Choi Yong-sul
Also known as
Choi Yong-sool
Description
Korean martial artist whose teaching, begun in 1948 as Yu Sool, is the foundation of modern Hapkido. He said he spent some thirty years in Japan in the household of Takeda Sokaku.
Teachers (1)
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Takeda Sōkakusports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu PossiblebalancePossible – conflicting evidence recordedChoi's own account, reported as tradition; no document supports it.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkChoi's own account, reported as tradition; no document supports it.“According to tradition, Choi was taken to Japan from Korea at the age of eight. There, he was abandoned, but subsequently taken into the household of Takeda Sokaku (1859–1943), teacher of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu. Choi reported that he remained in Takeda’s employ for some 30 years before being repatriated to Korea at the end of World War II.”
blockdisputes search_offNegative“To date, no documentation has been found to support Choi’s statements regarding either his residence with the Takeda family or his instruction in the art of Daito-ryu.”
Students (7)
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Suh Bok-supsports_martial_artsHapkido ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“Choi’s early students included Suh Bok-sup (ca. 1924–). Suh was graded in judo and was the president of a brewery at the time that Choi came to his attention.”
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Myung Kwang-siksports_martial_artsHapkido PossiblePossibleSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.“Notable personalities who trained with Choi directly (or with Choi through Ji) include [...] Myung Kwang-Sik (1940–2009, World Hapkido Federation)”
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Myung Jae-namsports_martial_artsHapkido PossiblePossibleSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.“Notable personalities who trained with Choi directly (or with Choi through Ji) include Lee Joo Bang (1945–, HwaRangDo), Myung Jae-nam (1938–1999, International Hapkido Federation)”
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Lee Joo-bangsports_martial_artsHapkido PossiblePossibleSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.“Notable personalities who trained with Choi directly (or with Choi through Ji) include Lee Joo Bang (1945–, HwaRangDo)”
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Kim Moo-hongsports_martial_artsHapkido ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“Ji Han-Jae (1936–) began to train with Choi in 1953. Working with a fellow student, Kim Moo Hong (dates unknown), Ji organized the kicking repertoire that came to be identified with Yu Kwon Sool.”
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Ji Han-jaesports_martial_artsHapkido ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1953)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“Ji Han-Jae (1936–) began to train with Choi in 1953.”
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Han Bong-soosports_martial_artsHapkido PossiblePossibleSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; it allows training through Ji instead.“Notable personalities who trained with Choi directly (or with Choi through Ji) include [...] and Bong-Soo Han (1933–2007, International Hapkido Federation).”
Sources
“In 1948, Choi began teaching a martial art that he called Yu Sool.”
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5H45XTYZJGP4BK91872Q9E3
Cite and reuse
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Choi Yong-sul. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H45XTYZJGP4BK91872Q9E3 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5H45XTYZJGP4BK91872Q9E3, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Choi Yong-sul}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H45XTYZJGP4BK91872Q9E3}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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