Grand Master Jongoon Kim 9th Dan

Kwanjangnim - Head Master
  • Founder of MSU Taekwondo and Judo
  • Pioneer in USA Collegiate Taekwondo
  • 2 time Olympic Judo Referee
  • Director of 2nd Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
  • 8th Dan Hapkido
  • 7th Dan in Judo


MSU TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME


Instructors

Ronald Southwick 5th Dan
Chief Master Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor, Kinesiology
  • MSU Head Taekwondo Coach
  • National Medalist - Kyorugi & Poomsae
  • 2007 USA Poomsae Team Trials Finalist

Jeong-Dae Lee 5th Dan
Senior Master Instructor
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Kineseology
  • MSU Taekwondo Coach
  • 1998-1999 Kukkiwon National Taekwondo Demonstration Team
  • 1999 - 2000 Member of WTF Technical Committee
Wendy Tate 3rd Dan
Associate Instructor
  • First MSU Female 3rd Dan
  • 2007 USA Poomsae Team Trials Finalist
Forest Tate 3rd Dan
Associate Instructor
Lansing Community College Taekwondo Instructor
Mike Murphy 2nd Dan
MSU Team Captain


MSU Black Belts


Sita Syal 2nd Dan

  • First Female MSU Poom

John Cameron 2nd Dan

  • Assistant Poomsae Coach

Ben Olson 1st Dan

  • First Male MSU Poom

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Karl Olson 1st Dan

Neil Syal 1st Poom

Matt Syal 1st Dan

Kimberly Fritzsche 1st Dan

  • National Poomsae Medalist
  • Assistant Poomsae Coach

Erin Laimon 1st Dan

  • UACOR Instructor

Brad Gagnon 1st Dan

  • UACOR Instructor


MSU Alumni Black Belts

Chad Johnson 3rd Dan

  • MSU Hall of Fame
  • National Competitor
  • Trained in Korea

Christiana Bradford 2nd Dan

  • MSU Hall of Fame
  • Living in Germany
  • National Competitor
  • Trained in Korea 2003-2004

Steve Wegener 3rd Dan
  • MSU Hall of Fame
  • MSU Taekwondo Team Captain
  • Multiple AAU National Medalist
  • Pan-Am Trials

Anuj Rawat 2nd Dan

Neal Lao 1st Dan

Kristen Pregitzer 1st Dan

  • 95-99 AAU National Champion
  • Best Female Athlete in AAU

Mark Spano 1st Dan

Dae-Woo Kim 1st Dan

Racheal Thomson 1st Dan


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