
Historic Moments of Tae Kwon Do
4th Kwon Bup Bu Demonstration/Meeting
This picture is VERY rare. Almost know one has ever seen this before now.
It is a picture of the 4th Kwon Bup Bu Demonstration/Meeting. In the photo
are the founder of
Jidokwan, Grandmaster CHUN, Sang Sup and Yoon, Byung In, who later
when on to found the Chang Moo Kwan. Seated in the second row in the
dark suit is
Yoon-Byung-in. To his left is Hwang Kee, founder of Mooduk-kwan. Behind
and to the left of Hwang Kee is Lee Byoung-ro. Seated to the right
of Yoon Byung-in is
Lee Kyong-sok, a Yudo (Judo) Master, who was owner of the Chosun Yun Moo
Kwan dojang (building in the background). This dojang became the Korea Yudo
Assn. and
Korea Yudo College after the years of legal dispute. This building was located
in Sogong-Dong in the center part of Seoul. The building is no longer at
this location. To the right
of Lee Kyong-sok is Chun, Sang-sup. Circled is Lee Kyo-yoon who established
the Hanmoo-Kwan after Chun Sang-sups disappearance in 1950. Lee Kyo-yoon
was a
highly reputable martial art teacher. Fourth to the right of Yoon
Byung-in is Lee Jong-woo. He became the 3rd president of Jido-kwan.
Text GM Kim Soo / Photo Kukkiwon |