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Son Duk-sung
Son Duk-sung (Hangul: 손덕성, Hanja: 孫德成) (June 17, 1922 – March 29, 2011) was a martial artist, Grand Master, 9th degree black belt, co-founder of the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do, successor of Won Kuk Lee, Lee Won-kuk and leader of the Chung Do Kwan school (1950–1959). He was also the chief Instructor of the South Korean Army and the Eighth U.S. Army, founder and president of the World Tae Kwon Do Association and author of the books "Korean Karate, the Art of Tae Kwon Do” and “Black Belt Korean Karate ".Kim, S. J. (2007)History of Taekwondo Retrieved on 18 September 2007. The Beginning Son Duk-sung, was born in Seoul, in what is now known as South Korea, on June 17, 1922. At that time South Korea was under the Japanese regime. He started practicing boxing at the age of 16, and after gruesome training, he rose quickly towards becoming a national champion in his category. Back then, it was very common for him to return home each night, with his face a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son (Korean Name)
Son, Sohn or Shon (孫, 손) is a common Korean family name. It is a transliteration of the Chinese surname Sun. There are two clans of "Son", "Sohn", "Sun". One in "Kwang Ju", and the other in the "Kyung Sahng" region. The clan originated from the "Mi-ryang Park" clan. As of 2000, there were 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea.2000 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. See List of Korean family names. List of notable people with this name *Sohn Kee-chung (1912–2002), South Korean athlete and first ethnic Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games *Peter Sohn (born 1977), American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist *Shon Seung-mo (born 1980), South Korean badminton player *Sohn Won-yil (1909–1980), admiral, founded the South Korean navy * Son Byeong-hui (1861–1922), Korean nationalist, activist for independence from Japan * Son Dam Bi (born 1983), South Korean singer and actress *Son Dong-woon (born 1991), South Korean singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |