Florida Taekwondo College Lineage

Grand Master Byung Ho Choi:

Guillermo Mosquera entered Grand Master Byung Ho Choi's Taekwondo & Judo school at the age of 5.

Grand Master Choi was a student of Yong In University (Korean Judo College / Korean Sports Science College). He is a 9th Dan in taekwondo and an 8th Dan in Judo. Grand Master Choi is a former president of the PanAmerican MooDukKwan Society. He is responsible for taking WTF Taekwondo to El Salvador in the late 70's. He not only taught martial arts tactics in the Salvadorian military, but he also was the head of El Salvador's team to the World Taekwondo Championships. He was officially selected as a Head Coach delegate for the US Team to the 1988 Soeul Olympic Games. His achievements are second to none. "I thank Grand Master Choi for everything he has taught me throughout the years. His teachings and legacy will live on through what we do here in the Florida Taekwondo College." - Guillermo Mosquera. His son, Master Il Young Choi competed at the World Championships representing El salvador. After moving to the United States in 1980, Master Il Young went on to become a US Team member (defeating worthy opponents like '92 Barcelona Gold medallist Herb Perez) and went on to win the Pan American Championships in 1985 Surinam. He too plays a big role in the skills and techniques learned in the Florida Taekwondo College.

Moo Duk Kwan is FTC's Taekwondo heritage:

The name Moo Duk Kwan means "School of Martial Virtue"

Moo – military, chivalry, martial; within the ideograph the inner part of the symbol is the word for "stop" and the outer part means "weapon"
Duk – benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect; within the ideograph on the left it means "little steps" or "to happen", and on the right the character means "moral"; thus moral steps or perhaps virtuous conduct
Kwan – large building, palace, library; again within the ideograph the left part looks like a roofed building and technically means "to eat" (under a roof).

Yong In University

Yong-In University is a private university located in Yongin City, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. It carries an enrollment of about 6,000 students. The university offers graduate and undergraduate study in a wide range of fields. The university began its life as a martial arts school, and continues to provide training in the field. Campus facilities include a dormitory, museum, and library.

The school was founded in Seoul in 1953 as "Korean Judo College" (대한유도학교). At this time it offered two-year courses of study in fields such as combative martial arts and tae kwon do. In 1964, it began to offer four-year programs, but was still specialized in martial arts. In these early years, the school was largely an evening college and enrolled less than 150 students.

The campus moved to its present site in Yongin City in 1985. Thereafter, it expanded rapidly in both enrollment and the scope of its programs. The school newspaper was founded in 1992. Yong-in became a university in 1993, with colleges of Martial Arts, Multimedia, Sports Science, Arts, Business Administration, and Natural Sciences.

Grand Master Choi is one of this college's most notable alumnis. And Master Guillermo trained here in 1994. And later competed there as a member of the US National Collegiate Team.