Mark Giambi began his Taekwondo training at the age of twelve, with
World Champion Grandmaster Young Bo Kong as his original and primary teacher. Over the years,
Master Giambi also met and learned from some of the most prominent and
highly respected Korean masters in North America. Master Giambi
was associated with Taekwondo pioneers like Young Il Kong,
Park Bu Kwang, and their master, General Choi Hong Hi, the acknowledged founder of
modern Taekwondo.
In 1981, Master Giambi came to Houston to train with
Grandmaster Young Il Kong. While pursuing a successful
competitive career in Taekwondo, Master Giambi opened his first Taekwondo
school in 1982, and have
been teaching Houstonians ever since. Master Giambi present location in
Southside Place have been open since 1992. He has
trained over 2000 black belts of all ages
through out his career. Master Giambi is a long-time member of the
Amateur Athletic Union’s Taekwondo organization and deeply committed to the broader
AAU movement. In 1995, he was recognized by the AAU for his contributions with the David Rivenes Award. He has served in national positions within
AAU Taekwondo many times.
Master Giambi’s direct contact with Taekwondo’s pioneers, proven fighting skill, and decades of dedication to both the art and sport place him among a select few of his generation teaching today.

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