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GRAND MASTER EDDI J BERRIAN

MARTIAL ARTS JOURNEY In 1968- I was first introduced to Karate by my grandfather, who fought in Okinawa, Japan during WWII. Then my uncles and cousins started teaching me Karate Do. In 1970- I started studying Karate and Ju-jitsu. In 1973-I started studying Tae Kwon Do in Augusta, GA under Master David Brinson. In 1974-1979 – I fought and won over 200 fights, in which the winner is determined by the last man standing. In 1975- I was an assistant head instructor at Southside, Westside, Wheeler Road, and Downtown YMCA in Augusta, GA. Also, I became the forms and fighting reigning grand champion to the World Tae Kwon Do Association. At the same time I started studying Wing Chun Kung Fu and Muay Thai Kickboxing. In 1976- I received my 1st degree black belt from Grandmaster Son Duk Sung, as well as all my other ranking belts. In 1977- I won 1st place in sparring at the 16th Mid-West Tae Kwon Do Championship at Louisville, Kentucky. By Master Yong Chong In 1980- I started The Georgia Chung Do Kwan School of martial arts and I have been teaching students and individuals of all levels in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. In January of 1985- I was awarded 5th Dan (degree) black belt by Master Don Williams of Moo Duk Kwon Tae Kwon Do Association of Atlanta. In 1995- I studied many various styles of martial arts in Philippines.

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MINISTER LARRY K GRAY (12 Stone Church) BENTON O. STARKS (RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATORS DAVID YOUNG (HOME INSPECTOR) VANCE SAMS (PERSONAL SECURITY) JAMES MOORMAN (SYSTEM ENGINEER) PENNY CLAVIJO (PRINCIPAL OF HOPKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) RICARDO QUINN (ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF HOPKINS SCHOOLS

WHAT IS CHUNG DO KWAN TAE KWON DO The Chung Do Kwan name was first used by Won Kuk Lee. Lee had studied Taekkyon in An Gup Dong[3] (a neighborhood in Seoul), karate with Sensei Gichin Funakoshi in Okinawa, and kung fu at centers in Henan and Shanghai in China. Lee earned 4th dan in Shotokan karate, the highest dan aside from the founder at that time. According to GM Yong Taek Chong (a student of GGM Lee) "it is probable that he did practice in secret as a teenager because he told this author that when he first started training he and his first teachers would not exchange names due to possible consequences if someone got caught." Chung Do Kwan was the oldest of the martial arts schools, or "kwans", that were established in Korea following liberation from Japanese Occupation Lee trained under Sensei Gichin Funakoshi at Chuo University in Japan. Lee also traveled to China and Okinawa, studying martial arts technique, history, and philosophy. According to Won Kuk Lee interview, the main differences among Korean style Tang Soo Do, Karate, and Kung Fu were in how pressure points were used and attacked.[4] The belt system of the Chung Do Kwan under Lee was as follows: White (8th-5th Guep), Red (4th-1st Guep)and Black (1st to 7th Dan). Testing occurred every six months and students would jump two guep levels per test (8th to 6th guep for example). The reason for this was that many Koreans at that time were poor and could not afford frequent testings.