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{{short description|Taekwondo schools or kwan teaching}}
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{{Infobox martial art group
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| name             = Kang Duk Won [[Taekwondo]]
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| dates            = [[1956]]
| style            = [[Taekwondo]]
| area             = {{flagicon|Korea}} [[Seoul]], [[Korea]]
| founder          = Hong Jong-Pyo & Chul Hee Park 
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| ancestor_arts    = Chang Moo Kwan
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| website          = [http://kangdukwon.org/ KangDukWon.org]
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{{Infobox Korean name
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'''Kang Duk Won''' was one of the original 9 [[kwans]] that eventually merged to create the [[Kukkiwon]] system. This Kwan was founded in the later 1950s by former students of the YMCA [[Kwonbup|Kwon Bop]] Bu. These two students of YMCA Kwon Bop Bu founder Byung In-Yoon were Hong Jong-Pyo and Chul Hee Park.  Today, Kang Duk Won still exists in Korea and is officially known as [[Taekwondo]] Kang Duk Won, which is a social friendship club that endorses the Kukkiwon system and supports the [[World Taekwondo Federation]]. Kang Duk Won also has a school in the United States as American Kang Duk Won Federation.

On April 2, 2016, Kang Duk Won co-founder Chul Hee Park died peacefully. Prior to his passing, on November 6, 2015 he officially stepped down as world head of Kang Duk Won and passed the mantle of leadership to Hwa Chong, who the very next day founded the World Kang Duk Won Federation, which currently includes Kang Duk Won Taekwondo-affiliated associations in Brazil, Korea, Pakistan, Portugal, Vietnam, and the United States.

On January 1, 2018, the Kang Duk Won Kwon Bup Association was formed for the purpose of representing all members in the United States on matters pertaining to the Kang Duk Won martial arts, hold board meetings, establish qualifications for rankings, qualifications for instructors, and minimum curriculum standards. 

== References ==
# A Modern History of Taekwondo 1999 (Korean) Kyong Myung Lee and Kang Won Sik {{ISBN|89-358-0124-0}}
# Global Taekwondo 2003 (English) Kyo Yoon Lee {{ISBN|89-952721-4-7}}
# A Guide to Taekwondo 1996 (English) Kyo Yoon Lee {{ISBN|89-7500-064-8}} 
# Kukkiwon 25th Anniversary Text 1997 (Korean) Un Yong Kim
# Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 (English/Korean) Um Woon Kyu
# [http://A%20History%20of%20Kang%20Duk%20Won%20Taekwondo http://kangdukwon.org/history.htm]

[[Category:Taekwondo kwans]]


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