Date of birth: Feb. 16, 1952

Korea Simmudo Association - President

GrandMaster Song, Pan Gon

Shihung City,
Kyung Gi Do Province,
South Korea

Promotion of martial arts

  • Opened the Dragon Martial Arts Center in Shihung City, S. Korea in 1976
  • President of the Shihung City Athletic Taekwondo Association
  • Founder and President of the ShiHung City Taekwondo Association
  • Committed member of the KyungGiDo Taekwondo Association
  • Chairman of the annual Shihung City Master's Cup Taekwondo Tournament
  • Committee member for the annual Shihung City Mayor's Cup Taekwondo Tournament
  • Founded the Korea SimMuDo Association™ in 1999
  • Established Korea / USA SimMuDo Association™ in 2001
  • President of the World SimMuDo Federation™

Martial arts training:

  • Taekwondo
  • Yudo
  • Hapkido
  • Kickboxing
  • Hoshinsul

Martial arts seminars conducted outside Korea

  • 1996 Florida
  • 2000 Florida, Georgia, Minnesota
  • 2001 Minnesota
  • 2002 Minnesota
  • 2003 Minnesota
  • 2004 Minnesota, Iowa
  • 2005 China

Public service

  • Founder of the Shihung City JC's
  • Founder of the Shihung City Rotary Club
  • District leader for Shihung City official elections
  • April, 2002 Initiated the Rochester, MN / Shihung Partner City Connection
  • October, 2002 Host of the Rochester/Shihung sister-city tour of S. Korea
  • Co-host of the Shihung delegation USA tour in Rochester, MN June 2003
  • Recognized by the Mayor of Rochester, MN June 2003 for initiating the establishment of the Rochester, MN / Shihung Partner City Connection


2002 photo
 From left: GrandMaster Pan Gon Song
Wang Kyu Kim - President of the Shihung City Council
Ardell Brede - Mayor of the City of Rochester
Dennis Hanson - President of the Rochester Amateur Athletic Commission