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Grandmaster
Ricky Wu
International Master Instructor
WTF 8th Dan Black Belt
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President of Wu’s Taekwondo School (Canada) |
| President of International Taekwondo H.K. Association | |
| President of Richmond Taekwondo Association | |
| Secretary General & Treasurer of WTF Taekwondo Federation of BC | |
| National Master Instructor | |
| Team BC & Junior Team BC - Team Head Coach | |
| International Referee - 1999 Canada Referee of the Year | |
| 1985 - 1990 Hong Kong National Team Coach | |
| 1978 Silver Medalist in Asia Taekwondo Championships | |
| 1977 Hong Kong Taekwondo Champion | |
| 1977 Hong Kong Representative in World TKD Championships |
Master Ricky Wu was born in Hong Kong and began learning Chinese Kung Fu from his father at a very young age. He began his study of Taekwondo in Hong Kong in 1968. In 1973, he became a Taekwondo instructor at St. Paul's College, though he was a student at that time. In 1977, at the age of twenty-one, Master Wu became the Hong Kong Taekwondo champion. The same year, the represented Hong Kong in the 3rd World Championships in Chicago. He captured the silver medal in the 1978 Asia Taekwondo Championships. Later that year, he was appointed to be the Chief Instructor of the International Taekwondo Hong Kong Association. In 1983, Master Wu was appointed as the Head Coach of the Hong Kong National Team. He coached the Hong Kong National Team until 1990. The Hong Kong National Team led by Master Wu won the "Best Performance Team" award in 1988 at the 8th Asia Taekwondo Championships. During this time, he was also the Vice Chairman of the Technical Committee and Honorary Deputy Secretary of the Hong Kong Taekwondo Association. In addition, Master Wu was awarded a "Good Citizenship" award for his assistance to the Hong Kong Police in capturing a thief. In 1991, Master Wu moved to Vancouver, Canada, and began teaching Taekwondo in the Lower Mainland at places such as Kerrisdale Community Center, the YMCA, B.C. school of Eastern Arts and Culture, and the River Club. May 1992, marked the grand opening of Wu's Taekwondo School in Richmond. In December of 1994, the Grand Opening of the new school marked a new phase in the expansion of Wu's Taekwondo School.
 Photo with Dr. Un Yong Kim (President of WTF) |
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