Ro Byung-jik

Also known as

No Pyŏng Jik · Ro Byung Jik

Description

Korean karate teacher, founder of the Song Moo Kwan, one of the five original kwan of taekwondo. He learned Shotokan karate from Funakoshi Gichin in Japan.

Teachers (1)

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  Funakoshi Gichin

  swordsShotokan Probable

  Probable

  One academic history names Funakoshi; a second source gives the style only.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  One academic history names Funakoshi; a second source gives the style only.

  “Yi, No Pyŏng Jik and Chŏn Sang Sŏp learned Shōtōkan karate directly from Funakoshi Gichin.”

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

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  “Leaders included Shotokan stylist Ro Byung Jik (1919–?).”

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

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