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Hock Aun Teh was born in Malaysia of Chinese parents. He was educated at Hua Lian High School, Taiping, and later went to Scotland to study drawing and painting at the world-famous Glasgow School of Art. He graduated in 1974, and is now an established and well-known abstract artist whose work has been acquired by many British and American collectors and museums.
He holds a Black Belt Sixth Dan in Tae Kwon Do, and was the Chief Instructor for the UK from 1975 to 1978. In 1979 he formed the Scottish Tae Kwon Do Association and has trained many members of the Police and Royal Air Forces.
He has written two books: “Warm-up and Stretching for All Sports and Martial Arts” is used as a standard reference book by many athletes and aerobics clubs, and “Clouds – The Book for Instructors/Coaches” has proved an invaluable guide for countless athletics coaches and martial arts instructors.
Hock Aun Teh has been featured many times in the national press and martial arts magazines, such as Fighters Monthly, Combat, and Karate and Oriental Arts, as well as national television and radio. He travels all over the world to give seminars to martial artists from all different styles.
He was the fitness instructor for the British Wheelchair Basketball Team in the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea in 1988.
He has been included in the second edition of “5000 Personalities of the World” on account of his outstanding contributions to the world of martial arts.
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