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Grandmaster Dr. Ibra- fantry to military of- in the late 60s with his
ham Ahmed began fice on the Freedom brother, Ali, who had
training in the late 60s Bridge checkpoint. come home from Viet-
with his brother, Ali, He found a great mas- nam and had taken
who had come home ter to begin training Tang Soo Do lessons
from Vietnam and had him—now Grandmas- with R.O.K. Army in-
taken Tang Soo Do les- ter Sang Sup Kil. They structors in Vietnam.
sons with R.O.K. Army trained every day pos- He learned some ba-
instructors in Viet- sible at the Compound sics from his brother,
nam. He learned some Gym in the DMZ and who advised him that
basics from his broth- in the gym of Kim Yong if he should get to be
er, who advised him Soo in Paju, Korea. stationed in Korea to
that if he should get Grandmaster Ahmed seek out a good mas-
to be stationed in Ko- earned his black belt ter and train very dil-
rea to seek out a good in South Korea. He igently.
master and train very was awarded a region-
diligently. al award for excellent As luck would have
poomsae from Grand- it, he received orders
As luck would have master Kim Yong Soo to go to South Korea
it, he received orders and excelled at his with the US Army 2nd
to go to South Korea study of Tae Kwon Division, and also was
with the US Army 2nd Do with Grandmaster fortunate to find him-
Division, and also was Sang Sup Kil. Grand- self assigned from in-
fortunate to find him- master Dr. Ibraham fantry to military of-
self assigned from in- Ahmed began training fice on the Freedom
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