The Legacy
Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm
President, Chung Do Kwan
Instructor of Grand Master Tae Zee Park
President, Chung Do Kwan
Instructor of Grand Master Tae Zee Park
Grand Master Tae Zee Park
President, Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
Instructor of Grand Master Dennis Lewis
President, Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
Instructor of Grand Master Dennis Lewis
Grand Master Dennis Lewis
President, Lewis Institute of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
President, Lewis Institute of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
Lewis Institute of
Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
The Lewis Institute of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do of the United States of America is under the direction of Grand Master, 8th Degree Black-Belt, Dennis Lewis. Grand Master Lewis is in charge of Grand Master Tae Zee Park's Tae Kwon Do in this part of the United States. Lewis Institute's central studio is located in Union City, Tennessee and was started in 1988. A second location has been added to Union City, Tennessee. Other Tennessee school locations are in Tiptonville, Milan, Martin, Brownsville, Knoxville, Memphis and South Fulton. Kentucky locations are in Mayfield, Fulton, and Paducah, and Alabama has a school in Anniston. Our Grand Master is Tae Zee Park. Grand Master Park is a 9th Degree Black-Belt and was National and World Champion from 1963-1970, with 12 gold medals. Grand Master Park founded Tae Park Tae Kwon Do in 1974. There are many schools in the United States with roughly 2,500 Black-Belts and 65 Master, Senior Master, and Junior Grand Master, and Grand Master Instructors.
Grand Master Dennis Lewis is a direct student of Grand Master Tae Zee Park. He has over 45 years of experience in the art of Tae Kwon Do and has trained, attended, and participated in seminars and conferences in Korea, Spain, China, Peru, and all over the United States.
Grand Master Dennis Lewis is a direct student of Grand Master Tae Zee Park. He has over 45 years of experience in the art of Tae Kwon Do and has trained, attended, and participated in seminars and conferences in Korea, Spain, China, Peru, and all over the United States.
Accomplishments of Grand Master Dennis Lewis
1981 August 5th: Attended Black Belt Seminar (Michigan, USA) with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park
1983 October 30th: Attended Black Belt Seminar (Michigan, USA) with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park
1987 July 15th: Attended Black Belt Seminar (Michigan, USA) with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park
1988 April 1st: Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do (Tennessee/Kentucky, USA)
1989 June 12th: Attended Black Belt Seminar and practiced at various temples. Visited and practiced at the World Famous Kukkiwon, which is the
Headquarters of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation in the Peoples Republic of South Korea. Met Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm
1989 November 10th: Received Kentucky Colonel Certificate from Kentucky Governor, Wallace Wilkerson
1990 February 4th: Various television interviews promoting the art of Tae Kwon Do
1992 June 17th: Return visit to Korea
1993 January 30th: Tournament Official, Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament (Michigan, USA)
1993 August 1st: Special permission from Grand Master Tae Zee Park to direct, conduct, and host Tae Kwon Do Seminar in (Jackson, TN, USA)
1994 June 10th: Attended Master Instructor's Seminar with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park in Spain
1st International Team Coach for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's International Tae Kwon Do Tournament Team in Spain
1994 to Present: Has trained 3 International Gold Medal Students in sparring and forms in Spain, Peru, and Korea
1995 to Present: CEO, President, and Treasurer of Tae Park's Products, Inc.
1995 October 14th: Tournament Official of Grand Master Tae Park's Tournament (Michigan, USA)
1996 March 30th: Has trained roughly 50 people to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree Black Belt
1996-2003 Head Instructor of the World Famous and World Renowned Shedd Academy in Mayfield, KY, USA which deals with Dyslexia and A.D.D. in children.
1997 June 21st: Tournament Director of Grand Master Tae Park's World Class Championships (Troy, TN, USA)
1998-2005 Head Instructor and Advisor for Visions in Jackson, TN and all of Northwest Tennessee in the development of high risk and troubled children
1998 April 5th: Celebrated 10 Year Anniversary of Lewis Institute of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
1998-2004 Head Instructor for Graves County, KY, USA Enrichment Program for Kids
1998 November 6th: Tournament Official of Tae Park World Class Championships (Michigan, USA)
1998 November 14th: International Referee for World Tae Kwon Do Federation (W.T.F.) Tournament (Valladolid City, Spain)
1999 July 30th: Director and Host of Tae Park Seminar taught by Grand Master Tae Zee Park, (Tennessee, USA)
1999 October 2nd: Received the Citizen of the Year Award from the Silver Trowel Lodge #2 F&AM and Bathsheba Chapter #16 O.E.S. Masonic and Eastern Star Lodge
2000 March: Co-General Manager USA Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Team in Beijing, China
2000 November 11th: Tournament Official of Tae Park's World Class Championships (Michigan, USA)
2001 August 4th: Director of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Seminar taught by Grand Master Tae Zee Park (Mayfield, KY, USA)
2001 Augst 4th: Has trained approximately 80 people to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Degree Black Belt
2001 September: Served as Team Leader and Chief for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's United States of America International Tae Kwon Do Team and Group (Lima, Cusco, and Macchu-Picu, Peru)
2001-2002: Head Instructor for Wingo Elementary School in Wingo, KY, USA
2002 June 7th: Host and Organizer for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's Master Instructor and Senior Master Instructor's World Tae Kwon Do Federation (W.T.F.) Promotion Testing (Paducah, KY, USA)
2002 March-Present: Director and Host for Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do National Seminar and Testing (Dyersburg, TN, USA)
2003 January: Special trip to Korea to the Kukkiwon (W.T.F.) Headquarters to meet Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm in recognition and to receive 6th Dan Black Belt Certification
1983 October 30th: Attended Black Belt Seminar (Michigan, USA) with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park
1987 July 15th: Attended Black Belt Seminar (Michigan, USA) with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park
1988 April 1st: Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do (Tennessee/Kentucky, USA)
1989 June 12th: Attended Black Belt Seminar and practiced at various temples. Visited and practiced at the World Famous Kukkiwon, which is the
Headquarters of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation in the Peoples Republic of South Korea. Met Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm
1989 November 10th: Received Kentucky Colonel Certificate from Kentucky Governor, Wallace Wilkerson
1990 February 4th: Various television interviews promoting the art of Tae Kwon Do
1992 June 17th: Return visit to Korea
1993 January 30th: Tournament Official, Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament (Michigan, USA)
1993 August 1st: Special permission from Grand Master Tae Zee Park to direct, conduct, and host Tae Kwon Do Seminar in (Jackson, TN, USA)
1994 June 10th: Attended Master Instructor's Seminar with Grand Master Hae Man Park and Grand Master Tae Zee Park in Spain
1st International Team Coach for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's International Tae Kwon Do Tournament Team in Spain
1994 to Present: Has trained 3 International Gold Medal Students in sparring and forms in Spain, Peru, and Korea
1995 to Present: CEO, President, and Treasurer of Tae Park's Products, Inc.
1995 October 14th: Tournament Official of Grand Master Tae Park's Tournament (Michigan, USA)
1996 March 30th: Has trained roughly 50 people to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree Black Belt
1996-2003 Head Instructor of the World Famous and World Renowned Shedd Academy in Mayfield, KY, USA which deals with Dyslexia and A.D.D. in children.
1997 June 21st: Tournament Director of Grand Master Tae Park's World Class Championships (Troy, TN, USA)
1998-2005 Head Instructor and Advisor for Visions in Jackson, TN and all of Northwest Tennessee in the development of high risk and troubled children
1998 April 5th: Celebrated 10 Year Anniversary of Lewis Institute of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
1998-2004 Head Instructor for Graves County, KY, USA Enrichment Program for Kids
1998 November 6th: Tournament Official of Tae Park World Class Championships (Michigan, USA)
1998 November 14th: International Referee for World Tae Kwon Do Federation (W.T.F.) Tournament (Valladolid City, Spain)
1999 July 30th: Director and Host of Tae Park Seminar taught by Grand Master Tae Zee Park, (Tennessee, USA)
1999 October 2nd: Received the Citizen of the Year Award from the Silver Trowel Lodge #2 F&AM and Bathsheba Chapter #16 O.E.S. Masonic and Eastern Star Lodge
2000 March: Co-General Manager USA Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Team in Beijing, China
2000 November 11th: Tournament Official of Tae Park's World Class Championships (Michigan, USA)
2001 August 4th: Director of Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Seminar taught by Grand Master Tae Zee Park (Mayfield, KY, USA)
2001 Augst 4th: Has trained approximately 80 people to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Degree Black Belt
2001 September: Served as Team Leader and Chief for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's United States of America International Tae Kwon Do Team and Group (Lima, Cusco, and Macchu-Picu, Peru)
2001-2002: Head Instructor for Wingo Elementary School in Wingo, KY, USA
2002 June 7th: Host and Organizer for Grand Master Tae Zee Park's Master Instructor and Senior Master Instructor's World Tae Kwon Do Federation (W.T.F.) Promotion Testing (Paducah, KY, USA)
2002 March-Present: Director and Host for Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do National Seminar and Testing (Dyersburg, TN, USA)
2003 January: Special trip to Korea to the Kukkiwon (W.T.F.) Headquarters to meet Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm in recognition and to receive 6th Dan Black Belt Certification
Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm, Grand Master Tae Zee Park, and Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis
Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm & Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis
2005 August-2006: Adjunct Faculty Member Tae Kwon Do, Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg, TN USA
2007 March 6th: Received Special Certificate from Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
2008 March 7th: Celebrated 20 year Anniversary of Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
2008 March 7th: Received special awards and certificates from Tennessee State Representative Phillip Pinion, Congressman John Tanner, Dyersburg Chamber of Commerce Chairman Mr. Alan Hester, and Dyersburg, TN Mayor Mr. Holden
2008 March 7th: Dyersburg Mayor Holden declared March 7th, 2008, as Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Day in the city of Dyersburg, TN, USA
2008 July 3rd: Co-Team Leader of Grand Master Tae Zee Park's USA Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Team for the World Tae Kwon Do Culture Expo in Junju and Muju South Korea
2008 to Present: Has trained almost 200 students to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree Black Belt
2011 to Present: Vice President of World Class Tae Kwon Do Inc. (Our Non-Profit Corporation)
2011 November 12th: Tournament Official at Tae Park Tae Kwon Do World Class Championships in Michigan, USA (With Special Guest: Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm)
2011 November 13th: Hosted Special Breakfast Conversation with Special Guest Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm
2012 to Present: Tae Kwon Do Commissioner For The Tennessee State Games In Milan, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
2013 March 6th: Celebrated 25 Year Anniversary Of Lewis Institute Tae Park Mid-South Tae Kwon Do Association
2013 to Present: Member Tae Park's Tae Kwon Do International Grand Master's Leadership Council
2013 July: Special V.I.P. To The State Games Of America in Hershey/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
2013 to Present: Director and Host of Lewis Institute National Seminar, Color-Belt, and Black-Belt Testing
2017 August: Special V.I.P. State Games of America in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
2018 Present: Re-elected as Vice-President of World Class Tae Kwon Do. (Our International Non-Profit Organization)
2018 April 5th: Lewis Institute Mid-South Tae Kwon Do Association is the first Association in the World, outside Korea, to Host 8th Dan Black-Belt Testing. This Special Testing will take place in Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.
2018 April 7th: Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis will Celebrate His 30th Year Anniversary of Pioneering, Spreading, Educating, and Teaching Traditional Tae Kwon Do in the Southern Region of the U.S.A.
2020 Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis developed innovative ways to continue teaching and spreading traditional Tae Kwon Do in the organization during the Covid pandemic.
2022 November 12th: Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis successfully tested and received the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt becoming Grand Master Dennis Lewis in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
2023 April 8th: Grand Master Dennis Lewis celebrated his 35th Year Anniversary of Pioneering, Spreading, Educating, and Teaching Traditional Tae Kwon Do in the Southern Region of the U.S.A.
2007 March 6th: Received Special Certificate from Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
2008 March 7th: Celebrated 20 year Anniversary of Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do
2008 March 7th: Received special awards and certificates from Tennessee State Representative Phillip Pinion, Congressman John Tanner, Dyersburg Chamber of Commerce Chairman Mr. Alan Hester, and Dyersburg, TN Mayor Mr. Holden
2008 March 7th: Dyersburg Mayor Holden declared March 7th, 2008, as Lewis Institute Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Day in the city of Dyersburg, TN, USA
2008 July 3rd: Co-Team Leader of Grand Master Tae Zee Park's USA Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Team for the World Tae Kwon Do Culture Expo in Junju and Muju South Korea
2008 to Present: Has trained almost 200 students to the ranks of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree Black Belt
2011 to Present: Vice President of World Class Tae Kwon Do Inc. (Our Non-Profit Corporation)
2011 November 12th: Tournament Official at Tae Park Tae Kwon Do World Class Championships in Michigan, USA (With Special Guest: Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm)
2011 November 13th: Hosted Special Breakfast Conversation with Special Guest Great Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm
2012 to Present: Tae Kwon Do Commissioner For The Tennessee State Games In Milan, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
2013 March 6th: Celebrated 25 Year Anniversary Of Lewis Institute Tae Park Mid-South Tae Kwon Do Association
2013 to Present: Member Tae Park's Tae Kwon Do International Grand Master's Leadership Council
2013 July: Special V.I.P. To The State Games Of America in Hershey/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
2013 to Present: Director and Host of Lewis Institute National Seminar, Color-Belt, and Black-Belt Testing
2017 August: Special V.I.P. State Games of America in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
2018 Present: Re-elected as Vice-President of World Class Tae Kwon Do. (Our International Non-Profit Organization)
2018 April 5th: Lewis Institute Mid-South Tae Kwon Do Association is the first Association in the World, outside Korea, to Host 8th Dan Black-Belt Testing. This Special Testing will take place in Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.
2018 April 7th: Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis will Celebrate His 30th Year Anniversary of Pioneering, Spreading, Educating, and Teaching Traditional Tae Kwon Do in the Southern Region of the U.S.A.
2020 Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis developed innovative ways to continue teaching and spreading traditional Tae Kwon Do in the organization during the Covid pandemic.
2022 November 12th: Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis successfully tested and received the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt becoming Grand Master Dennis Lewis in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
2023 April 8th: Grand Master Dennis Lewis celebrated his 35th Year Anniversary of Pioneering, Spreading, Educating, and Teaching Traditional Tae Kwon Do in the Southern Region of the U.S.A.