Oh Do Kwan
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Oh Do Kwan meaning "Gym of My Way"
General Choi Hong Hi and Nam Tae Hee founded the Oh Do Kwan in the mid 1950's in the military where they succeeded in training the cadre instructors for the entire military and also helped develope Karate techniques into a modern system of Taekwondo. Originally the Oh Do Kwan was made up of mostly Chung Do Kwan members brought in by senior Chung Do Kwan member Nam Tae Hee. Gen. Choi was the political power in the kwan, and Master Nam was the martial arts master.
See also
- Korean martial arts
- Taekwondo
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