Profile of Grandmaster Yong Dai Cho


1939
Born in Seoul, Korea.
1961
Qualified for Korea University Taekwondo Team for completion in Japan.
Graduated from Korea University.
1966
Korea University Taekwondo Club Instructor.
1967
Taekwondo Instructor in Hong Kong.
1969
Korea University Taekwondo Club Instructor.
1970
Taekwondo Instructor in Andrea Sports Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
Taekwondo Instructor in Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
1972
Open Cho’s Taekwondo Academy
Formation of Cho’s Taekwondo Academy in Australia.
1973
Formation of Taekwondo club at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
1976
Coach for Australian Team for Asian Taekwondo Championship in Melbourne.
1978
President of Australian Taekwondo Federation.
1980
Formation of Taekwondo Bongsul concepts and techniques.
1984
President of Victorian Korean Community.
1987
President of Australian Taekwondo Union.
1992
Taekwondo 9th Dan.
1995
President of interim TKD Australian Taekwondo Inc, to be formalised in 1998.
1996
Head of Australian team for World Cup Taekwondo Championship in Sao Paolo. Brazil.
Head of Australian team for 1st Junior World Taekwondo Championship in Barcelona, Spain.
1997
Head of Australian team for World Cup Taekwondo Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
1998
Head of Australian team for World Cup Taekwondo Championship in Sindelfingen, Germany.
Head of Australian team for 2nd Junior World Taekwondo Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
President of Taekwondo Australian Inc.
1999
World Taekwondo Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2000
Head of Australian team for Asian Taekwondo Championship in Hong Kong, China.
Awarded 2000 Australian Sporting Achievement by John Howard, PM of Australia.
Taekwondo Liaison for 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
2001
Head of Australian team for World Cup Taekwondo Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Head of Australian team for World Taekwondo Championship, JeJu, Korea.
2002
Head of Australian team for Asian Taekwondo Championship in Amman, Jordan.
Head of Australian team for World Cup Taekwondo Championship in Tokyo, Japan.
Head of Australian team for World Junior Taekwondo Championship in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Retirement from president of Taekwondo Australia Inc.
2003
May 28th Received an award on the 30th anniversary of the of the WTF in recognition of Taekwondo achievement.
2004
Finalisation of Taekwondo Bongsul.
Qualification of International Poomsae Instructor by WTF.
2006
Taekwondo Instructor at Melbourne University.
Elected as Taekwondo Australia Technical Director.
Selected as International Referee for the first World Poomsae Championship in Korea.
Received an award by Kukkiwon in Boastful People Prize of Taekwondo.
2007Publication of Taekwondo Bongsul book.
Head of Australian team for World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, Inchon, Korea.
2008
Received an award by Kukkiwon in recognition of Taekwondo achievement.
Appointment as a member of International advisory Committee of Kukkiwon.
Head of Australian team for 3rd Oceania Taekwondo Union Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.
Received an award by Oceania Taekwondo Union in recognition of Taekwondo achievement.
Head of Australian team for World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, Ankara, Turkey.
Finalisation of Taekwondo Kumsul (Sword fighting arts).
2009Vice President International Masters Advisory Committee.
Head of Australian team for World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, Cairo, Egypt.
Finalisation of Taekwondo Ssang Bongsul (Double stick fighting arts)
1st Bongsul Australian National Championships
2010Appointment as a member of Examination Committee of Kukkiwon.
First Taekwondo Bongsul demonstration in Korea (At Yonsei university)
Head of Australian Taekwondo team for Oceania Taekwondo Championship, Noumea, New Caledonia.
2013Chairman, Grandmasters Advisory & Technical Committee of Sports Taekwondo Australia.
Appreciation from World Taekwondo Federation for World Taekwondo Federation 40th Anniversary, outstanding contribution to the development of Taekwondo.
Head of Australian team of the 8th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, Bali, Indonesia.
2014
Head of Australian team of the 9th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, Aguascalientes, Mexico
2015
President of Australian Taekwondo Bongsul Federation.
Head Instructor of Cho’s Taekwondo & Bongsul Academy
2022Master Taekwondo Mugisul
10th Dan Taekwondo/Mugisul