Han Moo Kwan, was founded in August 1954 by Kyo-yoon Lee and is one of the nine original

Kwans Kwan (Hanja: 館; Hangul:관) in Korean literally means building or hall, but when used in martial arts it can also refer to a school or clan of martial artists who follow the same style and/or leader. Taekwondo: The Five Kwans / The Nine Kwans ...

that later formed

Kukkiwon Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.Min, B.-H. (2005)Kukkiwon, the spiritual home ...

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

. Lee was a student at the Chosun

Yun Moo Kwan Yun Mu Kwan (Hangul: 연무관, Hanja: 研武館, eng.''Hall or Institute for Martial Study'') was one of the original five "kwans" that arose in Korea following World War II. It was the name of the place where a generic form of Japanese karate ...

Kwon Bop Bu (sometimes spelled "

Yun Mu Kwan Yun Mu Kwan (Hangul: 연무관, Hanja: 研武館, eng.''Hall or Institute for Martial Study'') was one of the original five "kwans" that arose in Korea following World War II. It was the name of the place where a generic form of Japanese karate ...

" in English transliteration), learning from its founder, Sang-sap Chun. Later, after the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

Armistice Agreement was signed in 1953, Lee started teaching the returning Yun Moo Kwan Kwon Bop Bu members at the Hankuk Chaeyuk Kwan Dojang. He had conflicts with Chong-woo Lee and left to start his own annex Kwan by setting up a tent at a high school. Later, Chong-woo Lee changed the Yun Moo Kwan Kwon Bop Bu's name to

Jidokwan Jidokwan is one of the original nine schools of the modern Korean martial arts that became Taekwondo and was founded in what is now South Korea at the end of World War II. Its name translates as "School of Wisdom". The Jidokwan in Korea stil ...

. Kyo-yoon Lee states that Han Moo Kwan is from Choson Yun Moo Kwan Kwon Bop Bu, not Jidokwan. In his time, Kyo Yoon Lee continued to be active in the

and served on the High Dan/Poom Black Belt promotion committee of the

. Korea Han Moo Kwan still exists today, but only as a fraternal social friendship club. The official training curriculum endorsed by Korea Han Moo Kwan is the Kukkiwon curriculum. Korea Han Moo Kwan supports the Kukkiwon.

Meaning

The word Han means Korea, the word Moo means Military or Martial, and the word Kwan means School or Hall; together Han Moo Kwan means "Korean Military School".

External links

Han Moo Kwan Grandmasters in the Taekwondo Hall of FameAsociación Han Moo Kwan de México A.C.Great Grandmaster In Hui-won World President of Han Moo Kwan appointed by Kyo-yoon Lee in 2017

References

* Lee, Kyo-yoon (1996), ''A Guide to Taekwondo'', Han-young Choi; Seoul, Korea. 89-85936-05-0. * Lee, Kyo-yoon (2003), "Global Taekwondo", Hanmi Publishing, Seoul, Korea. * A Modern History of Taekwondo 1999 (Korean) Kyong-myung Lee and Won-sik Kang * Kukkiwon 25th Anniversary Text 1997 (Korean) Un-yong Kim * Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 (English/Korean) Woon-kyu Um * Taekwondo News 2008 Article "Walking With A Mountain" Al Cole; Seoul, Korea Sports organizations established in 1954 Taekwondo kwans {{taekwondo-stub