Jidokwan

지도관
Dojo · 1946
Korea South Korea

Description

The karate division (Kwŏnbŏp Bu) of the Chosŏn Yŏn-Mu Kwan, a judo club, founded by Chun Sang-sup in 1946; one of the five original kwan of taekwondo. It closed when Chun disappeared in the Korean War; Yoon Kwe-byung and Lee Chong-woo reopened it and renamed it Jidokwan. Under Yoon it took up bōgu full-contact sparring.

Also known as

Ji-Do Kwan · Chosŏn Yŏn-Mu Kwan Kwŏnbŏp Bu · Chosun Yunmookwan

Locations (1)

  • Korea South Korea
    warning No sources cited

Founder

Chun Sang-sup

Instructors (2)

  • Yoon Kwe-byung
    Head instructor
    1951
    Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Two independent histories state the succession; one gives the year.
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Two independent histories state the succession; one gives the year.
    “When Chŏn Sang Sŏp disappeared during the Korean War, Yun took over his leadership role in 1951”
    — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info
    “After Chun disappeared during the opening months of the Korean War (1950–1953), control of the club’s karate curriculum went to Yun Kwei Byung.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation link info
  • Lee Chong-woo
    Head instructor
    1967
    Probable
    Probable
    One academic history.
    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
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    One academic history.
    “Lee Chong Woo, who became Ji-Do Kwan’s successive leader in 1967”
    — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Tags

taekwondo · kwan

Sources

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

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6EXSZEK12SW40F0KE
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jidokwan. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6EXSZEK12SW40F0KE - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M6BQSYG6EXSZEK12SW40F0KE, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Jidokwan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6EXSZEK12SW40F0KE}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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