Commissioner

Joon Pyo Choi
Grandmaster Joon Pyo Choi is known for saying, “From the moment we are born to the moment that we die, must constantly try to improve.  If we don’t improve, we die. It is our obligation as human being s.” Choi is a man who lives by his own words. There are no areas of life that he has explored where he has not improved-and not succeeded in.

Near the close of WWII, Grandmaster Choi was born in North Korea. After Choi’s family escaped to Seoul, South Korea, he began his life long journey into martial arts at age eleven.  He commenced training at the Song Moo Kwan School of Martial Arts under Grandmaster Byung Jik Ro. Today, he holds a ninth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has mastered many other martial arts as well.

Choi’s many outstanding martial arts accomplishments are notable, but his achievements do not stop within the confines of Tae Kwon Do.  His activism in his local and global community is remarkable.  He was awarded the prestigious World Peace Ambassador Medal by the United Nations World Peace Council.  He ahs been active in many local, national and international committees covering all aspects from martial arts and philosophy to business and charities.

Choi now resides in New Albany, Ohio, with his wife and three children. He continues to train and serve his martial arts roots.