REGION V

Taekwon-Do Experiences and Activities for Mr. Earl Weiss, V1 Dan, A-6-39

• 1973 to 1988: American Taekwon-Do Institute, under the direction of Dr. Gregg Youstra, VI Dan. Des Plains Illinois
• 1975 to 1977: Trained under the direction of Kyun Suk Park. Miami Florida
• 1976 to 1988: Instructor, American Taekwon-Do Institute
• 1976: Earned first degree black belt
• 1979: Eared second degree black belt
• 1981 & 1982: "Sereff's Camp Taekwon-Do," Rye, Colorado
• 1983: Third degree black belt
• 1985 to 1993: United States Taekwon-Do Federation, Illinois State Director
• 1987: Member of Dr. Youstra's USTF Constitution Committee
• 1986-1987 school term: Taekwon-Do Instructor, Yeshiva High School, Skokie, Illinois
• 3/28/87: American Taekwon-Do Institute Tournament, Center Referee and Corner Judge. First place, black belt sparring
• 3/13/87: Production of cable TV segment for Evanston cablevision program, "The Friday Club," "Taekwon-Do American Style," Camp promotion
• 1987: Director and Instructor, "Youstra's 1987 USTF Midwest Taekwon-Do Camp"
• 1987: Fourth Degree Black Belt, No. A-4-101
• 1988 to present: C.E.O. and Instructor, National Taekwon-Do Academy, Inc. at Dee Park, 9229 Emerson, Des Plaines, IL 60016
• 1990: Sereff's Camp, Taekwon-Do, Grand Lake, CO and ITF International Instructor's Course taught by General Choi Hong Hi; Certified International Instructor
• 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994: Hosted Midwest Taekwon-Do Tournament
• 1992: Fifth degree black belt, No. A-5-58
• 1993: "Sereff's World Camp," and two day seminar with General Choi Hong Hi
• 1993: PPCT pressure point and control tactic certification course
• 1993: USTF Region 5 Director for the States of Illinois Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota
• 1994: PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Course Certification
• 1994: Class "A" International Umpire, ITF
• 1994: ITF International Instructor Course taught by General Choi Hong Hi, Odessa, Texas
• 1994: Judge at the United States Taekwon-Do Federation National Competition
• 1994: First degree black belt- Ju Jitsu. Certified by the United States Judo Association- Ju Jitsu Division
• 1994: Head Taekwon-Do Instructor, Skokie Park District
• 1997: 6th degree black belt A-6-39

Articles Published

• "Staying Fit-- Staying Alive!" AD PAPER, Chicago, 1/17/89.
• "Forms, Patterns, Hyungs-- Are You Swimming in Sand?" (The Purpose of Patterns) TAEKWON-DO TIMES, July, 1989.
• "The Ten Commandments of Street Survival," TAEKWON-DO TIMES, July, 1993.
• "Basic Knife Defense," TAEKWON-DO TIMES, Januar

Contact points:

Email: EWeissTKD@AOL.Com

Phone: (708) 679-5580

Address: 4051 Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60076

ITF/USTF Region V: States included in this region:

• Illinois. State director: Mr. Braxton Miller.
• Michigan. Co-State directors: Mr. David Drysdale, V Dan (lower Michigan) & Mr. John Schulz, Jr., I dan (upper Michigan).
• Wisconsin. State director: Mr. Fred Van Hecke, V Dan.
• Minnesota. State director: Ms. Daria Rebion, I Dan.

ITF/USTF National information:

• The United States Taekwon-Do Federation (USTF).

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