And Yet Another Milestone
We are pleased to announce that Joseph P. Philip, Jr., the Chief Instructor of the UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club, has been promoted to 8th Dan (8th Degree Black Belt). His advancement affords him the title "Jr. Grand Master".
Jr. Grand Master, 64, received the honor during the 246th Promotional Testing of the UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club, October 9th by his Instructor, Grand Master ChaeSun Yi, a nationally-respected 9th Dan. The event coincided with the 41st Anniversary of our Sport Club's presence at UNI.
Jr. Grand Master becomes the first Traditional Tae Kwon-Do Black Belt in America to be promoted to the 8th Dan. He has trained for 42 years, has instructed the UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club for 36 years, and has developed 665 Black Belts, 10 of whom have become Tae Kwon-Do Masters.
In addition to instructing our Cedar Falls campus program, Jr. Grand Master supervises Tae Kwon-Do instruction in Waterloo, Washington, Helotes, San Antonio, Florida State University, Drake University, and Penn State.
We congratulate Jr. Grand Master on yet another milestone in his distinguished career.
Respectfully submitted by:
Jr. Master Marshall Cowell, 4th Dan
Chief Instructor, Florida State Tae Kwon-Do
Former President, UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club
Mr. Brian Gongol, 3rd Dan
Program Director, Drake Tae Kwon-Do
