Yoon Byung-in

윤병인
Born 1919
10.4

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)

  • Toyama Kanken
    swordsShuri-te Probable
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    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
    alt_routeIndirect
    “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

Students (1)

  • Park Chul-hee
    swordsKarate Probable
    Probable
    One academic source, stated twice
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    location_onChang Moo Kwan badge
    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

Sources

“After returning to Korea, Yun founded in 1946 his school, but disappeared in 1951 during the Korean War”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG62DDVKJEK49E83Y2K
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Yoon Byung-in. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG62DDVKJEK49E83Y2K - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6BQSYG62DDVKJEK49E83Y2K, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Yoon Byung-in}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG62DDVKJEK49E83Y2K}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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