Chungdokwan....the Gym of the Blue Waves.....

The Chungdokwan system was named after the un-ending energy that is the spirit of youth, the waves continue to return to the shore just as there is a child never gives up or runs out of energy, this is the spirit of Chungdokwan.

In 1926 Gishin Funakoshi Gishin Funakoshi, the Tote-Jitsu master and was introduced to young 19 year old Korean boy, and future founder of Chungdokwan, Lee Won-kuk who as in Japan to attend Law school. Lee wanted to train in Tote-jitsu. This was before Funakoshi changed the name to Karate-do. One of his training partners was a young Ro Byung-jik who was to become the founder of Sungmookwan.

Master Lee Won-kuk was a perfectionist and stickler for detail which made him a very capable martial artist and strict disciplinarian which would make his students some of the best and most respected in Korea. Master Lee was very strong and had the demeanor of a martial artist/athlete.

When Master Lee returned to Korea he began to teach Tangsoodo ( Whang Kee’s Tangsoodo) in a school auditorium and because he had attended law school in Japan he developed a friendship with Governor Abe who was Japanese and was in charge of Korea during the Japanese occupation.

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Childan Sam Naples
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