known martial art school australia new_zealand teaching korean martial art international australia new_zealand original masters founded school mid-1960s brothers later came assist 1970s claims title father widely publicised australia biggest school publicly listed training halls australia new_zealand total peak australian martial art school founders received training school independent martial art organisation affiliated relation 8th dan founder head holds title world master claims title father australian original masters selected south korean military develop unarmed combat instructor korean marines helped introduce southeast_asia notably malaysia singapore master sent australia worked korea serving member ninth terms chairman eighth term served chairman seoul olympics supporting committee founding president awarded medal promoting korean culture past years brothers hold title master assist managing parts school 7th dan charge operations melbourne appears right school logo original masters helped introduce art malaysia singapore arriving australia conducts grading examinations melbourne darwin 9th dan charge operations parts sydney trained late 1950s served south korean army officer helped introduce art vietnam late 1960s retired military service rank major moved australia january listed pioneers asia 1950s 1960s australia 1970s list pioneers came australia time later significance occupies prominent place australian history reflected key claims father australian school australia biggest school australia school widely publicised claims 1980s father australian challenged claim father australian title debated based claims martial art masters 9th dan instructor australia arrived early 1960s sponsored stayed years moving overseas kim considered instructor australia recognised lay claim title kim establish school australia 9th dan founded later taught considered school founder australia recognised lay claim title introduce outside victoria 8th dan invited australia taught alongside recognised lay claim title travelled south_korea training returned australia established martial arts centre time introduce outside victoria 8th dan world federation claims introduced new_south_wales introduce australia populous state lay claim title introduce outside eastern states young 8th dan described having introduced sydney introduce australia largest city lay claim title arrived years claimed instructor instructor australia kim lower dan ranks held title master invited teach australia biography indicates years training arrived held 1st dan ranking 1960s middle dan ranks held title master arrived sent australia respective korean governing bodies school australia australian martial art school founded korean master school nationwide school australia having operated south_australia founding mid-1960s western_australia victoria queensland new_south_wales tasmania class held adelaide centre position school australia challenged originally arts taught status involve recognising incorporated 1970s biggest school australia position biggest school australia supported independently listings publicly listed australia total peak claim disputed australian member schools considered schools terms numbers numbers members single school direct leadership groups schools head larger governing body members founders australian martial art schools new_zealand received training instructors members highest ranked 6th dan instructor left school members founded schools include senior instructors australia low 8th dan promoted 1st dan instructor 7th dan trained western_australia early 1970s 8th dan commenced training queensland members founded schools australia styles members founded non schools include instructors australia 7th dan regional instructor queensland 6th dan regional instructor new_south_wales 6th dan commenced training late 1970s 3rd dan regional instructor new_south_wales 6th dan state master instructor south australia instructor promoted 5th dan ranked 4th dan early prior establishing school members founded non schools martial arts members founded schools teaching martial arts include instructors eclectic martial arts history 8th dan met perth bearing introductory letter trained briefly south_korea 2nd dan instructor sydney 1970s teaches 10th dan trained adelaide 2nd dan instructor teaches 7th dan trained queensland 1st dan instructor teaches boxing members founded martial art schools training teaches military style closer traditional martial art modern martial sport nature training consists exercises classified basics group drill exercises similar destruction breaking patterns forms self defence basics destruction self defence similar equivalent exercises traditional martial art schools teaches takes forms step step free step step similar equivalent exercises schools free different having common traditional free usually non contact principle members typically achieve non contact methods separately combination attacker consciously stops short hitting training partner executing attacks speed power attacker primary responsibility non contact given moment typically occurs training partner experience normally practice training partner defender actively avoids blocks incoming attack executed training partner defender primary responsibility non contact given moment typically occurs training partners similar experience normally practice training partners senior ranks ranks ranks denoted coloured belts indicate member level experience responsibility school coloured belt grades ranks black belt degrees dan ranks members start white belts progress yellow green blue brown black non black belts white brown denote ranks tips denoting odd numbered ranks marked stripe higher colour near right end point view belt lower colour black belts denote dan ranks specific dan rank represented number white bars black belt black belt bars junior black belt rank assigned members considered young typically years younger 1st dan junior black belt members tested 1st dan reach years age bar denotes 1st dan bars denote 2nd dan end belt bearing dan rank carries noting master issuing promotion attain 1st dan ranking typically takes years regular training progression school dan ranks invitation usually slower schools invitation appears based combination technique knowledge promotion 2nd dan come years time reached 4th dan 5th dan promotion 3rd dan come years time reached 6th dan 7th dan instructors joined organisations received new ranks consistent
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