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South Korean Tang Soo Do grandmaster and founder of the World Tang Soo Do Association (WTSDA). He began training under Hwang Kee at the Seoul Moo Duk Kwan Central Gym at age 12. He taught at Korea University, Seoul Central YMCA, and various police and military institutions. Recruited into the Korean Air Force in 1958, he taught martial arts to American soldiers at Osan Air Base, including Chuck Norris. He moved to the US in 1968 at Norris's invitation, founded the U.S. Tang Soo Do Federation, and later the WTSDA in 1982. He authored six volumes of the 'Traditional Tang Soo Do' series.

Teachers (2)

• Hw
  Hwang Kee

  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 (also known as Oh Sae Jhoon) was a senior Moo Duk Kwan fighter who taught/mentored Shin; documented in Tang Soo Do history sources

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Oh Se Jun (also known as Oh Sae Jhoon) was a senior Moo Duk Kwan fighter who taught/mentored Shin; documented in Tang Soo Do history sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Shin Jae-chul (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  Segarra (2018) - Tang Soo Do History V15blinkinfo

Ranks (1)

• linkTang Soo Do

  military_tech9 dan 3

  Confirmed

  Promoted by the WTSDA board of directors, documented in Wikipedia

  Dan-Kyu System (2010)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Promoted by the WTSDA board of directors, documented in Wikipedia

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "The association's board of directors approved Shin's promotion to ninth-degree black belt"

  — Shin Jae-chul (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Students (1)

• 
  Chuck Norris

  linkTang Soo Do 3

  Confirmed

  Norris trained in Tang Soo Do under Shin Jae Chul while stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea (1958-1961); confirmed by both the American Tang Soo Do article and Shin's dedicated Wikipedia biography

  (1958-1961)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Norris trained in Tang Soo Do under Shin Jae Chul while stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea (1958-1961); confirmed by both the American Tang Soo Do article and Shin's dedicated Wikipedia biography

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "During this time he trained in various martial arts styles... Tang Soo Do-Moo Duk Kwan with Shin Jae Chul"

  — American Tang Soo Do (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  "One of those servicemen was Carlos Ray 'Chuck' Norris"

  — Shin Jae-chul (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

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