Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do

Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do provides the creation, evolution and history of first Korean martial arts Kwan by Grandmaster, Won Kuk Lee who was the first instructor known to use the name Tang Soo Do as Korea's Post World War II martial art and Chung Do Kwan's travels with the new post war Korean government to become Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and whose relationship with Japanese occupying force that allowed Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to teach Tang Soo Do before the Japanese were forced to leave Korea eventually caused Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee arrest and invitation to immigrate to the United States by one of the United States top Army Generals. The author includes the the founders history and education in Japan, his teaching of the many other future Korean Kwan founders and his relationship with Major General Choi Hong Hi who worked with Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to create Taekwondo from Tang Soo Do and drive Chung Do Kwan Tang Soo Do's transformation to the Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo, helping to create Korea's its national martial art and Olympic sport. Includes all the Tang Soo do and Tae Kwon Do Hyungs and Poomsae, complete 80+ item bibliography, Glossary and Index for the serious reader.

Author:

Len Losik, Ph.d.

Publisher:

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date:

Sep 19, 2016

Number of pages:

175 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

1537771248

ISBN-13:

9781537771243