Nam Tae Hi

Nam Tae-hi (; 19 March 1929 – 7 November 2013) was a pioneering South Korean master of taekwondo and is known as the "Father of Vietnamese Taekwondo".

Early life Nam was born in March 1929 in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan. Nam's training continued in the Chung Do Kwan under Lee Won-kuk. but other sources indicate Nam did not meet Bok-man Kim until 1954.

Career While a captain in the South Korean military forces, Nam met Choi, In 1954, at the rank of 2nd dan, Nam participated in a military demonstration of martial arts for the president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, and broke 13 roof tiles with a downward punch; Rhee was reportedly so impressed that he subsequently ordered all Korean military personnel to undergo training in martial arts.

In March 1959, Nam was a member of the first Korean taekwondo demonstration team to travel overseas, demonstrating his martial art in Vietnam and Taiwan. In 2007, he was inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.

After being admitted to hospital due to pneumonia, Nam died on 7 November 2013 in Garden Grove, California, USA.