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)
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person
Yang Kook-Jin
(1936–1946)
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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”
Students (2)
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Shin Jae Chul
sports_martial_artsTang Soo Do
Probable
(1948–1956)
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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”
“Notable students [...] Shin Jae Chul”
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person
Oh Se Jun
sports_martial_artsTang Soo Do
Probable
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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
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Hwang Kee. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYHT5WPXM8YSZH28CGZ9DCA6 - CC
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BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYHT5WPXM8YSZH28CGZ9DCA6, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Hwang Kee}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYHT5WPXM8YSZH28CGZ9DCA6}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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