Grand Master Hwang Kee (황기; Hwang Gi) (9 November 1914–14 July 2002) was one of the most important figures in the Korean martial art of tang soo do. He was the founder of Soo Bahk Do and the school of Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan.
The foundation of what is commonly known as tang soo do is primarily tae kyon and Chinese Gung Fu, though later versions of Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) forms were originally Okinawan Karate-Do forms. A distinctive philosophic...
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Grand Master Hwang Kee (황기; Hwang Gi) (9 November 1914–14 July 2002) was one of the most important figures in the Korean martial art of tang soo do. He was the founder of Soo Bahk Do and the school of Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan.
The foundation of what is commonly known as tang soo do is primarily tae kyon and Chinese Gung Fu, though later versions of Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk Do) forms were originally Okinawan Karate-Do forms. A distinctive philosophical component Soo Bahk Do and some Tang Soo Do systems include guidelines and principles of Do (Tao), No Ja (Lao Tzu) and Lee Do Ja (Confucius).
One philosophy that Hwang included throughout his art was that no one could ever reach perfection. This was visible in his decision to use the Midnight Blue Belt over the Black Belt and to never promote nor accept the rank of 10th dan. This was also due to the fact the Koreans thought of black as the color of death, but the midnight blue sky was limitless, just like the training and knowledge that one...
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