Willie E. Glass, Jr

Chi Budo Kwon was started in 1983 by Hae Jang Nim Willie Glass. Hae Jang Nim Glass'  background includes training and belts awarded in: 

1. CHI SOO KWON 4TH DAN, MASTER GARY JONES INSTRUCTOR
2. WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOC. 3RD DAN, MASTER JAE CHUL CHIN.
3. UNITED STATES TANG SOO DO FEDERATION, 3RD DAN, MASTER HWANG KEE
4. HANA DIA ICHI KARATE (JAPANESE KARATE) 3RD DAN, MASTER AUSTIN BOX.
5. KODOKAN JUDO, SAN-KU (3RD BROWN)
6. TRAINED WITH, BUT BELTS NOT AWARDED JUJITSU, WING CHUN, WHITE CRAIN KUNG-FU.
   
7. BECAUSE OF HIS SERVICE TO CHI BUDO KWON HE WAS AWARDED 8TH DAN BLACK BELT, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MERIT ONE CAN ACHIEVE IN CHI BUDO KWON

For Hae Jan Nim Glass, karate and self defense were a way of life:  He believed that the Martial Arts student should respect others, nature and one's self while expecting the same in return. 
In his many years of fire department service and karate training he has seen the worst in people and the best in people.  As an instructor he always demanded the best in his students and from himself. 
He loved to say "What if I train hard with my techniques for years, and never have to use them? THEN I HAVE WON!"

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Hae Jang Nim went to meet his Lord and Savior on March 22, 2015.  
It was an honor for those of us who got to train with him.  He is quoted in his obituary saying "He was most proud of his accomplishments as Founder of his Karate School named Chi Budo Kwon, which still continues today."  
CHI BUDO KWON TOGETHER!