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Grand Master William Strong
Grandmaster William R. Strong, Ku Dan, or 9th degree Grandmaster, received his current rank of Kwan Chang Nim at the US National Championships in Pennsylvania on October 9th 2021.
Kwan Chang Nim Strong
Ku Dan
9th Dan
As well as a martial artist, Grandmaster Strong is also a Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of North Alabama. He has achieved the Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) certification.
Grandmaster Strong's martial arts career began in 1964 in Austin, Texas at the Jhoon Rhee Institute of Tae Kwon Do. The martial arts were very new to the USA in the 1960's and out of sheer curiosity about the legendary feats accomplished by martial artists Grandmaster Strong signed up Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee was on the test panel for his very first grading.
In the early 1980’s, he became a member of the US Tang Soo Do Association and eventually received his Sah Dan Masters rank. Around the mid-1980’s he joined the World Tang Soo Do Association and Tang Soo Do has been his principal martial arts since that time but over the years he has also studied Hapkido, Aikijitsu, Aikido and Shotokan.
Grandmaster Strong now operates the North Alabama Tang Soo Do studio in Florence, Alabama. His family also train with his wife holding the rank of Cho Dan and daughter’s Rita having E Dan and Morgan having the rank of Sam Dan.