Chief Instructor

Senior Master Phap Lu

Master Phap Lu currently holds an 8th Degree Black Belt and has studied Taekwon-Do for over 35 years.

Phap Lu was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1956. At the age of 13, he started Taekwon-Do training and received his 1st Degree Black Belt at the age of 15. He then became an Instructor at the famous Ohdokwan Taekwon-Do School in Vietnam.

In 1979, Master Lu came to Canada and joined Jung Park’s Taekwon-Do School as an Assistant Instructor and trained under the tutelage of Park Jung Taek.

Phap Lu won first place in Free Style Breaking Techniques at the Inter Continental Cup in Quebec City in 1982. He also helped the Canadian Team place 1st overall at the same tournament. Phap Lu was a Gold Medallist in the 4th World Taekwon-Do Championship held in Scotland in 1984. Over 45 countries participated and Master Lu helped lead the Canadian Team to be the victorious Grand Champions.

Master Lu continues to contribute to the growing development of Taekwon-Do in Canada as a technical consultant for the Canadian Team. Master Lu also participates as an Umpire at World Championships since 1986. Since 1992, Master Lu has been special guest and Umpire for the All Japan Taekwon-Do Championships.

In 1989, the Founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi, requested Master Lu, to assist him with International Instructor’s Seminars around the world. Master Lu assisted General Choi since that time with International Instructor’s Seminars until the General’s death in 2002.

General Choi Hong Hi
(Legendary founder of Taekwon-Do)
& Master Phap Lu

On the Academic side, Master Lu earned his MBA Degree from the University of Ottawa at the year of 1996. In 2002, Master Lu was one of the founding members of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Association (CTA). Master Lu currently holds the positions of Secretary General and Chairman of Technical Committee with the CTA. In 2003, Master Lu was appointed as the President of the Pan Am Taekwon-Do Council and the Member of the ITF Executive Committee by the International Taekwon-Do Federation.

Some of Master Lu's numerous achievements:

	Appointed Chief Instructor for the expansion of Taekwon-Do in the Ottawa Carleton region
	International Taekwon-Do Master Instructor
	International Umpire and Examiner
	Assistant Instructor for the Founder of Taekwon-Do; General Choi Hong Hi
	President of the PAN AM TAEKWON-DO COUNCIL
	Member of the ITF Executive Committee
	Chairman of ITF Information Committee
	Chairman of Technical Committee of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Association
	Canadian National Team Technical Consultant
	Deputy Secretary General of the INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ART GAMES COMMITTEE
	Author of the self defense book-“ Enough is Enough”
	Author of TAEKWON-DO CURRICULUM TEXT BOOKS
	Author of “ Umpiring and Tournament Guide”
	Author of “ Lu’s Taekwon-Do Instructor Manual”
	Author of “ Martial Art Business Management”
	Producer of the Self-Defense DVD “ Enough is Enough”
	Producer of the 24 TAEKWON-DO PATTERNS ? DVDs Series
	Producer of the TAEKWON-DO CURRICULUM DVDs
	Producer of the Lu’s Taekwon-Do Instructor Course DVD
	Producer of “ TAEK CHO” DVD
	Producer of “ ITF Umpire Training” DVD
	1984 World Champion ? 4TH ITF World TKD Championship - Glasgow, Scotland
	1982 Champion- Intercontinental Cup- Quebec, Canada
	1985 winner of the “Outstanding Ontario Youth award” for Athletic Achievement
	In 1994 received the ‘Outstanding Instructor Award” from General Choi Hong Hi
	Founder/Principle of the INTERNATIONAL TAEKWON-DO CORRESPONDENT SCHOOL
	Founder of “ SOFT FIST”- A Canadian version of Tai-Chi
	Founder of “ TAEK CHO”- Aerobic Kickboxing exercise