to control yourself and your thoughts, and overcoming fear and exhaustion are important components of training your body and mind. Never give up."
Grandmaster Kwon Jae-Hwa
Biography Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa
1937
Born in Pusan (South Korea) in
1950
Began Taekwon-Do in
1958
Began studying Business Administration at Dong-A University in Pusan in
1961
Began studying Business Administration at Dong-A University in Pusan in Head of the Yonmu-Kwan Taekwon-Do Association, which at the time was the largest association in Pusan County with over 5,000 members (including 200 Dan holders). The association included Dong-A University in Pusan, as well as other colleges and high schools.
1963
Completed his Business Administration studies in. Worked as a journalist for the Pusan Ilbo newspaper, one of Korea's largest newspapers.
1965
he became a member of the first selected Taekwon-Do demonstration team from Korea, commissioned by the Korean government to introduce and promote Taekwon-Do in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
1966
Head Coach of the German Taekwon-Do Association and Representative for Europe and the Middle East.
1970
Author of the book "Zen – The Art of Self-Defense," published by O. W. Barth.
Biography Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa
1972
Official National Coach of the Taekwon-Do Section of the German Judo Federation.
1973
Appointed to 7th Dan, founded the Taekwon-Do Center America in New York, USA.
1974
Founded the International Taekwon-Do Black Belt Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
1980
Founding of the International Taekwon-Do Black Belt Center in Munich, Germany.
1984
October 13th Festival "20 Years of Traditional Taekwon-Do in Europe" at the Circus Krone building in Munich, Germany. Founding of the "United Black Belt Center of Kwon, Jae-Hwa Taekwon-Do e. V." The first scientific measurement of the striking power of a grandmaster of Asian martial arts: Grandmaster Kwon, Jae-Hwa's pebble breaking test on the BMW test bench in Munich, Germany.
1987
Founding of the Performance Center for Dan holders in Dania, Florida, USA.
1989
Author of the book "Po Eun - 11th Hyong."
1990
Opening of the World Headquarters: 5th Avenue Black Belt Center, New York City/USA. September 29th: Gala "25 Years of Traditional Taekwon-Do in Europe" at the Sheraton Hotel in Munich/Germany. October 6th: Gala "25 Years of Traditional Taekwon-Do in Europe" at the Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus in Frankfurt/Germany.
Biography Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa
1991
October 5th: Tournament and Festival of the United Black Belt Center of Kwon, Jae-Hwa at the Circus Krone Building in Munich/Germany with 1,300 participants (the largest Traditional Taekwon-Do event in Europe).
1993
Founding of the Traditional Taekwon-Do Federation.
1995
October 14th: Gala "30 Years of Traditional Taekwon-Do in Europe and America" at the Circus Krone Building in Munich/Germany.
1996
Honored and recognized by the Korean Taekwon-Do Federation and the highest-ranking representatives of Taekwon-Do in Korea for Kwon Jae-Hwa's 30 years of tireless work in establishing and promoting Taekwon-Do.
1999
Founding of the Black Belt Center in New York, 36 West 13th Street
2000
June 24th: Gala "35 Years of Traditional Taekwon-Do in Europe and America" at the Circus Krone Bau in Munich, Germany.
2003
Open-air gala "25 Years of the Black Belt Center Erlangen," with over 1,200 active participants, the largest event outside of Korea to date.
2003
Honored by the highest representatives from sports, politics, and business for his tireless work abroad in Taekwon-Do as part of a trip to Korea with 26 school principals from Germany.
Biography Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa
2005
Anniversary gala "40 Years of Taekwon-Do in Europe" at the Circus Krone Bau in Munich.
2007
Whitsun seminar in Bad Tölz with an average of over 1,200 participants on each of the four seminar days. Of these, over 500 black belt holders were on Saturday alone.
2011
Historic Korea tour with 39 school principals. Honored by the highest representatives of sports, politics, and business for his tireless work abroad in Taekwon-Do.
Grandmaster Kwon receives the Golden Key to the city of Pusan from the state minister.
2013
On December 31, 2013, Kwon Jae-Hwa ends his association work in Germany. However, he continues to work directly with his affiliated schools.
2014
Demonstrations on the Zugspitze, a two-day major seminar on June 28 and 29,
2014
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as part of the "50 Years of Taekwon-Do in Europe" series.
2015
after exactly 50 years of development work in Germany, he concluded this with a final seminar tour from October 23 to 25, 2015. The destinations of the tour included the cities that had already been the destinations of the Good Will Team in 1965. This was the last time the grandmaster taught on German soil, namely in Kempten, Fürth, and Berlin.
2017
New edition of the book "ZEN – ART OF SELF-DEFENSE" from 1970
Almost 50 years after the publication of the first edition, Master Kwon decided to publish a revised edition of his extensive work, limited to 400 copies. In it, he draws on experiences he has gained over the past decades of teaching.
Today: After closing his official school in New York in 2005, Kwon Jae-Hwa continued to teach school principals and their students several weeks a year at his private dojang in Portland, Oregon, until April 2018. Even today, he remains available to his students from his home in Manhattan, New York, as a mentor and a seemingly inexhaustible source of knowledge and ideas.
USA Portland 2012 10 days with Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa and 6 hours of training daily with subsequent examination for 2nd Master