Totally Tae Kwon Do Magazine - Issue 20 - Usadojo

ITF TaeKwon-Do TaeKwon Do In Brazil
& & David David Kerr’s Kerr’s 4X 4X World World ITF ITF Wins Wins
In 1970, General Choi Hong Hi sends the
ITF Instructor Sang Min Cho with the
mission to introduce TaeKwon-Do in Brazil,
along with Sang In Kim and Kun Mo Bang.
Sabumnim Paulo de Tarso Ribeiro Maltez
starts to train TaeKwon-Do with Master
Sang In Kim in 1972. After years of great
dedication to TaeKwon-Do, Paulo de Tarso
opens the Brooklin Taekwon-Do academy,
in São Paulo, in 1982.
André Conchon starts to train TaeKwon-Do
with Sabumnim Paulo de Tarso in 1983 at
the Brooklin TaeKwon-Do Academy and
earned his black belt in 1988. Along with
Renato Pitombo, Pedro Borges, Túlio
Rodriguez and others, formed the Brooklin
brothers team, winning various
tournaments. During his WTF competition
years, he became São Paulo state
By Andre Conchon
Master Sang In Kim, 8th Dan
champion twice, trird place on the brazilian
national competition and second place on
the brazilian national competition on the
following year.
André Conchon opens the Morumbi
TaeKwon-Do Academy in 1989. Along with
Renato Pitombo’s Pamplona TaeKwon-Do
and Paulo de Tarso’s Brooklin academy
they started the Tong-Il TaeKwon-Do.
David Kerr started to train with André
Conchon, after previous TaeKwon-Do
instruction on the USA, on his new
Morumbi Taekwon-Do Academy in 1990,
still in the WTF style.
On may 29, 1990, General Choi Hong Hi
visited Brazil, attending the invitation from
Master Raul Hector Sanchez (Master Raul
was working on the ITF style in Rio de
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