Jung Do Kwan was founded in 1956 by Young Woo Lee, and was the last of the original nine

Kwans Kwan (hanja: ; hangul: ) in Korean literally means building or hall, but in the context of martial arts can also refer to a school or clan of martial artists who follow the same style or leader. Five kwans and nine kwans in taekwondo * Song ...

that formed the

Kukkiwon Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.Min, B.-H. (2005): (11 July 2005). Publishe ...

. This is detailed in "A Modern History of Taekwondo" by Kyong Myong Lee and Kang Won Sik (1999). An original student of the

Chung Do Kwan Chung Do Kwan, created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944, is one of the first of nine schools or '' kwan'' teaching Tang Soo Do. Later, the school began to teach what came to be known as taekwondo. This style of Tang Soo Do is known for its overall pow ...

, Young Woo Lee was advised by the current

president to choose a similar name to Chung Do Kwan, so he chose Jung Do Kwan. Young Woo Lee died in August 2006 in

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. Until his death, he remained active in the

World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo, formerly the World Taekwondo Federation, is an international federation governing the sport of Taekwondo and Para Taekwondo. WT is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The World Taek ...

, and served on the Dan/Poom black Belt promotion committee of the Kukkiwon. Taekwondo Jung Do Kwan still exists today, but only as a fraternal social friendship club. The official training curriculum endorsed by Taekwondo Jung Do Kwan is the Kukkiwon curriculum. The new President of the Jung Do Kwan is Grand Master Seo Myeong Ki.

Meaning

The word ''jung'' can be translated as ''righteous'' while ''do'' means way. So Jung Do Kwan can be translated as school of the righteous way.

References

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