The article present today is written by Dr. Ken Min. He has devoted his professional career to the recognition, development and support of Taekwondo. His unique tenure at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) as a Professor in the Physical Education Department came in 1969 after completing his education in the United States. He had previously studied at the University of Georgia and Oglethorpe University. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, he taught at the University of Montana and Easter Montana College in subjects such as health education, judo, wrestling and taekwondo under these various settings.

Besides organizing the highly successful martial arts department at UC Berkeley, few people have the reputation as a nationally and internationally advocate of Taekwondo. Nationally, his leadership within groups such as the AAU (before Taekwondo was recognized as an official sport, then ultimately US Taekwondo Union/USAT), US Olympic Committee, and National Collegiate Taekwondo Association. Internationally, he provided pivotal leadership within the World Taekwondo (World Taekwondo Federation), International Olympic Committee, and FISU (International Federation of University Sports).

In the detailed article, that was written several years back (at the 25th Anniversary of the National Governing Body of Taekwondo), much of the early history of the rise in the sport of Taekwondo is intertwined with his personal history. The personal photo attached was taken at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain with Mr. George Steinbrenner (owner of the NY Yankees and during his term as a Vice President of the US Olympic Games and Dr. Ken Min who was serving as the Team Leader of the US Taekwondo Team at the 1992 Olympic Games). We are delighted to have his contribution through this article as the US Taekwondo Movement moves towards its sixth decade.