Grand Master Kim successfully promoted to 9th Dan Black Belt
| The Australian Hwa Rang Taekwondo Academy is very proud to announce that Grand Master Myung Man Kim has successfully undertaken and passed the Kukkiwon 9th Dan Black Belt promotion examination in South Korea. This is a very well deserved achievement for Grand Master Kim, who has led by example to personify the values and philosophies that form the foundations of Taekwondo and Hwarangdo. Congratulations Grand Master Kim from all of your family and friends, instructors and students! |
Please use the comments section below to leave a congratulatory message for Grand Master Kim.
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Truly the best! great teacher with no nonsense training.
It's been a long journey well worth the effort!
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2010-04-08 18:36:53 | RICHARD tHOROGOOD
Congratulations Master Kim!
I am also honoured and very lucky to have been able to train under you!
You are a great inspiration to me and my whole family!see you next week!
Richard
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2010-04-08 23:36:12 | steven - congrats!
congrats! well deserved.... 9th dan is such a great achievement. dont think there are many 9th dans in australia for taekwondo. im very honoured and pleased.
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2010-04-08 23:50:51 | Aaron Davis - Congratulations Master Kim
Master Kim I am honoured to have trained under you and along side the rest of the team. It shows that work and dedication you can achieve your highest expectations.
To all of the the HRD team: Train hard - fight easy.
Aaron
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2010-04-08 23:58:36 | Hong Hoang - Congratulations
축하 해요 Grand Master Myung Man Kim. You are truely an inspiration to us all.
Hong 황
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2010-04-09 01:01:45 | Rogers Chea - Congratulations Master Kim
Congratulations Master Kim on your achievement. You are very much well deserved of this achievement and i am more than honored to be one of your students as i am evidently learning from the best!
Your dedication and commitment inspires us all to be the best we can be!
Rogers
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2010-04-09 08:41:35 | Mark Ramm - The Spirit of Hwa Rang - just got brighter - CONGR
"It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes."
~Louis Kossuth~
To Grandmaster Kim and his family,
What an incredible achievement, I know your family, your students are extremely proud of your attainment.To have trained with you when I was younger and 17 years later to see you present at my first grading since, was and still is beyond words for me.
To read your history and knowing the difficulties faced in part by you through out your building of Hwa Rang Do in Australia, I am tenfold honoured and blessed to have this opportunity to study with you.
Your instructors are a credit to you and your steadfastness is a shining example to us all.
Thank you
Mark Ramm (Brisbane City / Cleveland branch)
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A most well deserved title at last for the greatest martial arts master i've witnessed. Congratulations on this huge achievement with nearly 50 years training. It is an honour to have you as an instructor and mentor.
Kind regards
Lionel Graham
Qld Head Instructor
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2010-04-09 09:05:00 | Sachin - Congratulations
What an achievement.
I am inspired of the commitment and hard work that you have displayed. I am proud and honoured to be your student. Out of the people that I respect in my life you are perhaps the one that gains my utmost respect; not only for training but because of your values.
I only hope to achieve in life as much as you have.
감사합니다 (I hope thats right- supposed to be "kamsamnida"

Sachin
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2010-04-09 09:49:37 | Jennifer Lay - You inspire us to do our best
Master Kim never fails to amaze me. I'm so proud that I can say I train under a Master who truely leads by example, he give us no excuses to give up. We're lucky to have him
Congratulations Master Kim,
Jennifer
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2010-04-09 12:53:41 | Peter Fletcher - Congratulations
Congratulations Mr Kim,
It is an honour to train with such an accomplished master.Regards,
Peter
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2010-04-09 14:42:33 | Tony Carnovale - Congratulations Master Kim
Dear Master Kim,
Congratulations on your latest great achievement. Its a pleasure and honour to know you and being taught by you, the Martial Arts Techniques. My whole family and I look forward, when its time to come training, as we enjoyi the training lessons immensly.
Best Wishes from Brandon, Madeline, Jeremy, Miriam & Tony Carnovale
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2010-04-09 14:51:56 | Daniella & Joseph Gobran - Congratulations
Congratulations Master Kim,
We are so proud and happy to train under you. we wish you all the best for the future. God bless.
Your proud students
Daniella and Joseph Gobran
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Congratulations Master Kim
we are all happy to nowthat you now a 9th dan.I just can' t wait to start traing with you again!
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2010-04-09 22:22:34 | Mario Viera
Grandmaster Kim
Congratulations on your promotion. I am truly honored to have been your student for many years. You deserve all the success you get, and I wish you all the very best.
Mario Viera
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2010-04-09 22:50:18 | Niyuth Chea - Congratulations to our Grand Master Kim
Congratulations Grand Master Kim. It is truly an honour to be a HRD student. Very few 9th dans out there and all claim to be the best. All I can say is seeing is believing and we all know we have the best. We should hold an official HRD celebration for this.
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2010-04-10 14:53:45 | Anonymous
Congratulations Master Kim you are very deserving of this great achievement my father and I am both honored and privileged to train with you and we all send our congratulations
Jason, Mark, Lyn & Cindy Dallas
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2010-04-10 15:41:21 | Katrina Javier
Grand Master Kim! 9th Dan Woah!
You can definately wear that title proud for sure! Thank you for sharing your super duper techniques with all of us.
Your friendship, generosity, loyalty and the many words of wisdom are just a bonus to train with you!
CHEERS and God Bless!
Katrina Javier
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2010-04-10 19:53:56 | Daliya Sari
A big congratulations Master Kim for this great achievement! I am honored to be a student of your school.
Regards
Daliya
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2010-04-10 21:13:40 | Monica
Congratulations!! You are respected and have influenced so many. Your passion for the sport and the people you teach have brought you this far. You truly deserve this and I'm very proud of you!
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2010-04-11 22:46:59 | stacey clarke - well done
congrats master kim, all my family also pass on their congrats. a more than well deserved acchivement!! i dont know how you controlled the nerves (i was nervous enough going for my 2nd dan infornt of you)
so when do you go for your 10th dan hee hee hee
no extreemly well done & im proud of you & to be one of your black belts & i wish i had your knowlage & skill (yes ill train hard & aim for it but some how i dont think ill ever have a good a handle on it as you!)
love stacey
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2010-04-12 17:38:18 | 제인 가족
congratulations !!!
Master Kim 추카 추카징윤 아빠 행복 하시고 배부르시겠어요
많은 제자들의 메세지에.....축 하드려요 ^&^
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2010-04-13 21:24:57 | Rin
Heard about the wonderful news from our Instructor tonight. Congratulations on your very inspiring achievement Master Kim!
From the 2 Mothers @ Campsie Dojang,
Rin & Pat
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2010-04-14 13:05:58 | Shannon Smith
Warmest congratulations to Master Kim!
You are an true inspriration to all members new and old. It is a tremendous honour to have trained under you and to be part of the Australian Hwa Rang Taekwondo Academy.
From myself, my family and all of our training members we look forward to many more years training and learning from you.
Shannon, Veronica, Joshua, Michael, Mackay Club and Emerald club.
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2010-04-19 10:49:08 | Profita - Congratulations !
Congratulations Master Kim !
There are only a few 9th Dans in Australia for Taekwondo and you are one of them ! I am very honoured to have been trained under a grand master like you. You are a respected, talented master and an inspiration to all of us.
Hope you do well in the future and pass all examinations and gradings.
Your student,
Profita
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2010-04-27 11:04:17 | Chris Graham - Congratulations
Well done Master Kim. What a great achievment, you are an inspiration to all people who are lucky enough to meet you. Hwa Rang Do members are blessed to have you teach them. Thankyou for being our teacher.
Chris and Nicky Graham.
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2010-05-04 14:45:36 | Chris Ferguson - Congratulations Master Kim
Truly amazing, 9th Dan. You definately derserved this acheivement.
My first Martial Art training was with HRD many years back. I just had to come back , missed it too much
Hearing about your promotion has really inspired me to become as good as i can and would love to someday teach your skills to others.
Honoured to be a HRD.
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2010-05-05 08:39:28 | Long Lee - Congratulations Grand Master Kim
[/b]Dear Grandmaster Kim,[/b]
Congratulations to you for 9th Dan in Kwa Rang Do martial Arts. My son has been training there for a year, and he does not want to miss a lesson from Grand Master Kim.
All the best wishes.From,
Jason Lee and Jessica Lee (Fairfield Dojang)
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2010-05-10 10:36:27 | Joe Nuzzo - Wow Master Kim,
I am honoured to know you and very proud to be taught by your philosophy, and i know with much dedication, I can achieve my very best too. An awesome achievement for an awesome man.
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2010-05-14 12:29:51 | Brooke mcAlpine - I was an old student
Congrats ! Well deserved, I owe alot to Master Kim.Much Respect
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2010-05-30 23:16:11 | Anonymous
Master kim glad to see you ones again! i come to see you at your blacktown academy its been a long time my teacher and friend. i wanted to take a little time to thankyou for the training you gave me on the past few years! everything i know its from you , its a honour to train with you.
Congratulations Master Kim.
Cesar Morales
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2010-09-29 00:53:30 | Anonymous - Congratulations all the way from Europe!
Dear Master Kim
It's been a long time since I checked what's new on your website and only saw this now. My most sincere congratulations!.. I am very happy for you and love to see how the academy is growing. It's been a long time since we last met in Australia and even longer since I used to train there in the 80's, but I still feel very proud to have had you as my teacher in all aspects of what Hwa Rang Do stands for.
Take care and my regards to your family.
Best wishes
Katia
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2010-10-12 20:52:45 | 임남규Quote:축하합니다.
항상 건강하시고 또한 저와 저의 아들 (Joseph) 항상 화랑정신으로 살수 있도록 옆에서 많은 지도 바랍니다.
사범님 다시한번더 축하 드립니다.
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2011-02-11 23:33:24 | Anonymous
Congratulation's Master Myung Man Kim. You are a true master and a living legend.
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2011-06-14 15:35:02 | jack rosa - made
i enjoy tai kwan do so much and it has been a life changing sport to me thank u master kim
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2011-07-26 23:01:28 | Kenio Hartono - Congrats Mr Kim
Dear Master KIM
You are the Best Sensei
My Son n My Daughter Always want to go to See You at Hwarang Academy at Blacktown every evenings
Congrats Master Myung Man Kim , Yes We agree that You are is a Living Legend
keep your humble Master , all the best n GOD bless You n Your Family n Hwarang Academy !!!









Congratulations Master Kim!
A very successful achievement for a very deserving leader! I am lucky and honoured to have such a grand Master.
Khon