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Dr. '''Dong Ja Yang''' is the former of the Chairman-AAU National Taekwondo Union 1979-1984. From 1984-1988, Dong would hold be a member of the Executive Board of the United States Olympic Committee.<ref name="tkdreform.com">http://www.tkdreform.com/about.html</ref> Dong Ja Yang holds a PHD in Counseling Psychology.<ref name="tkdreform.com"/> Dong Ja Yang would bring Taekwondo to 77 out of 127 colleges to have Taekwondo in the United States from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=VT-GJZa6x2&sig=Qc1Wrn7urBzN8LbBSF7TdbIUWkI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Jet|work=google.com}}</ref> During these years he would be key<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT162&lpg=PT162&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+pioneer+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=_cPnwStVDX&sig=QAGKCyXELeLb1xFXGuq8v57-I0M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=79nvVOPzNrK1sQT524Fo&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20pioneer%20taekwondo&f=false|title=A Killing Art|work=google.com}}</ref> in helping to raise Taekwondo to Olympic Status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=UpRte6m7g6&sig=vIZK2FWb1l9CSjp17_3lCG9scUs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> He would teach for 35 years at Howard University.<ref name="tkdreform.com"/> At Howard he would teach Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=286432|title=Dong Ja Yang at Howard University - RateMyProfessors.com|work=ratemyprofessors.com}}</ref> In 1986, Dong Ja Yang asked Kim un-Yong to lower the black belt fee's for Taekwondo.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT206&lpg=PT206&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=_cPnwSr_G0&sig=pr3hcW9Qm-CKXdpxavM9IfA0Z2I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=A Killing Art|work=google.com}}</ref> The response was his removal from the WTF Pan American Taekwondo Union.<ref name="google.com"/> In 1988 three of his students would earn medals in the Olympics in Taekwondo.<ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tMwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=s9vUqfRPjA&sig=ygOfWPlsVnHhINAAaW_Hc2Svvqo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CdTvVOnEGcaigwTJx4KQDg&ved=0CF8Q6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Ebony|work=google.com}}</ref> They were ], ], and ].<ref name="google.com1"/> He was presented with an award from Congressman Ralph Metcalfe for his work in bringing women to Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w9QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=z9wikkkJJk&sig=vR78U8LCJ6-epB-KlkUWLsHzozo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> While at Howard he would hold the Howard University Taekwondo Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=xNHgucc0Yr&sig=x60DkqlUv7NvEQl-lhNDUckXXjA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CdTvVOnEGcaigwTJx4KQDg&ved=0CGEQ6AEwDw#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> In 2001, he would file a complaint against the United States Taekwondo Union.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Footer/Legal/Arbitration-and-Hearing-Panel-Cases/Section-10|title=Section 10|work=Team USA}}</ref> Dong was elected to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacancha.com/tkdinstructors.html|title=THE OFFICIAL TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® - INSTRUCTORS - TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ®|work=lacancha.com}}</ref> Dong currently holds a 9th degree black belt in Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themartialway.com/students/taekwondo-history/|title=Taekwondo History|work=TMW}}</ref> Dr. '''Dong Ja Yang''' is the former of the Chairman-AAU National Taekwondo Union 1979-1984. From 1984-1988, Dong would hold be a member of the Executive Board of the United States Olympic Committee.<ref name="tkdreform.com">http://www.tkdreform.com/about.html</ref> Dong Ja Yang holds a PHD in Counseling Psychology.<ref name="tkdreform.com"/> Dong Ja Yang would bring Taekwondo to 77 out of 127 colleges in the United States from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=VT-GJZa6x2&sig=Qc1Wrn7urBzN8LbBSF7TdbIUWkI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Jet|work=google.com}}</ref> During these years he would be key<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT162&lpg=PT162&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+pioneer+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=_cPnwStVDX&sig=QAGKCyXELeLb1xFXGuq8v57-I0M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=79nvVOPzNrK1sQT524Fo&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20pioneer%20taekwondo&f=false|title=A Killing Art|work=google.com}}</ref> in helping to raise Taekwondo to Olympic Status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=UpRte6m7g6&sig=vIZK2FWb1l9CSjp17_3lCG9scUs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> He would teach for 35 years at Howard University.<ref name="tkdreform.com"/> At Howard he would teach Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=286432|title=Dong Ja Yang at Howard University - RateMyProfessors.com|work=ratemyprofessors.com}}</ref> In 1986, Dong Ja Yang asked Kim un-Yong to lower the black belt fee's for Taekwondo.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bd_NrWVI1q0C&pg=PT206&lpg=PT206&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=_cPnwSr_G0&sig=pr3hcW9Qm-CKXdpxavM9IfA0Z2I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=A Killing Art|work=google.com}}</ref> The response was his removal from the WTF Pan American Taekwondo Union.<ref name="google.com"/> In 1988 three of his students would earn medals in the Olympics in Taekwondo.<ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tMwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=s9vUqfRPjA&sig=ygOfWPlsVnHhINAAaW_Hc2Svvqo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CdTvVOnEGcaigwTJx4KQDg&ved=0CF8Q6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Ebony|work=google.com}}</ref> They were ], ], and ].<ref name="google.com1"/> He was presented with an award from Congressman Ralph Metcalfe for his work in bringing women to Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w9QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=z9wikkkJJk&sig=vR78U8LCJ6-epB-KlkUWLsHzozo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N9TvVOv_A8euggSe54LYAg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> While at Howard he would hold the Howard University Taekwondo Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Dong+Ja+Yang+taekwondo&source=bl&ots=xNHgucc0Yr&sig=x60DkqlUv7NvEQl-lhNDUckXXjA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CdTvVOnEGcaigwTJx4KQDg&ved=0CGEQ6AEwDw#v=onepage&q=Dong%20Ja%20Yang%20taekwondo&f=false|title=Black Belt|work=google.com}}</ref> In 2001, he would file a complaint against the United States Taekwondo Union.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Footer/Legal/Arbitration-and-Hearing-Panel-Cases/Section-10|title=Section 10|work=Team USA}}</ref> Dong was elected to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacancha.com/tkdinstructors.html|title=THE OFFICIAL TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® - INSTRUCTORS - TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ®|work=lacancha.com}}</ref> Dong currently holds a 9th degree black belt in Taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themartialway.com/students/taekwondo-history/|title=Taekwondo History|work=TMW}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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Dr. Dong Ja Yang is the former of the Chairman-AAU National Taekwondo Union 1979-1984. From 1984-1988, Dong would hold be a member of the Executive Board of the United States Olympic Committee. Dong Ja Yang holds a PHD in Counseling Psychology. Dong Ja Yang would bring Taekwondo to 77 out of 127 colleges in the United States from 1977 to 1983. During these years he would be key in helping to raise Taekwondo to Olympic Status. He would teach for 35 years at Howard University. At Howard he would teach Taekwondo. In 1986, Dong Ja Yang asked Kim un-Yong to lower the black belt fee's for Taekwondo. The response was his removal from the WTF Pan American Taekwondo Union. In 1988 three of his students would earn medals in the Olympics in Taekwondo. They were Lynnette Love, Debra Holloway, and Sharon Jewell. He was presented with an award from Congressman Ralph Metcalfe for his work in bringing women to Taekwondo. While at Howard he would hold the Howard University Taekwondo Championships. In 2001, he would file a complaint against the United States Taekwondo Union. Dong was elected to the Taekwondo Hall of Fame. Dong currently holds a 9th degree black belt in Taekwondo.

References

  1. ^ http://www.tkdreform.com/about.html
  2. "Jet". google.com.
  3. "A Killing Art". google.com.
  4. "Black Belt". google.com.
  5. "Dong Ja Yang at Howard University - RateMyProfessors.com". ratemyprofessors.com.
  6. ^ "A Killing Art". google.com.
  7. ^ "Ebony". google.com.
  8. "Black Belt". google.com.
  9. "Black Belt". google.com.
  10. "Section 10". Team USA.
  11. "THE OFFICIAL TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME® - INSTRUCTORS - TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME ®". lacancha.com.
  12. "Taekwondo History". TMW.

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