289:, and hundreds of others, with losing one match. In addition to building a tremendous reputation worldwide as a ruthless fighter, Chung gained renown for his mental toughness, often performing demonstrations such as lifting large buckets of water using needles pierced in his arms and neck - while standing on broken glass, or having a car drive onto his chest. As his reputation grew, he gained many friendships with martial arts pioneers in the United States during the 1970s, including Sang Kyu Shim, Kang Uk Lee,
285:, to the United States on June 13, 1969. His American sponsor was Dale Drouillard, the second American to be recognized as a Cho Dan by Hwang. As a new arrival to the United States, Chung instructed at (Jae-joon) Kim's Karate School in Grand River, Michigan. As representative of the dojang, he traveled the country and sparred with Mariano Estioko (the second American to become a Cho Dan in the Moo Duk Kwan), David Praim, Russell Hanke,
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329:, Moo Sool Gi, and Ki Gon - entitled Moo Sool Do (Martial Arts United). He has authored and published several training books in the Moo Sool Do system, and has continued to teach in Kalamazoo, as well as through other satellite dojangs, for more than forty years.
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Tang Soo Do: The
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847:. Chung's Black Belt Taekwondo & Hapkido.
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