Yoon Kwe-byung

Also known as

Yun K’wae Pyŏng · Yun Kwei Byung · Yun Kwae-byung

Description

Korean karate teacher. He studied Shurite karate under Tōyama Kanken at the Shūdōkan and in 1940 founded the Kanbukan in Tokyo, a sister school of the Shūdōkan known for full-contact sparring in bōgu. Back in Korea he joined the Chosŏn Yŏn-Mu Kwan, and in 1951 took over the school from Chun Sang-sup and renamed it Jidokwan. He brought bōgu sparring to Korean taekwondo.

Teachers (1)

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  Toyama Kanken

  swordsShuri-te Probable

  Probable

  One academic history, citing the Shūdōkan's list of senior students.

  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, citing the Shūdōkan's list of senior students.

  “For instance, Yun K’wae Pyŏng, who studied together with Yun Pyŏng In under Tōyama, is officially listed among the [...] Shūdōkan students”

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

  “Yun K’wae Pyŏng, who was a Korean studying Shurite karate under Tōyama Kanken at the Shūdōkan in Japan, established a sister-school in Tokyo in 1940, which he named ‘Kanbukan’”

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

Lineage

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

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