Also known as

Yun Pyŏng In · Yun Byung In

Description

Korean karate teacher, founder in 1946 of the YMCA Kwŏnbŏp Bu, later the Chang Moo Kwan, one of the five original kwan of taekwondo. As a child in Manchuria he learned quanfa from a Mongolian instructor; in Japan he studied Shurite karate under Tōyama Kanken at the Shūdōkan. He disappeared in 1951 during the Korean War.

Teachers (1)

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  Toyama Kanken

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  Probable

  One academic history names Tōyama; a second source names the school only.

  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

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  fact_check

  One academic history names Tōyama; a second source names the school only.

  “had learned quanfa from a Mongolian instructor as a child in Manchuria and went later to Japan and studied Shurite karate at the Shūdōkan under Tōyama.”

  — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

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  “Founders included Shudokan karate practitioner Yun Byung In (1919–?).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation link info

Lineage

• Shuri-te Toyama Kanken ← Itosu Ankō ← Matsumura Sōkon · 3 generations

Students (1)

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  Park Chul-hee

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  Probable

  One academic source, stated twice

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

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  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  One academic source, stated twice

  “Pak Chŏl Hŭi, who was a student of Yun Pyŏng In at the YMCA Kwŏnbŏp Bu, wrote P’asa Kwŏnbŏp – Kongsu-Do Kyobon (1958). He was the co-founder of Kang-Dŏk Wŏn in 1956.”

  — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

  “His book is interesting for the fact that his instructor, Yun Pyŏng In, left no publications.”

  — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

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