Yun Moo Kwan

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Yun Moo Kwan
Hangul:
조선 연무관
Hanja:
朝鮮硏武館 [1]
Revised Romanization: Joseon Yeon Mu Gwan
McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Yun Mu Kwan

Chosun Yun Moo Kwan Kong Soo Do Bu- founded in 1946 by Sang Sup CHUN, student of Shotokan Karate founder Gichin Funakoshi at Takushoku University in Japan. (The Choson Yun Moo Kwan had been the original Japanese Judo school in Korea for over 30 years previously). Chun went missing during the Korean War (1950-53), after the war, this kwan voted to change it's name to Jidokwan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://kin.naver.com/knowhow/entry.php?d1id=5&dir_id=5&eid=dS5/RAsYC9C55wYtFYC43XCItj1es3o2
  1. A Modern History of Taekwondo 1999 (Korean) Kyong Myung Lee and Kang Won Sik ISBN 89-358-0124-0
  2. Global Taekwondo 2003 (English) Kyo Yoon Lee ISBN 89-952721-4-7
  3. A Guide to Taekwondo 1996 (English) Kyo Yoon Lee ISBN 89-85936-50-0
  4. Kukkiwon 25th Anniversary Text 1997 (Korean) Un Yong Kim
  5. Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 (English/Korean) Um Woon Kyu
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