Grandmaster Yoo
Grand Master Jun Saeng Yoo came to the United States from Korea in 1976, a
Grand Master of not one but three martial arts: Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Kung Fu. He also has a doctorate in acupuncture skills. Grand Master Yoo holds a 9th
Degree Black Belt in Hap Ki Do (1994). He is the former president of the Korean
Hap Ki Do Kuk Sool Won Association. He has a 9th Degree Black Sash in Kung Fu
(1995). He is President of the Tong Long Kung Fu Association. Grand Master Yoo
also holds an 9th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do (2008) from the World Tae
Kwon Do Federation (Kuk Ki Won). He is the former president of the Virginian
State Tae Kwon Do Association and National Team Head Coach.
Born in Jin Ju, Korea, Grand Master Yoo grew up in Seoul where he began studying
martial arts at age 6. He first studied Kung Fu with his mother and Hap Ki Do
with his cousin while still a child. By the time he entered middle school and
high school he had been training more than half his life in Kung Fu, Hap Ki Do,
and Tae Kwon Do. Grand Master Yoo became the National Collegiate Champion in
(1967-1968) at Kyung Hee University in Seoul.
After graduating, Grand Master Yoo founded the Tang Lang Kung Fu and Korean Hap
Ki Do headquarters in Seoul, where he was president and Head Master. He later
served two years in the South Korean Army, then came to the United States and
founded Yoo's Authentic Martial Arts in 1976. Grand Master Yoo has produced over
900 state champions (Junior and Senior: 1979-2006). His students have received
hundreds of gold medals in national and international competitions, including
athletes who have become members of the U.S. National Team.
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