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| Date founded | c. 1944 |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Founder | Won Kuk Lee |
| Arts taught | Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo |
| Practitioners | Won Kuk Lee, Jhoon Rhee, Woon Kyu Um, Yong Taek Chung[1] |
| Chung Do Kwan | |
| Hangul | 청도관 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheong Do Gwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏng Do Kwan |
Chung Do Kwan, created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944, is one of the first of nine schools or kwan teaching Tang Soo Do. Later, the school began to teach what came to be known as taekwondo.[2] This style of Tang Soo Do is known for its overall power and emphasis on kicks to the head.
- ^ Portions of The Modern History of TaeKwonDo
- ^ Simpkins, PhD, Annellen & C.Alexander (2002). Chung Do Kwan. Tuttle. p. 5. ISBN 0-8048-3297-8.