Wesley Lee obtained the rank of 6th Dan under 9th Dan Grandmster Harry Payne
Wesley Lee has also studied with Grandmaster Robert Dunn, Grandmaster E.C. Ahn and Grandmaster Mark Plante
Taekwon-Do Lineage from the founder to Master Wesley Lee
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General Choi Hong Hi Founder of Taekwon-Do |
Grandmaster Robert Dunn Founder of the IJTF |
Grandmaster Harry Payne Master Lee's Instructor |
Master Wesley Lee |
Testing and Belt History
- Started Taekwon-Do on 10/7/2003 at Byron Taekwon-Do with Grandmaster Harry Payne
- Tested and Earned 1st Dan 4/15/2006 at HMAA HQ in Macon GA (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne and Grandmaster E.C. Ahn) CHTKDLA Certification
- Tested and Earned 2nd Dan 2/22/2008 at HMAA HQ in Macon GA (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne and Grandmaster E.C. Ahn) JTF Certification, HMAA Certification, CHTKDLA Certification
- Tested and Earned 3rd Dan 2/19/2010 at Byron Taekwon-Do with HMAA and IJTF (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne) CHTKDLA Certification
- Tested and Earned 4th Dan 2/23/2013 at Byron Taekwon-Do with the IJTF (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne and Grandmaster Robert Dunn) JTF Certification, CHTKDLA Certification
- Tested and Earned 5th Dan 10/16/2016 at Vail Taekwon-Do with IJTF (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne and Grandmaster Robert Dunn) JTF Certification, Young Brothers Certification, CHTKDLA Certification
- Tested and Earned 6th Dan 12/18/2021 at Vail Taekwon-Do with IJTF (Testing Board: Grandmaster Harry Payne, Grandmaster Robert Dunn, Grandmaster Louis Radicioni, Grandmaster Mark Plante and Grandmaster Brian Malm) JTF Certification, ITF-Union Certification, CHTKDLA Certification
Pod Casts and interview History
- The Benefits of Competition: Pod cast Conversations from the Hearth by Rising Phoenix Martial Arts
Master Wesley Lee is a certified Taekwon-Do Master Instructor for both children and adults.
Appointed to Regional Director of the IJTF in 2015 - 2017.
Appointed to IJTF Administration as IT Director in 2016 - 2023.
Appointed to Umpire and Tournament Director of the JTF-USA in 2017 - 2023
Inducted in the US Kido Federation Black Belt Hall of Fame 2017 for Outstanding Instructor of the Year.
Appointed to IJTF Treasurer in 2017 - 2023
Appointed to JTF-USA National Director 2017 - present
Founder of the Kaizen Martial Arts Tournament Association in 2018
Inducted into the AMAA Who's Who 2019 as Black Belt of the Year
Induceted into the AMAA Who's Who 2020 as Martial Arts Ambassador of the Year (View Certificate)
Founding member of the Chang Hon Taekwon Do Legacy Alliance in 2021
Inducted in the US Kido Federation Black Belt Hall of Fame 2023 for Master Instructor of the Year
Included in the AMAA Who's Who 2023 book.
He has been teaching since 2005. He loves to pass on what he knows to the next generation of black belts.