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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)

• Ya
  Yang Kook-Jin

  (1936-1946)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Hwang claimed to have learned Kuk Sool under Chinese Master Yang Kuk Jin"

  — Hwang Kee (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Students (2)

• 
  Shin Jae Chul

  linkTang Soo Do 3

  Confirmed

  Hwang Kee founded the Moo Duk Kwan system and was Shin's primary instructor from age 12; extensively documented in Wikipedia and Tang Soo Do sources

  (1948-1956)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Hwang Kee founded the Moo Duk Kwan system and was Shin's primary instructor from age 12; extensively documented in Wikipedia and Tang Soo Do sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "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)linkinfo

  Hwang Kee (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo
• Oh
  Oh Se Jun

  linkTang Soo Do 2

  Probable

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

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

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "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 linkinfo

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