Maple Grove Taekwondo Coach, Father Honored

Grandmaster Eui Lee, the head instructor at the and U.S.A. National Team Coach, was recently named U.S.A. Taekwondo 2011 Coach of the Year.

Coach Lee and his club have produced more National Champions and National Team members in the State of Minnesota then all the Minnesota clubs combined, according to a press release.  

As part of a local elementary school's physical education program, Coach Lee started a taekwondo program last year. "The goal of the program is to allow students who might not be able to afford a taekwondo lesson the ability to participate in martial arts," according to the U.S.A. Taekwondo website.

This honor is also shared with his father who passed away two years ago and was also acknowledged for an award. Grandmaster Byung Yul Lee was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award through U.S.A. Taekwondo.

Coach Lee was thrilled with his honor, according to the press release from , but what made everything even more special is that he was acknowledged with his father.

"His efforts helped taekwondo become one of the largest sports and martial arts in the world," U.S.A. Taekwondo website.

Grandmaster Byung Yul Lee is one of the original Masters to come America in 1968 to help spread the art and sport of Taekwondo. The World Taekwondo Academy was established in 1969 by Grandmaster Byung Yul Lee.