Grandmaster Kyongwon Ahn receives "Outstanding Leadership" award

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Cincinnati, OH

March 27, 2008

Kyongwon Ahn, founder of Ahn Taekwondo Institute of Blue Ash, OH has been nominated for a special award by the United States Taekwondo Grandmasters’ Society. Grandmaster Ahn will receive the award for “Outstanding Leadership” for his contributions to the art of Taekwondo in the United States for the past 42 years at a ceremony in Dallas, TX on April 5th.

The U.S. Grandmasters’ Society awards are given annually to honor individuals who have dedicated themselves to preserving the heritage of the art of Taekwondo, teaching the art to their students, and to serving the communities in which they live. The U.S. Grandmasters’ Society is a national organization founded to provide a forum for education and development of the art of Taekwondo, which is practiced by over 3 million students in the United States. Taekwondo is also a full medal sport at the Olympic Games.

Some of Grandmaster Ahn’s other accomplishments include:

Teaching Taekwondo from 1967 to 2008 in Cincinnati to over 100,000 students
Serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the United States Olympic Committee from 1986 – 1992
Team Leader for the U.S. Taekwondo Olympic Teams in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea Games) and 1992 (Barcelona, Spain Games)
Recipient of the “National Sport Merit Award” in 2003 from the Republic of South Korea for contributions to the world-wide development of the Art of Taekwondo

Ahn Taekwondo Institute, a member the greater Cincinnati community for the past 42 years, is located in Blue Ash, OH. You can learn more about Grandmaster Ahn and his school by visiting his website: www.ahntkd.com

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