Choi Yong-sool - Students

Students

Many people have claimed to be students of Choi Yong-sool, and it is often hard to verify whether or not these claims are valid. This is a list of people who were long time students of Choi.

  • Chinil Chang (the second direct lineage Grandmaster was awarded the only 10th Dan in Hapkido and the title of second direct lineage Doju by Dojunim Choi on January 15, 1985.)
  • Seo Bok-Seob (Hangul: 서복섭; Choi's first student in 1946)
  • Lim Hyun-Soo (Hangul: 임현수; Founder of jungkikwan) (GM Lim his the longest students under founder CHOI - 20 years - and founder CHOI, 2 years after jungkikwan creation, closed his own dojang and joined jungkikwan until the end of his life, and devoted his energy to it.)
  • Ji Han-Jae (Hangul: 지한재; student #14 of Choi in 1955, Founder of the Korea Hapkido Association and Sin Moo Hapkido, and Sung Moo Kwan in Andong)
    • Kwon Tae-Man (Hangul: 권태만; First founder of a hapkido dojang in Incheon)
    • Kim Yong-Jin (Hangul: 김용진; Founder of the Ulchi Kwan)
    • Myung Jae-Nam (Hangul: 명재남; Founder of Hankido and Hankumdo)
    • Oh Se-Lim (Hangul: 오세림; former president of Korea Hapkido Federation)
    • Myung Kwang-Sik (Hangul: 명광식; Founder of the World Hapkido Federation)
  • Kim Moo-Hong (Hangul: 김무홍; Choi's student in 1955, Founder of the Korean Hapkido Association and Shin Moo Kwan in Daegu)
    • Kim Jeong-Soo (Hangul: 김정수; still teaching in Daegu)
    • Won Kwang-Hwa (Hangul: 원광화; Founder of the Moo Sool Kwan)
  • Moon Jong-Won (Hangul: 문종원; Choi's student in 1955, Founder of Won Moo Kwan in Busan)
    • Kim Jeong-Yoon (Hangul: 김정윤; Secretary General of the Kido Association and founder of Han Pul)
    • Seo In-Hyuk (Hangul: 서인혁; Founder and Grandmaster of Kuk Sool Won)
  • Kim Yoon-Sang (Hangul: 김윤상; Founder of Hapki yusul)
  • Yoo Byung-Don (Hangul: 유병돈; Han Kuk Jeong Dong Hapkido, Orthodox Hapkido)

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