Master C.E.Sereff
Master C.E.Sereff is to be promoted to 9th dan.
He will be officially promoted to 9th Dan, Grand Master
on the 6th of December 1997. This promotion will make Master Sereff the
third person in the world to receive this honour. General Choi will not
be able to attend this historic event, and Master Sereff will truly miss him.
The event will be followed by a "Rock and Roll" celebration
(Master Sereff's favourite) in which many are expected to attend.
This is truly a great honour to be given to anyone and I'm sure you will
agree that Master Sereff is one of the truly great ones that deserve it.
From British Columbia Sir, Congratulations
ABOUT MASTER SEREFF
Master Sereff started martial arts in 1961. From a small storefront gym with six students, to President of a 15,000 plus student
organisation, the United States Taekwon-Do Federation, has been a long road!
Master Sereff became associated with General Choi Hong Hi, the founder of Taekwon-Do and the ITF, in 1965 after bringing
Moon Ku Baek from Korea to teach in the Denver area. In the meantime, Master Sereff had established Taekwon-Do clubs at
the US Air Force Academy, the YMCA's in Denver, and at various recreation centers at the major colleges in Colorado and
Wyoming. To date, his teachings spread throughout the world. The USTF was formed in 1974 at the request of General Choi.
The Federation now consists of 11 regional directors and 35 state directors from Florida to California, Armed Forces classes,
ambassadors in Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and Papua, New Guinea. Master Sereff was elected President of the USTF in
1979 and currently still retains that position by popular vote.
Master Sereff became associated with General Choi Hong Hi, the founder of Taekwon-Do and the ITF, in 1965 after bringing
Moon Ku Baek from Korea to teach in the Denver area. In the meantime, Master Sereff had established Taekwon-Do clubs at
the US Air Force Academy, the YMCA's in Denver, and at various recreation centers at the major colleges in Colorado and
Wyoming. To date, his teachings spread throughout the world. The USTF was formed in 1974 at the request of General Choi.
The Federation now consists of 11 regional directors and 35 state directors from Florida to California, Armed Forces classes,
ambassadors in Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and Papua, New Guinea. Master Sereff was elected President of the USTF in
1979 and currently still retains that position by popular vote.
Master Sereff has also encouraged cultural exchange via the annual summer Taekwon-Do camps held in the Rocky Mountains
of Colorado. As the promoter of this camp, it went from 50 students in a small YMCA campground to over 400 at World Camp
1993 at Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado. People travel the world from over 30 US states and from countries
such as Scotland, Columbia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Germany, Canada, Mexico and Papua New Guinea to be with Master
Sereff at these events, where a highlight is often the presence of General Choi himself.
Biography and photos courtesy of the USTF Homepage