Comments on: ATA-WA taekwondo founder and pioneer – Mr Sok Pong Kim (1944-1999) http://www.ata-wa.org.au/ata-wa-taekwondo-founder-and-pioneer-mr-sok-pong-kim-1944-1999/1992/12/01/ Australian Taekwondo Academy, Western Australia Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kim Seng http://www.ata-wa.org.au/ata-wa-taekwondo-founder-and-pioneer-mr-sok-pong-kim-1944-1999/1992/12/01/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Kim Seng Sat, 14 May 2011 05:25:31 +0000 http://www.ata-wa.org.au/ata-wa-taekwondo-founder-and-pioneer-mr-sok-pong-kim-1944-1999/1992/12/01/#comment-337 The legacy of Master Sok Pong Kim continues in WA with the ATA instructors and the Australian Taekwondo Academy. He had been a pioneer instructor for taekwondo in WA from 1975, founded the ATA group in WA and had trained many people (more than 1,000 black belts) and including some of the very senior instructors in WA and Australia. One of his students in Vietnam is the current Head coach of 2 World Poomsae champions (junior and senior pairs). Some of his students have emulated Master Sok Pong Kim's achievements in coaching (as Australian coach or trainer, or as Vietnam coach) and instructing taekwondo while others also did well in officiating (referees at state, national and international level) and administration and management of taekwondo (state, national and international level). Master Sok Pong Kim had touched many people during his life in many ways, and one such person is Lorenzo. If you knew Lorenzo's situation you would immediately understand the depth of feeling Master Sok Pong Kim had towards his members. If you have not read the profile article on Master Sok Pong Kim, please do so in this article post (note: I replicated Lorenzo's comment post from another article post to this article post). The legacy of Master Sok Pong Kim continues in WA with the ATA instructors and the Australian Taekwondo Academy. He had been a pioneer instructor for taekwondo in WA from 1975, founded the ATA group in WA and had trained many people (more than 1,000 black belts) and including some of the very senior instructors in WA and Australia. One of his students in Vietnam is the current Head coach of 2 World Poomsae champions (junior and senior pairs). Some of his students have emulated Master Sok Pong Kim’s achievements in coaching (as Australian coach or trainer, or as Vietnam coach) and instructing taekwondo while others also did well in officiating (referees at state, national and international level) and administration and management of taekwondo (state, national and international level).

Master Sok Pong Kim had touched many people during his life in many ways, and one such person is Lorenzo. If you knew Lorenzo’s situation you would immediately understand the depth of feeling Master Sok Pong Kim had towards his members. If you have not read the profile article on Master Sok Pong Kim, please do so in this article post (note: I replicated Lorenzo’s comment post from another article post to this article post).

]]> By: Kim Seng http://www.ata-wa.org.au/ata-wa-taekwondo-founder-and-pioneer-mr-sok-pong-kim-1944-1999/1992/12/01/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Kim Seng Sat, 14 May 2011 05:00:26 +0000 http://www.ata-wa.org.au/ata-wa-taekwondo-founder-and-pioneer-mr-sok-pong-kim-1944-1999/1992/12/01/#comment-336 <div class="submitted-on">Submitted by lorenzo on <a href="../../../../2011-kick-a-thon-mandurah-and-falcon/2011/03/25/comment-page-1/#comment-335" rel="nofollow">2011/05/10 at 5:01 pm</a></div> <p>It is with a sad heart I learn Master Sok Pong Kim passed away from cancer in  about 1999. <br /> I only just heard this from Master Kim Seng. Read my profile and you will see why and what a good man he was, he was a very sympathetic person and even though I have not seen him in 30 years, I still think of the little act of kindness he did for me way back then. No one can even understand what it meant. my thoughts to his lovely wife. <br /> lorenzo, username is the same lorenzo. </p> Submitted by lorenzo on 2011/05/10 at 5:01 pm

It is with a sad heart I learn Master Sok Pong Kim passed away from cancer in  about 1999. 
I only just heard this from Master Kim Seng. Read my profile and you will see why and what a good man he was, he was a very sympathetic person and even though I have not seen him in 30 years, I still think of the little act of kindness he did for me way back then. No one can even understand what it meant. my thoughts to his lovely wife. 
lorenzo, username is the same lorenzo.

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