Kim Moo-hong

Kim Moo-hong
Hangul
김무홍
Revised RomanizationKim Moo-hong
McCune–ReischauerKim Mu-hng

Kim Moo-hong (also known as Kim Moo-woong or Kim Mu-hyun) was one of the earliest students of Korean hapkido under the founder of the art Choi Yong-sool. He was a pioneer of the art opening one of the first schools for the art in Seoul. A great innovator he is credited with having helped develop the kicking system used in most hapkido schools today. He formed one of the earliest Korean organizations for the art, the Korean Hapkido Association.