Grandmaster John Le Busque of Australia started his martial arts training in 1964 and was an active competitor until a motor vehicle accident interrupted his career. Although doctors said he would no longer be able to practice martial arts, he proved them wrong and went on to become one of his country’s most admired practitioners. At age 75 he still teaches at his Prahran Taekwondo School in Melbourne, which he established in 1993.
The Ancient Warrior Society photo collection
In this 1989 photo,Grandmaster Manuel Jurado practices a high side kick at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico. Below, Grandmaster Jurado at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he
captured a bronze medal for Mexico
as Taekwondo made its Olympic debut.
Grandmaster Joyce Stivala has been instructing and competing for
almost three decades in Victoria, Australia. She is an active poomsae competitor both nationally and internationally with a host of gold medals to her credit.
Grandmaster Robert Schembri began his martial arts training in the late nineteen sixties. He eventually opened his own school and over the years has trained some of Australia’s top competitors. At age 69 he is an active competitor himself as well as a referee and the recipient of key Kukkiwon certifications.
Grandmaster Woojin Jung: author, publisher, philanthropist, and lifelong student of Taekwondo. He strives to bring all nations closer through the martial arts. He is shown here at Chunji Lake on Baekdu Mountain.
Above, Grandmaster Chang Lee demonstrates an impressive flying side kick during an outdoor training session. Below, he teaches a student all about high kicks to the face. He is one of Taekwondo's true pioneers, and his dojang is known as one of America's best.
In this 1973 photo, above, Grandmaster Eduardo Castor works on his kicking technique in the dojang. He holds the distinction of being the first student promoted to black belt by Grandmaster Bobby Kim.
Grandmaster Russ Johnson is a two-time USA Taekwondo National Champion, a World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships bronze medalist, and six-time USA Taekwondo State Champion.