GRAN MAESTRO FUNDADOR

GRAND MASTER HWANG KEE 황기

1936 Began martial arts studies in Manchuria, China
1945 Nov. 9 Founded Moo Duk Kwan style
1945 Nov. 9 Established first Hwa Soo Do class in Ministry of Transportation
1947 March Attempted to unify the five major existing styles in Korea: Moo Duk Kwan, Chung Do Kwan, Yeun Moo Kwan, Song Moo Kwan, YMCA/Kwon Bup Bu
1947 Presided as chairman at the first Hwa Soo Do demonstration in the Transportation High School gymnasium
1947 May 7 Established first regional branch Tang Soo Do school in Dae Jun City, Choong-Nam Province
1947 Unification effort with five major existing styles dissolves
1947 June 5 Established Hwa Soo Do (Tang Soo Do) school in the Department of Railways
1947 July 7 Established Hwa Soo Do (Tang Soo Do) school in the Labor Department
1949 May 30 Author of the first Hwa Soo Do textbook in Korea
1950 June 25 Korean War begins; teaching suspended for seven-teen months
1951 Jan. 4 Moved to Dae Gu City, then to Pusan City
1951 Nov. Established temporary Moo Duk Kwan Headquarters in Cho Ryang-Dong, Pusan as a result of Korean War
1952 April Instructor at the Police Academy in Pusan
1952 Oct. 1 Instructor at the Ministry of Defense in Pusan
1953 Sep. Returned to Seoul to re-establish Moo Duk Kwan Headquarters at the end of the Korean War
1953 Established Korean Tang Soo Do Association, presid-ing as Chairman
1953 Nov. Established Tang Soo Do studios in middle and high schools throughout Korea
1953 Dec. Applied to join the Korean Athletic Association
1954 April Application denied
1954 April Established Tang Soo Do studio in Mapo Correctional Facility
1954 July Attempted to unify Korean Tang Soo Do Association and Korean Kong Soo Do Association (Chong Do Kwan, Ji Do Kwan, Chang Moo Kwan, Song Moo Kwan)
1955 May Grand opening of headquarters (43-1 Dong Ja-Dong, Choong Gu, Seoul)
1955 Attempts to unify Korean Tang Soo Do and Kong Soo Do dissolve
1955 July Established the following provincial Moo Duk Kwan branches: 1) Seoul 2) Gyung Gi 3) Gang Won 4) Gyung Buk 5) Gyung Nam 6) Chun Nam 7) Choong Buk
1955 Aug. Ministry of Education prohibits teaching Tang Soo Do in middle and high schools throughout Korea
1955 Aug. Established Tang Soo Do studio in Seo Dae Moon Correctional Facility
1955 Aug. Established Tang Soo Do studio at Korean Air Force Headquarters
1955 Organized and chaired first International Goodwill Demonstration between Korea and China
1956 Mar. Instructor at the Korean Air Force Academy
1956 Mar. Dispatched instructors to the following bases: Soo Won, Sa Chun, Dae Gu and Dae Jun Air Force Academy
1956 May Instructor at the Korean Naval Academy
1956 June Established Tang Soo Do studio at Korean Naval Headquarters
1956 June Established Tang Soo Do studio at In Ha Engineering University
1956 Oct. Established Tang Soo Do at Korean Military Police Headquarters
1956 Oct. Established Tang Soo Do at Army Printing Corps
1956 Nov. Established Tang Soo Do at the R.O.K. 2nd Army
1957 March Established Tang Soo Do studio at Korean Army Headquarters
1957 May Established Tang Soo Do studio at Korean Marine Corps
1957 July Established Tang Soo Do studio at Han Yang Univer-sity in Seoul
1957 Sept. Established Tang Soo Do studio at the U.S. 8th Army in Young San
1958 July Author of second Tang Soo Do textbook
1959 May Established Tang Soo Do Studio in Seoul Agricultural University in Soo Won
1959 July Established Tang Soo Do studio at Koryo University in Seoul
1959 Oct Established Tang Soo Do studio at Air Force University
1960 June Authored Tang Soo Do self-defense textbook
1960 June Created name "Soo Bahk Do" from ancient name of Soo Bahk, Soo Bahk Ki or Soo Bahk Hee
1960 Sept. Published Moo Yei Si Bo
1960 June 30 Using ancient Korean martial arts name, incorporated and registered with government under the name of Korean Soo Bahk Do Association. Moo Duk Kwan become first member of association
1960 July Ji Do Kwan becomes second member to join Korean Soo Bahk Do Association
1960 Oct Teachers dispatched to the following USA 8th Army branch studios:1) 8th Army Headquarters 2) Moon San 3) Don Do Chun 4) O-San 5) Inchon 6) Pusan
1961 May 14 Formed Asian Tang Soo Do Association, initiated by Soo Bahk Do, among three countries: Korea, Japan, Taiwan (position: Chairman)
1961 June Established Chun Buk Province regional branch
1961 June Established Tang Soo Do studio at Hong Ik University
1961 Oct. Established Moo Duk Kwan in Michigan, USA
1962 May Established Tang Soo Do Association in USA (Position: Honorable chairman; Mr. Butterwick, Chairman)
1962 May Established Moo Duk Kwan in France
1962 June Reregistered Korean Soo Bahk Do Association due to ruling of new government
1962 Sept. Established Tang Soo Do Association in Canada
1963 July Established Tang Soo Do Association in England
1964 Participated with Korean team in first Asian Tang Soo Do championship in Japan
1964 July Established Tang Soo Do studio at Yeun Sae University
1964 Aug. Major renovations at Moo Duk Kwan Headquarters
1964 Nov. Established West German Tang Soo Do Association
1964 Dec. Board of Directors of Soo Bahk Do changed and registered with government
1964 Dec. Moo Duk Kwan announces revised charter and bylaws
1965 Sponsored and organized second Asian Tang Soo Do Championship (Jang Choong Gym, Seoul)
1965 Jan. Established the following Moo Duk Kwan regional branches in USA: Washington D.C., New York, Michigan, California, Washington, Texas and Florida
1965 March Efforts at unification between Soo Bahk Do Assn. and Tae Soo Do Assn. unsuccessful
1965 May Korean Soo Bahk Do Association's legal status revoked
1965 May Government's decision appealed to appellate level
1965 May Interim relief granted at appellate level
1965 Aug. Established Moo Duk Kwan branch in Philippines (Instructor: Grandeza)
1965 Dec. Appeal fully granted restoring legal status to Korean Soo Bahk Do Association
1966 Established Moo Duk Kwan branch in France
1966 Established Moo Duk Kwan branch in West Germany
1966 Jan. Government appeals appellate decision to Supreme Court
1966 June Supreme Court rules in favor of Korean Soo Bahk Do Association
1966 Nov. Revised Moo Duk Kwan regulations
1966 Dec. Directors meeting of Korean Soo Bahk Do Assn.
1966 Dec. Revised charter and by-laws of Korean Soo Bahk Do Association reported to the government
1966 Dec. Submission to the government of 1965 income and expense statement
1966 Dec Submission to the government of 1967 budget and schedule
1967 Established Moo Duk Kwan in Malaysia
1968 Established Moo Duk Kwan in Italy
1968 Sponsored and organized first World and fifth Asian Tang Soo Do Championship at Citizen Hall, Seoul
1968 Aug. Election of new Korean Soo Bahk Do Assn.'s Board of Directors and registration with government
1969 Participated at second World and sixth Asian Tang Soo Do Championship (Philippines)
1973 Awarded 'Da Ma Roo" from Philippines' President Marcos
1973 May Established Moo Duk Kwan in Greece (Instructor: H.C. Hwang)
1974 March Established Moo Duk Kwan in Belgium (Instructor: B.J. Lee)
1974 Oct. United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan directors convention and general meeting of all USA Dan members at Burlington, NJ
1974 Oct. Domestic and international directors meeting
1975 June United States Soo Bahk Do charter convention and special seminar by Grandmaster Hwang Kee (Hilton Hotel, NY)
1975 June Participated in first Pan-Hellenic Martial Arts Championship in Athens, Greece
1976 Oct. Each foreign branch holds Soo Bahk Do meeting and convention
1977 May Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1978 July 22 First United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at Concord Hotel, Monticello, NY
1978 Oct. Third World Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Champi-onship at London, England
1979 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1980 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1980 July Sponsored and participated at World Ko Dan Ja meeting in Newark, NJ
1980 Nov. Second United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship in Pittsburgh, PA
1980 Dec. Sponsored and organized Goodwill Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Champion- ships between Korea and USA held at Jang Choong Gym, Seoul
1981 April Third United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship in Springfield, NJ. Special Guests: Netherlands Soo Bahk Do Team
1981 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1981 Sept. Sponsored and participate in world Ko Dan Ja Meeting, regarding 1982 World Championships in Atlantic City, NJ
1982 April Each foreign branch holds Soo Bahk Do meeting and convention
1982 May Special Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan seminar and clinic held at U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado
1982 Nov. Fourth International and Fourth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at Atlantic City, NJ
1982 Nov. Sponsored and organized world Ko Dan Ja meeting in Springfield, NJ
1982 Dec. England National Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship
1983 June Each foreign branch holds Soo Bahk Do meeting and convention
1983 Aug. Sponsored and organized special Chit Sung Hyung Seminar and Clinic. Attending Ko Dan Ja, K.U. Lee (England), C. I. Kim (Michigan), H. Y. Chung (Colorado), H. C. Hwang (New Jersey), C. S. Kim (Pennsylvania)
1983 Nov. Fifth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at San Diego, CA
1983 Dec. Organized and attended first week-long Ko Dan Ja test
1984 Jan. Sponsored administrative meeting for foreign branch at Greenwich, CT
1984 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1984 Oct. Sixth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at West Point Military Acad-emy Gym, NY
1984 Nov. Sponsored and attended second week-long Ko Dan Ja test
1984 Nov. All England National Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship
1984 Nov. Special Chil Sung Hyung Clinic for European region at London, England
1985 March Attended special Chit Sung Hyung Clinic for South East Asia region at Sarawak, Malaysia
1985 May Special Chil Sung Hyung Clinic for European region at London, England
1985 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1985 Nov. Seventh United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at Anaheim, CA
1985 Nov. Sponsored and attended third week-long Ko Dan Ja test
1986 March Special Chil sung Hyung Clinic for European region at London, England
1986 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1986 Aug. Attended Fifth World Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at Waterford Leisure Center, England
1986 Nov. Sponsored and attended fourth week-long Ko Dan Ja test
1986 Nov. Eighth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at Stamford, CT
1987 Jan. Attended World Ko Dan Ja meeting in Springfield, NJ
1987 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1987 Jun Attended special Chil Sung Hyung Clinic for South- East Asia region at Sarawak, Malaysia
1987 July Special International Summer Training Camp at Pathwork Center, NY
1987 Nov. Ninth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship in Miami, FL
1987 Dec. Attended special Chil Sung Hyung Clinic for South America at Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988 March Organizes special clinic for European region at Athens, Greece
1988 May Grand opening ceremony for new building for World Moo Duk Kwan Headquarters, Seoul, Korea
1988 Special clinic and Ko Dan Ja meeting for Southeast Asia region at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1988 June Organized special seminar at each foreign Moo Duk Kwan branch
1988 July Annual International Summer Training Camp at Pathwork Center, NY
1988 Nov. Sponsored administrative meeting for foreign branches at Springfield, NJ
1988 Nov. Sponsored and attended sixth week-long Ko Dan Ja test
1988 Nov. Attended Tenth United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Championship at West Point, NY
1988 Dec. Sponsored and organized world Ko Dan Ja special training in Seoul, Korea
1989 Jan. Attended Ko Dan Ja meeting which brings birth of "Mission 2000"
1989 May 15 Sponsored and attended International Soo Bahk Do Goodwill Demonstration and clinics in Seoul, Korea
1989 July Annual International Summer Training Camp, Pathwork Center, NY
1989 Oct. Presided at the 11th United States National Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan National Championship in Anaheim, CA
1989 Nov. Sponsored and attended 7th week-long Ko Dan Ja test, Federation Headquarters, NJ
1990 Jan. Replaced leadership in England (United Kingdom Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation)
1990 Jan. Announced "Mission 2000", along range plan for the future of the Moo Duk Kwan
1990 March International Seminar, London, England
1990 March National Clinics in Belgium, Italy and Greece
1990 April Special Ko Dan Ja meeting of Korean Soo Bahk Do, Moo Duk Kwan in Seoul, Korea
1990 July Annual International Summer Training Camp and Ko Dan Ja Clinic, Pathwork Center, NY
1990 Oct. 12th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan National Championship and International Goodwill Assembly, Monticello, NY
1990 Oct. Meeting of international representatives of Moo Duk Kwan, Monticello, NY
1990 Nov. Sponsored and attended the 8th week-long Ko Dan Ja test, Headquarters, NJ
1991 March The 1st Yuk Ro Hyung Clinic by Grand Master Hwang Kee. Attending Ko Dan Ja, W.Y. Chung, H. C. Hwang, L. Seiberlich, R. Hanke, S.D. Cho, Y.K. Hong, A. Ah Po, and V. Martinov
1991 June Published Soo Bahk Do (Korean version) which introduced Yuk Ro Hyung from the Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji
1991 Aug. Annual International Summer Training Camp, Pathwork Center NY
1991 Nov. 13th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation championship, Hollywood, FL
1991 Nov. Sponsored and attended the 9th week-long Ko Dan Ja test, Headquarters, NJ
1991 Dec. International Demonstration and clinic, Mar Del Plata, Argentina
1992 March Published 424 pages of Soo Bahk Do (Korean Version)
1992 March Yuk Ro and Chil Sung Hyung Clinic, Headquarters, Seoul, Korea
1992 June Attended the International Demonstration and Clinic at Athens, Greece
1992 July Annual International Summer Training Camp, Pathwork Center, NY
1992 Sept. National West Coast summer camp, San Bernardino Mountain, CA
1992 Oct. 14th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation Championship, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
1992 Nov. Published Soo Bahk Do (Tang Soo Do) volume II (English version).
1992 Nov. Sponsored and attended the 10th week-long Ko Dan Ja test, Headquarters, NJ
1993 March Attended meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Headquarters, NJ
1993 April Annual European clinic, Bruxelle, Belgium
1993 June Published "Moo Duk Kwan" Book (Korean Version)
1993 July Annual International Summer Training Camp, Connecticut
1993 Aug. Published "Moo Do Philosophy" (Korean version)
1993 Sept. Published "Instructional Guide" for Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan
1993 Oct. 15th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation National Championship, Dallas, TX
1993 Nov. The 1st Youth Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Goodwill Championship, Zurich, Switzerland
1994 Feb. Official announcement of the Moo Duk Kwan 50th Anniversary event in Seoul, Korea
1994 March Attended meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Headquarters, NJ
1994 June Annual European Clinic and meeting for preparing the European Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Bruxelle, Belgium
1994 June Annual international summer training camp, Pathwork Center, NY
1994 Sept. 16th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation National Championship, San Diego, CA
1994 Sept. 2nd International Youth Good-Will Championship, Zurich, Switzerland
1994 Sept. Official birth of the European Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, Zurich, Switzerland
1994 Oct. Appointed Task Force member for future Mexican National Moo Duk Kwan Federation
1994 Nov. Sponsored and attended the 12th week long Ko Dan Ja test, Headquarters, NJ
1994 Dec Published "Limited Edition for the Instructional Guide"
1995 Jan. Director's meeting of the Korean Soo Bahk Do Association, Inc., Headquarters, Young San, Seoul, Korea
1995 Feb. Sponsored Technical Advisory Committee meeting, San Diego, CA
1995 April The 1st European Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation Clinic and meeting since its official birth
1995 June 17th United States Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation National Championships, Orland, FL
1995 July Annual International Summer Training Camp, Pathwork Center, NY
1995 Sept. The Moo Duk Kwan 50th anniversary Celebration event, Seoul Culture and Educational Center, Seoul, Korea
1995 Nov. The 13th week-long Ko Dan Ja test, Headquarters, NJ


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