9th Degree Grand Master Noah Guak began studying the martial arts at an early age in South Korea. In the 1970's, as his skill progressed, he gained extensive tournament experience earning several Korean national championships.
Grand Master Guak opened his first school in Seoul, South Korea. This school was named Chung Moo, and taught Tae Kwon Do and Hap ki do.
In 1983 and then moved to Tijuana, Mexico where he taught Hap Ki Do to the police department. He also participated in teaching Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do to adults and school children at the YMCA.
Shortly after that he moved to the United States. He has owned and operated the United Martial Arts Center in Lee County, Florida since 1988.
In 1994 he and three other Korean Grand Masters founded the Ko Am Mu Do Martial Arts System. This martial arts system was introduced to Grand Masters and Masters all over South Korea in 1997. In 2007 the United Martial Arts Center moved into the beautiful, state of the art United Martial Arts building. This building is the biggest, most modern martial arts training facility in Florida. Grand Master Guak holds Grand Master degree Ko Am Mu Do and in traditional Hap Ki Do which he also teaches at the United Martial Arts Center. He holds the highest martial arts rank in the tri-county area. Has been featured on the cover of international martial arts magazine "Tae Kwon Do Times" three times. Grand Master Guak is in constant demand and has given numerous seminars and demonstrations all over Korea, Mexico and the United States. He speaks three languages (Korean, English, Spanish)
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