A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do, Updated and Revised

by Alex Gillis

Around 1963, Park recruited Kim Un-yong into the Korean CIA. In 1970, Park Chong-kyu (crouched) and South Korea’s dictator (sitting in the chair) gave the okay for Kim to steal the name “Tae Kwon Do” and take over its operations.

Kim Un Yong, on of the Founding Members of the Kukkiwon (WT)