Yong Sool Choi
Yong-Sool Choi was one of the most influential people in the development of modern Korean martial arts. When he was about 8 years old he was taken to Japan and later abandoned due to which he had to wander the streets as a beggar and regularly get assaulted by other children. Later a Japanese man adopted and sent his to school for education.
Again, there was a problem in school, due lack of Japanese knowledge he could not understand studies and end up fighting with other children. This was the time when he was asked if he would like to get a formal education in fighting. And he chose fighting as his career. For nearly 30 years he trained with Sokaku Takeda.
Over the next few years, Choi began to establish himself as an outstanding, well-respected martial arts instructor. He called his art Yoo Sool (Korean pronunciation of Ju-Jitsu). He mainly taught what he had learned from Takeda Sensei; slowly adding other techniques, including some kicks and weapon techniques.
After the end of the Korean War, he opened his own private school and began to teach a few other students. This was in 1953. Some of the students during this period had already founded, or had gone on to find their own martial art styles. He is considered to be the founder of Hapkido.
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