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The Kukkiwon administration has officially confirmed the reinstatement of Master Kang Jae-won. We are now working with legal counsel to oversee the protocols of his return to the Education Department. We remain focused on the transition process to ensure the integrity of this decision is maintained.

May 3, 2020

Petition for Master Kang Jae-won's Reinstatement

Petition for Master Kang Jae-won's Reinstatement

🏆 Won — 1,049 supporters Verified

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Started by World Taekwondo Masters Leaders 6 years, 5 months ago

Our comrade Master Kang Jae-won was wrongfully dismissed from his Kukkiwon post as Education Department Operations Director, and I kindly urge you and all you know who sympathize with him to support his reinstatement.

Master Kang Jae-won is an honorable and diligent man, a friend to so many, and is among Kukkiwon’s first generation of conscientious influencers. During the former Kukkiwon president’s misconduct investigation, Master Kang was coerced by corrupt parties within Kukkiwon into reversing his original statement to provide a false statement.

We were encouraged when he won the appeal filed through the District Court against the misconduct of the former Kukkiwon President. However, an appeal to the Supreme Court is being filed, and we must all rally to do our part to make sure Master Kang is released from further harm.

Please help by adding your name to this petition. Moreover, please reach out to all other Taekwondo leaders and Black Belt practitioners that you know so that they, too, can add their names to the list. On the Comments field, please include your Country.

We have a Deadline to get all the supporters' names in by the end of the day Thursday, April 2nd.

Please help Master Kang Jae-won's petition. It is important for the future of Taekwondo practitioners and all the Kukkiwon members worldwide who have come to know and trust him.

Updates

Reached 1,000 supporters

April 1, 2020

March 26, 2020

The volume of support has now reached a point that forces the administration to acknowledge our position. I am finalizing the formal request for a meeting with the Board of Directors to present these signatures alongside the court findings.

March 23, 2020

We are currently preparing a formal packet including all signature data to present to the Kukkiwon board of directors. Legal counsel is reviewing the documentation regarding the Supreme Court filing to determine our next point of intervention.

Reached 100 supporters

March 22, 2020

507 Comments

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RIGOBERTO BLANCO
6 years ago Featured

I personally know master kang and attest to his professionalism and honesty. he treated me very well when I visited kukkiwon in seoul.

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Pedro
6 years ago Featured

Si tiene el apoyo de mi maestro,GM Oscar Tajes, tambien tiene el mio. Todos tenemos que involucrarnos en un caso de injusticia, y defender a todos aquellos apasionados por el Tae Kwon Do, amantes, y protectores de esta arte marcial que mucho amamos y con la que emos crecido y tenido como parte de la vida y filosofia de vida. Saludos desde Mendoza Argentina.

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Matthew Ray
6 years ago Featured

All of us at Counterforce Taekwondo in Seattle, Wa support Master Kang Jae-Won. I have spoken with several other Dojang owners that will also be signing this petition in support. World Taekwondo needs quality leadership and direction more than ever so that our Martial Art's community can keep moving forward and evolve with the best people in place such as Master Kang Jae-Won.

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Keith Evans
6 years ago Featured

Master Kang has been a major influence in my Taekwondo career and truly has worked for the good of the Kukkiwon. Keith Evans 8th Dan Kukkiwon. 1st Class Kukkiwon Master. Ireland and UK

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Andrew William Allwander
6 years ago Featured

Current rank: 4th dan, Master License Eugene, Oregon, United States. Please reinstate Master Kang Jae-won as he is vital to the proper development of Taekwondo as a martial art. Do not blame him for the former president's corruption.

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Alexandre Baby Gomes
6 years ago Featured

I am Kukkiwon 7th Dan, Certificated International Master and Examiner from Brazil. I had the opportunity to work with Mestre Kang in several Kukkiwon events, he is a responsible, competent and cordial person. It has the true spirit of Taekwondo.

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Purushottam upadhye
5 years ago

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Firoz Sabir Khan
5 years ago

My support for Master Kang Jae form Indian