- Hwang Kee
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name = Hwang Kee
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birth_date =November 9 ,1914
birth_place = Jang Dan, Kyong Ki,Korea
death_date =July 14 ,2002
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martial_art =Taekkyon , Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan,Tang Soo Do ,Soo Bahk Do
teacher =Yang Kuk Jin
rank = Founder,Soo Bahk Do
students =Hwang Hyun Chul ,Jae Chul Shin
footnotes = Founder ofSoo Bahk Do and Tang Soo Do Moo Duk KwanHwang Kee (황기; "Hwang Gi") (9 November 1914–14 July 2002) was one of the most important figures in the Korean martial art of
tang soo do .Fact|date=July 2008 He was the founder ofSoo Bahk Do Fact|date=July 2008 and the school of Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan.Fact|date=July 2008Foundations of Tang Soo Do
The foundation of what is commonly known as tang soo do is primarily tae kyon and Chinese Gung Fu, though later versions of Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) forms were originally Okinawan Karate-Do forms. A distinctive philosophical component Soo Bahk Do and some Tang Soo Do systems include guidelines and principles of Do (
Tao ), No Ja (Lao Tzu ) and Lee Do Ja (Confucius ).One philosophy that Hwang included throughout his art was that no one could ever reach perfection. This was visible in his decision to use the
Midnight Blue Belt over the Black Belt and to never promote nor accept the rank of 10th "dan". This was also due to the fact the Koreans thought of black as the color of death, but the midnight blue sky was limitless, just like the training and knowledge that one could practice in a lifetime.External links
* [http://www.soobahkdo.com/fed-web/art-history.htm Hwang Kee]
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