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Won Chik Park (May 15, 1940) is a South Korean Grandmaster of taekwondo who is one of the first generation of grandmasters from South Korean to immigrate to the United States and help taekwondo flourish there.

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==Rank promotions ==


 * 1956 — 1st Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
 * 1958 — 2nd Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
 * 1960 — 3rd Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Jidokwan
 * 1963 — 4th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
 * 1966 — 5th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
 * 1971 — 6th Dan Black Belt by Korean Taekwondo Association in Seoul, Korea
 * 1976 — 7th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea
 * 1984 — 8th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea
 * Dec 15, 1993 — 9th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo in Seoul, Korea

Awards

 * Outstanding Leadership Award, 2010, U.S. Taekwondo Grandmasters Society (USTGS)

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