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Choi Yong-sool

Choi Yong-Sool
최용술
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Choi Yong-sool, circa 1954
Born (1904-11-09)9 November 1904
Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
Died 15 June 1986(1986-06-15) (aged 81)
Native name 최용술
Other names Choi Yong-Sul, Yoshida Asao, Yoshida Tatujutsu
Residence Daegu
Nationality  South Korea
Style Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu,
Hapkido
Trainer Takeda Sōkaku
Rank Doju,
Grandmaster
Occupation Martial artist
Notable students Chinil Chang, 10th dan/Successor
Ji Han-Jae,
Kim Moo-Hong,
Chung Kee Tae,
Kim Yun-sik,
Kim Jung-Soo
Notable school(s) Daehan Hapki YuKwonSool Dojang

last updated on: 2010-02-23
Choi Yong-sool
Hangul 최용술
Hanja
Revised Romanization Choi Yong-sul
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Yongsul

Choi Yong-sool (Hangul최용술; November 9, 1904 – June 15, 1986), alternative spelling Choi Yong-sul, was the founder of the martial art Hapkido (Hangul: 합기도; hanja: 合氣道). He was born in today's Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and was taken to Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea when he was eight years old. Choi later stated that he became a student of Takeda Sōkaku, and studied a form of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu (大東流合気柔術) while in Japan. This is disputed by some parties, due to the historically acrimonious relationship between Japan and Korea, and lack of clear documentary evidence (see below).

Choi returned to Korea after the end of the World War II and in 1948 began teaching his art at a brewery owned by the father of his first student Seo Bok-Seob (Hangul서복섭; Suh Bok-Sub). He first called his art "Yu Sul (Hangul유술)" or "Yawara (Hangul야와라; 柔術)" later changing it to "Yu Kwon Sool (Hangul유권술; 柔拳術)" and "Hap Ki Yu Kwon Sool (Hangul합기 유권술; 合氣柔拳術)" and eventually Hapkido.


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