GongKwon Yusul

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name = Gongkwon Yusul
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focus = Hybrid
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creator = Kang Jun
parenthood = Hapkido, Hakko-ryujujutsu, judo and Kyutooki
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website = http://www.gongkwon.com

Gongkwon Yusul is a modern Korean martial art system founded by Kang Jun in 1996.Fact|date=August 2008 Its main influences include the martial arts of Hapkido(Yoo Sool Kwan and Hwarangdo), [Hakko-ryu] jujutsu, Judo and Kyuktooki (Korean style Thai-boxing) . Gongkwon Yusul is a system which emphasises the application of striking, locking and throwing techniqes in practical, free-flowing fighting situations, rather than the static applications, more in common in traditonal styles of Hapkido.

It also varies from Hapkido in that many of its hand techniqes are strongly influenced by Western boxing and that a signifigant part of Gongkwon Yusul training is in groundwork applying techniqes more akin to Judo or Brazilian Jujitu, than most Hapkido styles.

In a sense Gongkwon Yusul in an attempt to combine the practical, free-flowing technique application, often seen in mixed martial arts, whilst still retaining many traditional martial art attributes, such as uniforms, terminology and ranking structure.

Since it foundation the art has grown rapidly in its home county of Korea with many gyms around Seoul and and also some regional areas of South Korea. Outside of Korea there very few places this art is taught, the first was established in 2006 Brazil, and the second in Melbourne in 2007 and third Launceston 2008 , Australia.Fact|date=August 2008

External links

* [http://www.gongkwon.com (Korean)]
* [http://www.gongkwon.com.au (English)]