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Chung was sent by Hwang Kee, in the second wave of ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Taekwon-do History|url=http://kompletemartialarts.com/history_tkd.htm|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> to the United States on June 18, 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung departs for USA (Incorrect date on photo. Actually 1970).|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=48&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=514|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung, Chung Il Kim, and Bahk Song Man at Gimpo International Airport for their USA departure, accompanied by Hueng Iyol Yoon and H.C. Whang (1970). (Photo number 1)|url=http://www.classicmartialarts.com/Pictures.html}}</ref> His American sponsor was Dale Drouillard, the first American to be recognized as a Cho Dan by Hwang.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dale Drouillard - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/dale_drouillard.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> As a new arrival to the United States, Chung instructed at (Jae Joon) Kim’s Karate School in Grand River, Michigan. As representative of the dojang, he traveled the country and sparred with early legends Mariano Estioko (the second American to become a Cho Dan in the Moo Duk Kwan),<ref>{{cite web|title=Mariano Estioko - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/mariano_estioko.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> David Praim,<ref>{{cite web|title=David Praim - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/david_praim.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> Russell Hanke, ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Johnson - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/pat_johnson.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> and hundreds of others, without losing a match.<ref>{{cite book|last=Olin|first=Tom|title=Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts)|year=2002|publisher=Grand Rapids Press|pages=122|url=http://chungsindomitablespirit.blogspot.com}}</ref> In addition to building a tremendous reputation worldwide as a ruthless fighter, Chung gained renown for his mental toughness, often performing demonstrations such as lifting large buckets of water using needles pierced in his arms and neck - while standing on broken glass, or having a car drive onto his chest.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lewis|first=Forest|title=Sun Hwan Chung: Tang Soo Do's Man of Iron (Cover)|journal=Official Karate Magazine|date=June 1976|url=http://ma-mags.com/Mags/OK/OK%201976-06%20Cov.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Incredible Master Sun Hwan Chung Tells His Story (Cover Story)|journal=Traditional Taekwondo Magazine|date=Spring 1983|volume=5|issue=2|url=http://ma-mags.com/Mags/TTKD/TTKD%201983-13%20Cov.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Olin|first=Tom|title=Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts)|year=2002|publisher=Grand Rapids Press|pages=122|url=http://chungsindomitablespirit.blogspot.com}}</ref> As his reputation grew, he gained many friendships with martial arts pioneers in the United States during the 1970s, including Sang Kyu Shim, Kang Uk Lee,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kang Uk Lee - Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do Federation)|url=http://www.uktsdf.org.uk/About/Grand-Master-Kang-Uk-Lee|publisher=Soo Bahk Do Federation|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung in Detroit with Hwang Kee and Chuck Norris - 46th Dan Shim Sa (Early black belt test-1970)|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=45&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=492|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Early Tang Soo Do Alumni in the United States (1971).|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=48&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=516|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung with Dale Drouillard (2006)|url=http://www.worldclassinstituteofmartialarts.com/news/nl07.htm|publisher=World Class IMA}}</ref> Chung was sent by Hwang Kee, in the second wave of ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Taekwon-do History|url=http://kompletemartialarts.com/history_tkd.htm|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> to the United States on June 18, 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung departs for USA (Incorrect date on photo. Actually 1970).|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=48&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=514|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung, Chung Il Kim, and Bahk Song Man at Gimpo International Airport for their USA departure, accompanied by Hueng Iyol Yoon and H.C. Whang (1970). (Photo number 1)|url=http://www.classicmartialarts.com/Pictures.html}}</ref> His American sponsor was Dale Drouillard, the first American to be recognized as a Cho Dan by Hwang.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dale Drouillard - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/dale_drouillard.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> As a new arrival to the United States, Chung instructed at (Jae Joon) Kim’s Karate School in Grand River, Michigan. As representative of the dojang, he traveled the country and sparred with early legends Mariano Estioko (the second American to become a Cho Dan in the Moo Duk Kwan),<ref>{{cite web|title=Mariano Estioko - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/mariano_estioko.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> David Praim,<ref>{{cite web|title=David Praim - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/david_praim.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> Russell Hanke, ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Johnson - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do|url=http://www.tangsoodoworld.com/whos_who_profiles/pat_johnson.htm|publisher=Tang Soo Do World|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> and hundreds of others, without losing a match.<ref>{{cite book|last=Olin|first=Tom|title=Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts)|year=2002|publisher=Grand Rapids Press|pages=122|url=http://chungsindomitablespirit.blogspot.com}}</ref> In addition to building a tremendous reputation worldwide as a ruthless fighter, Chung gained renown for his mental toughness, often performing demonstrations such as lifting large buckets of water using needles pierced in his arms and neck - while standing on broken glass, or having a car drive onto his chest.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lewis|first=Forest|title=Sun Hwan Chung: Tang Soo Do's Man of Iron (Cover)|journal=Official Karate Magazine|date=June 1976|url=http://ma-mags.com/Mags/OK/OK%201976-06%20Cov.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Incredible Master Sun Hwan Chung Tells His Story (Cover Story)|journal=Traditional Taekwondo Magazine|date=Spring 1983|volume=5|issue=2|url=http://ma-mags.com/Mags/TTKD/TTKD%201983-13%20Cov.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Olin|first=Tom|title=Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts)|year=2002|publisher=Grand Rapids Press|pages=122|url=http://chungsindomitablespirit.blogspot.com}}</ref> As his reputation grew, he gained many friendships with martial arts pioneers in the United States during the 1970s, including Sang Kyu Shim, Kang Uk Lee,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kang Uk Lee - Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do Federation)|url=http://www.uktsdf.org.uk/About/Grand-Master-Kang-Uk-Lee|publisher=Soo Bahk Do Federation|accessdate=February 8, 2014}}</ref> ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung in Detroit with Hwang Kee and Chuck Norris - 46th Dan Shim Sa (Early black belt test-1970)|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=45&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=492|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Early Tang Soo Do Alumni in the United States (1971).|url=http://moodukkwan.net/photo-albums/?wppa-album=48&wppa-occur=1&wppa-photo=516|publisher=Moo Duk Kwan.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Photo: Sun Hwan Chung with Dale Drouillard (2006)|url=http://www.worldclassinstituteofmartialarts.com/news/nl07.htm|publisher=World Class IMA}}</ref>

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Sun Hwan Chung
Sun Hwan Chung
10th Dan Taekwondo Grandmaster
Born(1940-05-06)May 6, 1940
Hiroshima, Japan
ResidenceUnited States
StyleMoo Sool Do:
Taekwondo, Hapkido, Tang Soo Do,
Moo Sool Gi, Ki Gon
Teacher(s)Hwang Kee, Founder of Moo Duk Kwan
Rank  10th dan (honorary)
Moo Sool Do (Martial Arts United)
  9th dan Taekwondo
(Kukkiwon)
  9th dan Tang Soo Do
(Moo Duk Kwan)
  9th dan Hapkido
(Korea Hapkido Association)
Other information
OccupationMartial artist
WebsiteOfficial website

Sun Hwan Chung (born May 6, 1940), also known as James Sun Hwan Chung, is one of the highest-ranking taekwondo grandmasters in the world. He is founder of the Moo Sool Do (Martial Arts United) form of martial arts and is president of the World Academy of Martial Arts, LLC.

Among the earliest U.S. masters

Chung was sent by Hwang Kee, in the second wave of Korean martial arts masters, to the United States on June 18, 1970. His American sponsor was Dale Drouillard, the first American to be recognized as a Cho Dan by Hwang. As a new arrival to the United States, Chung instructed at (Jae Joon) Kim’s Karate School in Grand River, Michigan. As representative of the dojang, he traveled the country and sparred with early legends Mariano Estioko (the second American to become a Cho Dan in the Moo Duk Kwan), David Praim, Russell Hanke, Pat E. Johnson, and hundreds of others, without losing a match. In addition to building a tremendous reputation worldwide as a ruthless fighter, Chung gained renown for his mental toughness, often performing demonstrations such as lifting large buckets of water using needles pierced in his arms and neck - while standing on broken glass, or having a car drive onto his chest. As his reputation grew, he gained many friendships with martial arts pioneers in the United States during the 1970s, including Sang Kyu Shim, Kang Uk Lee, Bong Soo Han, Jhoon Rhee, Mike Stone, and Chuck Norris.

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  5. "Photo: Sun Hwan Chung departs for USA (Incorrect date on photo. Actually 1970)". Moo Duk Kwan.net.
  6. "Photo: Sun Hwan Chung, Chung Il Kim, and Bahk Song Man at Gimpo International Airport for their USA departure, accompanied by Hueng Iyol Yoon and H.C. Whang (1970). (Photo number 1)".
  7. "Dale Drouillard - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do". Tang Soo Do World. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  8. "Mariano Estioko - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do". Tang Soo Do World. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  9. "David Praim - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do". Tang Soo Do World. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  10. "Pat Johnson - Who's Who In Tang Soo Do". Tang Soo Do World. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  11. Olin, Tom (2002). Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts). Grand Rapids Press. p. 122.
  12. Lewis, Forest (June 1976). "Sun Hwan Chung: Tang Soo Do's Man of Iron (Cover)". Official Karate Magazine.
  13. "Incredible Master Sun Hwan Chung Tells His Story (Cover Story)". Traditional Taekwondo Magazine. 5 (2). Spring 1983.
  14. Olin, Tom (2002). Indomitable Spirit (Online excerpts). Grand Rapids Press. p. 122.
  15. "Kang Uk Lee - Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do Federation)". Soo Bahk Do Federation. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  16. "Photo: Sun Hwan Chung in Detroit with Hwang Kee and Chuck Norris - 46th Dan Shim Sa (Early black belt test-1970)". Moo Duk Kwan.net.
  17. "Photo: Early Tang Soo Do Alumni in the United States (1971)". Moo Duk Kwan.net.
  18. "Photo: Sun Hwan Chung with Dale Drouillard (2006)". World Class IMA.
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