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Won Kwang-Wha also served as a personal secretary and body guard to Suh Bok-Sub's father, congressman Suh Dong-jin. Having first learned hapkido from Suh he later studied directly from Choi Yong-Sul. In 1962, when Kim Moo Hong opened up his Shin Moo-Hong dojang in Seoul he became one the instructors there. Shortly thereafter Won opened his own school the Moo Sool Kwan.<ref name="ReferenceA">Kimm, He-Young. ''Hapkido'' (alternately ''The Hapkido Bible''). Andrew Jackson Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1991</ref> |
Won Kwang-Wha also served as a personal secretary and body guard to Suh Bok-Sub's father, congressman Suh Dong-jin. Having first learned hapkido from Suh he later studied directly from Choi Yong-Sul. In 1962, when Kim Moo Hong opened up his Shin Moo-Hong dojang in Seoul he became one the instructors there. Shortly thereafter Won opened his own school the Moo Sool Kwan.<ref name="ReferenceA">Kimm, He-Young. ''Hapkido'' (alternately ''The Hapkido Bible''). Andrew Jackson Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1991</ref> |
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Being an older practitioner when he started his training, and having pragmatic reasons for studying the art, Won's Moo Sool Kwon emphasized what he believed constituted practical self |
Being an older practitioner when he started his training, and having pragmatic reasons for studying the art, Won's Moo Sool Kwon emphasized what he believed constituted practical self-defense techniques. Moo Sool Kwan emphasizes powerful and direct techniques and a greater emphasis on strength in responses rather than ki power. There is also a preference towards whole body throws than wrist centered joint locking throws.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> |
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Some of his notable students were Park Lee-Hyun, Kimm He-Young, Won Hyung-Dae |
Some of his notable students were Park Lee-Hyun, Kimm He-Young, Won Hyung-Dae |
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Hangul | 원광화 |
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Revised Romanization | Won Kwang-Wha |
McCune–Reischauer | Wŏn Kwang-hwa |
Won Kwang-Wha, was one of the earliest students of Korean hapkido under the founder of the art Choi Yong Sul and Suh Bok Sub. He was a pioneer of the art opening one of the first schools for the art in Seoul, the Moo Sool Kwan.
Life
Won Kwang-Wha was born in what is now South Korea.
Accomplishments
Won Kwang-Wha also served as a personal secretary and body guard to Suh Bok-Sub's father, congressman Suh Dong-jin. Having first learned hapkido from Suh he later studied directly from Choi Yong-Sul. In 1962, when Kim Moo Hong opened up his Shin Moo-Hong dojang in Seoul he became one the instructors there. Shortly thereafter Won opened his own school the Moo Sool Kwan.[1]
Being an older practitioner when he started his training, and having pragmatic reasons for studying the art, Won's Moo Sool Kwon emphasized what he believed constituted practical self-defense techniques. Moo Sool Kwan emphasizes powerful and direct techniques and a greater emphasis on strength in responses rather than ki power. There is also a preference towards whole body throws than wrist centered joint locking throws.[1]
Some of his notable students were Park Lee-Hyun, Kimm He-Young, Won Hyung-Dae
Won Hyung-Dae, his son, took over the management of the kwan upon his father's death.
References and Further Reading
- Kimm, He-Young. Hapkido II. Andrew Jackson Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1994.