Grandmaster Truong
Grandmaster Truong Nguyen Thuan Truong Nguyen Thuan8-DAN Black Belt Taekwondo President of Than-Phong International Martial Arts Federation Director of Than-Phong Taekwondo Institute Certified WTF and ITF 1954-1969: Northern Shaolin Kungfu Disciple 1968: Joined the South Viet Nam Air Force, practiced Taekwondo at Than-Phong Martial Arts Academy at Tan-Son-Nhat Air Force Base in Saigon, Viet Nam, with Instructor Duc Phan 1975: Instructor at Guidry’s Taekwondo Academy, San Antonio, Texas 1975-1977: Trained with Grandmaster Hee Ung Lee (President of ATA) 1976-1977: Trained with Master S. Kang in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1976: Member of Than-Phong TKD school in San Antonio, TX, directed by Instructor Lac Van Tran 1977-1981: Established Than-Phong Club in Hayward, California 1977-1989: Founder and President of Than-Phong Martial Arts Association 1981-1983: Director of Than-Phong Martial Arts school in Houston, Texas 1983-1991: Director of Than-Phong Martial Arts schools in San Jose (1983-1989), Santa Clara (1984-1986), and Oakland (1988-1991) Sept 1989: Handed Than-Phong Martial Arts school in San Jose, California, and the role of President of Than-Phong Martial Arts Association to Grandmaster Victor Duc Phan 1989-2009: Vice President of Than-Phong Intercontinental Martial Arts Federation 1993-1997: Director of Than-Phong Taekwondo Academy, Kingwood, Texas 2003-present: Director of Than-Phong Taekwondo Institute, Spring, Texas 2004: ITF International Referee for the World Cup in Orlando, Florida 2005-2009: Texas State Director, USA Martial Arts 2009-present: Elected President of Than-Phong The Planet Martial Arts Federation (when Grandmaster Victor Duc Phan passed away in April 2009) and Than-Phong International Martial Arts Federation 2012: Commissioner, USAT-MAC Taekwondo Awards and Tournaments March 1976: 1st Place (light weight) at Oklahoma Open Championship, Tulsa, Oklahoma March 1977: Grand Champion (Individual) and 1st Place (Team, Hayward Taekwondo Academy Black Belt Team) at the California State Taekwondo competition, San Jose, USTU sanctioned. 2004-2005: Master of the Year, USA Martial Arts July 2004: Inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2005: Member of the Coaching Staff of the USA National Martial Arts Team