(VOVWORLD) - Truong Ngoc De has become the first Vietnamese martial artist to attain the Black Belt’s ninth dan, the highest level in taekwondo.
 Master Truong Ngoc De, VTF President (left), and Choi Young-Ryul, new President of the Kukkiwon, at the taekwondo promotion test. (Photo: baophapluat.vn) |
Vietnam Taekwondo Federation President De passed his promotion test at the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, in Seoul, on Monday.
The 62-year-old is the first non-South Korean master to earn this dan.
Another Vietnamese, Nguyen Thanh Huy, the national team coach, received an eighth dan certificate, along with masters from other countries.