Kim Yun-sik
| Kim Yun-sik | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 73–74) Seoul, Korea |
| Residence | Brazil |
| Nationality |
 South Korea
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| Style |
Hapkido, Taekwondo, Bum Moo Kwan |
| Trainer | Choi Yong-sool |
| Rank | Grandmaster |
| Occupation | Martial artist |
| Notable relatives |
Fellows: Kim Moo-hong, Kim Yoon-sang, Myung Kwang-sik, Hwang In-shik |
| Notable students | Serge Baubil, Norberto Serrano, Leandro Heck, Vilson Inácio, Rafael Marinho, Lee Jung |
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Kim Yun-sik is a South Korean hapkido and taekwondo instructor. He was in Seoul, Korea in 1943. He is one of the highest ranking hapkido and taekwondo (9th dan) instructors in the world and founder of Bum Moo Kwan Hapkido.
He began his martial arts training in 1954 under the direction of Choi Yong-sool (Hangul: 최용술), and reveived the black belt from Grandmaster Choi in 1957.
In the same year he received the black belt in taekwondo from Grandmaster Hwang Kee.
In 1968 he established his first school in Seoul "Tchon Young", which was one of the first teaching Taekwondo and Hapkido together. In the same year Kim founded the "Bum Moo Kwan Hapkido", becoming its first chairman.
In the 60's, alongside his master Choi and other masters such as Ji Han-jae, stablishes the Korea Hapkido Association, also known as Daehan Hapkido.
Kim holds the 10th dan in Hapkido, 9th dan in Taekwondo by World Taekwondo Federation
Holds the degree number 7 of the Korea Hapkido Federation and number 9 by the Korea Kido Association.
Between the '50s and '60s, after the separation of the North and South, the South went under a big and rigorous transformation, the end of the Imperialist power, to the new captalist system. The new legislation changed the whole country and it included the martial arts. The government regulation for martial arts was rigorous and it demanded the registration of the Kwans (martial arts family). To register a Kwan, the master had to prove he had at least the 7th dan in his martial art and 30 dojangs (the Korean word for the place where martial arts are trained, the same for Japanese dojo).
As for Hapkido, only 3 masters managed to register a "Kwan", here they are.
Original Hapkido Kwan Founders:
Kim, Yun-sik: Hapkido Bum Moo Kwan
Ji, Han-jae: Sung Moo Kwan Hapkido
Kim, Moo-wong: Shin Moo Kwan Hapkido
Also, the government issued a decree for the registration of associations, which would be responsible for the organization of the "Kwans". At the time, the master had to first register his "Kwan" in the government and after that in the new association established.
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