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韓武館
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Han Mu Kwan
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Han Mu Gwan
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was founded in August of 1954 by Great Grand Master
Kyo Yoon Lee and is one of the nine original
Kwans that later formed
Kukkiwon Taekwondo .
Great Grand Master Kyo Yoon Lee was a student at the Chosun
Yun Moo Kwan Kong Soo Do Bu, learning from its founder,
Chun Sang Sup . Later, when the Kwan changed its name to
Jidokwan , he remained a member for only a short time before starting his own annex Kwan by setting up a tent at a High School.
Great Grand Master Kyo Yoon Lee continues to be active in the
World Taekwondo Federation and serves on the Dan/Poom Black Belt promotion committee of the Kukkiwon.
Taekwondo Han Moo Kwan still exists today, but only as a fraternal social friendship club. The official training curriculum endorsed by Taekwondo Han Moo Kwan is the Kukkiwon curriculum. The current President of Taekwondo Han Moo Kwan remains its founder, Great Grand Master Kyo Yoon Lee. Han Moo Kwan as all Kwan, support the World Taekwondo Federation.
The word Han means Korea, the word Moo means Military or Martial, and the word Kwan means School or Hall; together Han Moo Kwan means "Korean Military School".
- Lee, Kyo Yoon (1996), '', Han Young Choi; Seoul, Korea. 89-85936-05-0.
- Lee, Kyo Yoon (2003), "Global Taekwondo", Hanmi Publishing, Seoul, Korea. ISBN 89-952721-4-7
- A Modern History of Taekwondo 1999 (Korean) Kyong Myung Lee and Kang Won Sik ISBN 89-358-0124-0
- Kukkiwon 25th Anniversary Text 1997 (Korean) Un Yong Kim
- Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 (English/Korean) Um Woon Kyu
