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 Allen
Jo started the traditional-style of Taekwondo at the age of 5 under
his father, Grand Master Jonathan Jo. With his father's ever-present
guidance, Allen was sent to various masters to learn the unique
techniques that characterized each of them:
- Grand
Master Chung Ho Park, who was the coach at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center during the mid-80s
- Grand
Master Hee Il Cho, known in the martial arts community for having
the world's most devastating back kick and jump back kick
- Coach
Han Won Lee, the current U.S. Olympic coach
- Members
of the U.S. and South Korean National/Olympic Teams
Presently,
the World Taekwondo Federation in South Korea recognizes Allen as
a Master and a 4th Dan (degree) black belt.
With 22 years of TKD experience, he has come to realize the meaning
of his father's words, "A punch or a kick should have the
speed of a bullet penetrating a glass window. The evidence of power
is a window left intact with an un-repairable hole."
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