SUPREME GRANDMASTER YON HO KANG
KANG IS TAEKWON-DO
In 1954 Grandmaster Kang opened his first Martial Arts School.
On
April 11, 1955, Grandmaster Kang was present when the new name was selected for
the Korean National Martial Art. It was called Tae Kwon-Do. This name was
submitted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi and was approved by the President of Korea at
that time.
In 1959 Grandmaster Kang organized his
own
Worldwide Federation, Chin-Mu-Kwan.
In 1960 the original founders went on a Worldwide Goodwill
crusade to promote Tae Kwon-Do.
Definition: Chin = True, Mu = Martial
Art, Kwan = Home
(The red color of the patch represents the Deep Spirit of
TAE KWON-DO)
In the early 1970s Grandmaster Kang relocated in the United
States.
Grandmaster Kang has a long list of accomplishments in the development of Tae
Kwon-Do. Listed below are just a few:
Grandmaster Kang realized the difficulties a new student endured with the
long periods of time in between ranks, so in 1955 he introduced another colored
belt level-Yellow Belt. (Originally there were only 3 colored belts: white belt,
brown belt and black belt.) He was frowned upon by all the other Masters, but
within 5 years it became obvious to all the Masters that the colors: yellow,
green, blue and red (changed from Brown) were necessary for the advancement of
students in Tae Kwon-Do.
Grandmaster Kang was responsible for the
development of 2-Steps another approach to 1Step training for students.
Grandmaster Kang was responsible for the translation of Chinese Manuscripts on
tournament competition. Before the time, Tae Kwon-Do was only displayed by
demonstrations. Because of his efforts, Rules and Regulations were set up for
tournament competition.
Grandmaster Kang introduced Protective Equipment,
over 50 years ago (about 1955), by covering pieces of bamboo with canvas.
Grandmaster Kang was one of the original Masters to Create Forms (Hyongs) which
we practice today around the world.
Grandmaster Kang has taught Tae Kwon-Do
in dozens of countries around the world.
Grandmaster Kang is one of the
original founders of Tae Kwon-Do and one of the very few living original Ninth
Degree Taekwon-Do Grand Masters in the world.
Grandmaster Kang was the 3rd
person promoted to 7th Degree by Gen. Choi, back then 7th Degree was the highest
rank.
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