Song Moo Kwan
| Also known as | Songmookwan |
|---|---|
| Date founded | March 20, 1944[1] |
| Country of origin | Kaesŏng, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea[2] |
| Founder | Byung Jik Ro[3] |
| Arts taught | Taekwondo |
| Ancestor arts | Kong Soo Do, Shaolin Kung Fu, Hapkido |
| Ancestor schools | Korean Kongsoodo Association |
| Official website | www.songmookwan.com |
| Song Moo Kwan | |
| Hangul | 송무관 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 松武館[4] |
| Revised Romanization | Song Mu Gwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Mu Kwan |
Song Moo Kwan, also named "Song Moo Kwan Kong Soo Do ", is one of the Five original kwans (martial art schools) of taekwondo in Korea.[3] Its founder, from 1944, Byung Jick Ro, [5][3] is one of the highest ranking taekwondo practitioners in the world.
See also
References
- ↑ Scott Shaw's History of Taekwondo Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ History of Tang Soo Do
- 1 2 3 "Grand Master Byung Jick Ro and the Song Moo Kwan", www.songmookwanwa.com, 2010, web: SMK-hist.
- ↑ 네이버 :: 지식iN
- ↑ "A Modern History of Taekwondo", tkd.stanford.edu, 2010, webpage: StanEdu-twd.
Sources
- A Modern History of Taekwondo, 1999 (Korean), Kyong Myung Lee and Kang Won Sik, ISBN 89-358-0124-0.
- Global Taekwondo, 2003 (English), Kyo Yoon Lee, ISBN 89-952721-4-7.
- A Guide to Taekwondo, 1996 (English), Kyo Yoon Lee, ISBN 89-85936-05-0.
- Kukkiwon 25th Anniversary Text, 1997 (Korean), Un Yong Kim.
- Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 (English/Korean), Um Woon Kyu.
External links
- Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo Homepage
- World Martial Arts Center, Song Moo Kwan US Headquarters
- American Song Moo Kwan Association
- Korean Taekwondo Association
- The Kukkiwon - World Taekwondo Headquarters
- The World Taekwondo Federation
- Taekwondo Hall of Fame
- European Song Moo Kwan Association
- Song Moo Kwan International Dan Search
- TDK2
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