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    Oh Do Kwan

    Military · 1954
    Korea South Korea
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    Description

    Kwan founded in the South Korean army in 1954 by Choi Hong-hi and Nam Tae-hi. With the Chung Do Kwan it was the first to use the name taekwondo.

    Also known as

    O-Do Kwan

    Locations (1)

    • Korea South Korea
      warning No sources cited

    Founders

    Choi Hong-hi
    Nam Tae-hi

    Tags

    taekwondo · kwan · military

    Sources

    “While the name ‘taekwondo’ was used at first only by Ch’ŏng-Do Kwan and Choi’s O-Do Kwan in the military”
    — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG60Q99QSTRPT96HQ9Q
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    Cite and reuse

    CC BY-SA 4.0expand_more
    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Oh Do Kwan. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG60Q99QSTRPT96HQ9Q - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M6BQSYG60Q99QSTRPT96HQ9Q, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Oh Do Kwan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG60Q99QSTRPT96HQ9Q}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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