TERMINOLOGY

“Tae Kwon Do” - means foot, fist, art and is a Korean form of Martial Art
“Karate” - means empty hand, or hand of the Kara Kingdom and is a Japanese form of Martial Art.

There are many different styles of Tae Kwon Do, however, with the introduction of the Palgwe Patterns followed by the Taeguk Patterns, most of the Kwans today resemble each other. Even philosophies amongst the different Kwans have become similar.

OUR STYLE OF TAE KWON DO IS BASED IN JI DO KWON, HOWEVER, GRANDMASTER CHUNG NOW ALSO HOLDS A 7^TH DAN RANK FROM CHUNG DO KWAN.  THIS MAKES OUR DOJAHNG UNIQUE AS WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH TWO RECOGNIZED KWANS.

Other recognized styles include: MOO DUK KWAN (Tang Soo Do), CHANG MOO KWAN, HAN MOO KWAN, OH DO KWAN & SONG MOO KWAN
Dr. Kwae Pyung Yoon - Founded Ji Do Kwan in 1950.  The current President of Ji Do Kwan is Chung Woo Lee.

Won Kook Yi – Founded Chung Do Kwan in 1941 (Chung Do Kwan was the first official recognized Kwan)  He retired in 1945 and named his successor, Uoon Kwu Um.  Uoon Kwu Um still lives in Seoul and is the President of Chung Do Kwan and also the President of the Kukkiwon (World Tae Kwon Do Headquarters).  Bruce Chung’s is affiliated with the Kukkiwon and Black Belts may receive this organization’s Black Belt certificate in addition to ours.

Kup - Word used to describe the level of belt (kup numbers go down as you advance in rank, i.e.: white belt - 9^th kup, yellow belt - 8^th kup, orange belt - 7^th kup, etc.)
Dan or Degree – Words used to describe a level of black belt (i.e. 1^st dan, 2^nd dan, etc.)