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Pr<strong>of</strong>ilePROFILE <strong>of</strong> MR NORMAN Y. NG4‘th Dan, President <strong>of</strong> ITFNZ, NZ Martial ArtsHall <strong>of</strong> FameAt age 61, Mr N.Y.Ng came out <strong>of</strong> <strong>Taekwon</strong> Doretirement to take up the Presidency <strong>of</strong> ITFNZ.While there are many in the martial art scene,who strive for higher rank this 4 th Dan BlackBelt is more interested in unity and betterment<strong>of</strong> all martial art in general, and <strong>Taekwon</strong> Do inparticular. He was never concerned aboutachieving a higher rank.Born in Taishan, China, he became a <strong>New</strong>Zealander in 1960 when he was an engineeringstudent at the University <strong>of</strong> Canterbury. Aftergaining registration as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional engineer, he took up a lecturing post at theUniversity <strong>of</strong> Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.In 1966, he joined Master Low Koon Lin’s <strong>Taekwon</strong> Do class in Petaling Jaya.After three and half years training, he was awarded 1 st Dan Black Belt byGrandmaster Nam Tae Hi who was, at the time, General Choi Hong Hi’s righthand man, Chief Instructor for Singapore and Malayasia, and President <strong>of</strong> Asia<strong>Taekwon</strong> Do <strong>Federation</strong>.In 1970 Mr Ng returned to <strong>New</strong> Zealand to start a career in the electricity industryin Palmerston North. He started the Palmerston North <strong>Taekwon</strong> <strong>do</strong> Academy. Aftermore than 30 years, the Academy still maintains its numerical strength as one <strong>of</strong>the foremost branch within <strong>International</strong> <strong>Taekwon</strong> Do Foundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> Zealand(ITFNZ).The Levin branch he started in 1974 is still flourishing. Many <strong>of</strong> his students havebecome instructors, starting clubs in many parts <strong>of</strong> the country.During the early 1970’s <strong>Taekwon</strong> Do was unheard <strong>of</strong>f and he expended a great deal<strong>of</strong> energy promoting it. He gave numerous demonstrations and advertisedextensively all over Manawatu and as far afield as Hawkes Bay. He liaised withkarate groups and assisted in refereeing in multiple style karate tournaments atthe Highland Games in Hastings.28