Kangdukwon...a house of teaching generosity

Like so many styles of Taekwondo, the roots of Kangdukwon lie in the Chosen Yunmookwan Judo Dojung and Grandmaster Yun Byung-in who was teaching Chinese Kempo translated as Kwonbup in Korean. Yun Byung-in studied in Manchuria where he mastered Chuanfa and then in Japan where he attended Nihon University and attained the rank of 4th degree black belt in Shudokan Karate-do from Toyama Kanken .

At the same time that Yun Byung-in was teaching Kwon Bup at the Chosen Yunmookwan another another master, Chun Sung-sup was teaching Kongsoodo which became known as Jidokwan . They fast became friends and training partners and it is said that there are many similarities to Jidokwan and Kangdukkwon. Chun Sung-sup's brother Chun Il-sup often said that Yun Byung-in and his brother were more like brothers then just training partners.

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Yours in the spirit of Wisdom

Childan Sam Naples
Grandmaster Chun Taekwondo Jidokwan
www.taekwondo-4self-mastery.com