Hwang Kee · Lineage tree

Also known as

Hwang Gi

Description

South Korean martial artist and founder of the Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan system (1945), later known as Soo Bahk Do. He studied Taekkyon as a child and learned Chinese martial arts under Yang Kook-Jin in Manchuria. He was one of the original five founders of Korean martial arts kwans after the Japanese occupation. His system heavily influenced the development of Tang Soo Do and American Tang Soo Do through his student Shin Jae Chul.

Teachers (1)

• person
  Yang Kook-Jin

  (1936–1946)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Hwang Kee studied under Yang Kook-Jin in Manchuria but some peers dispute details of this relationship

  “he claimed to have learned the martial art of Kuk Sool under Chinese Master Yang Kuk Jin”

  — Hwang Kee (Wikipedia EN)link history info

Students (2)

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  Shin Jae Chul

  sports_martial_artsTang Soo Do Probable

  Probable

  Hwang Kee, founder of Moo Duk Kwan, was Shin's primary instructor from age 12, per Wikipedia; Wikipedia only

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1948–1956)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Hwang Kee, founder of Moo Duk Kwan, was Shin's primary instructor from age 12, per Wikipedia; Wikipedia only

  “Shin began his study of martial arts in 1948, joining the Seoul Moo Duk Kwan Central Gym under Grandmaster Hwang Kee”

  — Shin Jae-chul (Wikipedia EN)link history info

  “Notable students [...] Shin Jae Chul”

  — Hwang Kee (Wikipedia EN)link history info
• person
  Oh Se Jun

  sports_martial_artsTang Soo Do Probable

  Probable

  Oh Se Jun was invited by Hwang Kee to become a student and became a leading fighter of the Moo Duk Kwan

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Oh Se Jun was invited by Hwang Kee to become a student and became a leading fighter of the Moo Duk Kwan

  “Oh Sae Jhoon was a young shoe shine boy, and when shining Hwang Kee's shoes he was invited by Hwang to become a student”

  — Segarra (2018) - Tang Soo Do History V15b link info

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