Yun Dukan

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name = Yun Duk An


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birth_date = 17 October 1942
birth_place = flagicon|Korea Mok Po, Jeolla Province Korea
martial_art = Judo, Moo Duk Kwan, Taekwon-Do
instructor = Hwang Kee, General Choi Hong Hi, Oh Sae Joon
rank = 9th "dan" taekwondo, 1st "dan" Judo

Yun Dukan (born 1942) is a Taekwondo grandmaster. A contemporary of martial art masters Hwang Kee, Nam Tae Hi, Jung Won Sun, Chang Gedo and Kim Il Woong, he brought his style of Taekwondo to the United States in 1968.

Biography

Grandmaster Yun Dukan was raised in what is now known as South Korea, and is a survivor of both the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War. His childhood education included training in the martial art of Moo Duk Kwan under the master Oh Sae Joon. He subsequently won the national championships in Korea twice, and gained the attention of Grandmaster Sang Kyu Shim, who asked him to assist in the teaching of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Republic of Korea marines; Yun Dukan also taught the 1st Calvary division of the United States Army in Munsan, Korea. It was during this period that Master Shim introduced him to General Choi Hong Hi, from him Yun learned Taekowndo along with the Masters Cha Soo Young, Moon Ku Baek, and Jung Joong Sun.

Yun Dukan later joined the Oh Do Kwan in Seoul, where he trained with Master E Jhoon Chang. There he began to learn and teach the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) style of Taekwondo. In 1968, Master Yun, with the encouragement of both General Choi and Master Shim, came to Manitowoc, Wisconsin and began teaching Taekwondo at the Manitowoc Young Men's Christian Association as part of the ITF's effort to bring the martial art to the Americas. In 1970, Yun moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and established the first Taekwondo school in the city. In 1971 Master Yun's school was visited by General Choi Hong Hi and Master Nam Tae Hi, who taught at the first of many seminars that they were to host. As of 2004, Yun's school had four branches, all located in the United States midwest.Hawkins, Phillip. (2004). Grandmaster Yun Dukan a Seoul Survivor. "Taekwondo & Korean Martial Arts Magazine", 9(4), 14-17.]

Further reading

*Yun, Dukan. (1981). Tae Kwon-Do for Women: New Path to Self-Discovery. "Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine", 1(1), 40-41.
*Yun, Duk An. (1981). Self-Defense Techniques Duk An Yun. "Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine", 1(3), 22-23.

External links

* [http://www.Yunsblackbelt.com D.A.Yun's Black Belt Academy United Taekwon-Do Federation, Inc. Homepage]
* [http://www.Yunstkd.com D.A.Yun's Taekwondo Information]

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