At the end of World War II, several Kwans arose. They were Chung Do Kwan, Han Moo Kwan, Oh Do Kwan, Moo Duk Kwan, Yun Moo Kwan (Jidokwan), Chang Moo Kwan, Jung Do Kwan, and Song Moo Kwan. In the late 1950's, these Kwans united under the name Tae Soo Do. A few years later, the name Taekwondo was adopted for its similarity in name only, to Taekkyon (practiced by the Koguryo, Silla, Baekjae, and Koryo Dynasties). Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, and Chung Do Kwan is one of the original five schools of Taekwondo. ... Han Moo Kwan founded in August of 1954 by Great Grand Master Kyo Yoon Lee ( 10th Dan ), is one of the nine original Kwans that later formed Kukkiwon Taekwondo. ... Oh Do Kwan meaning Gym of My Way General Choi Hong Hi, Nam Tae Hee and Han Cha Kyo founded the Oh Do Kwan in the mid 1950s as part of the ROK Armys Physical Training Program. ... Moo Duk Kwanâ„¢ (Korean: 무덕관, hanja 武德館, mudeok-gwan or mudŏkkwan, School of Martial Virtue or a place to learn the right thing to do to stop conflict) is a distinct school/organization of the Korean martial arts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Ji Do Kwan be merged into this article or section. ... Song Moo Kwan is The Ever Youthful House Of Martial Arts Training. ... Tae Soo Do was a name under which the major Martial Arts Kwans (or schools) of post-Korean war South Korea unified in 1962, after briefly dropping the name Taekwondo, and prior to the switch back to that name in 1965 at the behest of General Choi Hong Hi Tae... Taekwondo (also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do) is a hard martial art originating in Korea. ... Taekyon, or Taek kyon (hangul: 택견)is a traditional Korean martial art, stemming from Soobak which was first practiced in Korea during the Koguryo dynasty (37 B.C. - A.D. 668). ...

Chang Moo Kwan was founded by Yoon, Byung In and Lee, Nam Suk, first as the "YMCA Kwon Bop Bu" (권법무) in 1946. Today, the official Taekwondo Chang Moo Kwan still exist in Korea as a fraternal friendship club with its office in a youth athletic club in Seoul. The current president of Chang Moo Kwan is KIM, Soon Bae. Grandmaster Kim is also on the Kukkiwon Dan Promotion Committee. The official martial arts curriculum of Chang Moo Kwan is the Kukkiwon system. Chang Moo Kwan, like all Kwans, support the Kukkiwon and the WTF. Kukkiwon is the World Taekwondo Headquarters, established in Korea on November 30, 1972. ...

Though all of the Kwans united and formed the Kukkiwon, and their curriculum today follows Kukkiwon standards, schools affiliated with each kwans contain slight variations in their techniques. These variations may be completly unperceptable to those who do not study Taekwondo, but they can become obvious to students who go from training at a school affilated with one Kwan to one affiliated with a different Kwan. Variations in the application of blocks, kicks, and various hand techniques are some things where variations are noticable.

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• Korean martial arts

Korean martial arts, referred to in Korean as Musul (무술 hanja: 武術) or Muye (무예 hanja:武藝), are the various martial arts that originated or were modified in Korea. ...

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