hanja rr article_title mr hangul
! gim byeongsu kim pyung-soo
 kim pyǒngsu 김병수
kim pyung-soo

kim soo -lrb- pyung-soo kim -rrb- a native of seoul , korea , attended the hankuk university of foreign studies -lrb- hufs -rrb- where he received a b.a. in russian language and literature .
kim began studying kwon bop - kong soo do at an early age under the guidance of nam sok lee , president of the chang moo kwan association in seoul .
in november 1994 , kim was promoted to 10th degree red belt by his senior grandmaster , hong jong-pyo , taekwon kwon bop , in the central ymca , seoul , establishing kim as one of the highest ranking karate instructors in the world .
during years of intensive practice and teaching , mr. kim has taught countless numbers of students , including the secret service of the late korean president , syngman rhee , u.s. army units in korea , municipal police departments , youth organizations and students at universities in korea and texas .
from 1964 to 1968 , mr. kim served as the first korean correspondent to `` black belt '' magazine .
mr. kim arrived in the united states in january , 1968 and has maintained a central school in houston , texas since september of that year .
in september 1970 , he inaugurated his martial arts system entitled chayon-ryu -lrb- natural way -rrb- .
kim is fluent in korean , english , spanish and russian ; in addition , he understands and writes chinese .
kim plans on continuing to teach and to place emphasis on the spiritual as much as the physical aspect of martial arts .
kim pyung-soo is the author of three books : 1 .
palgue 1-2-3 of taekwondo hyung , ohara publications , 1974 .
isbd : 978-0897500081 2 .
palgue 4-5-6 , ohara publications , 1976 .
isbn 978-0-89750-013-5 3 .
palgue 7-8 , ohara publications , 1981 .
he was the first correspondent from south korea for black belt magazine -lrb- 1964 -- 68 -rrb- and is regularly used as a historical consultant by various authors of martial arts .
