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Choi Yong-sool (; November 9, 1904 – June 15, 1986), alternative spelling Choi Yong-sul, was the founder of the martial art hapkido. He was born in today's Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and was taken to Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea when he was eight years old. Choi later stated that he became a student of Takeda Sōkaku, and studied a form of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu (大東流合気柔術) while in Japan.〔 (허인욱의 무인이야기 ) 장보고와 정년 그리고 송징〕 This is disputed by some parties, due to the historically tense relationship between the two sides and lack of clear documentary evidence. However, according to Kisshomaru Ueshiba, son of Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, Choi was present at several of Takeda's seminars, proving that he had at least some formal training in Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.〔Pranin, S. (1988). Aikido Journal, ''AikiNews'', ''77''. (Interview with Kisshomaru Ueshiba: The Early Days of Aikido ).〕 Choi returned to Korea after the end of the World War II and in 1948 began teaching his art at a brewery owned by the father of his first student Seo Bok-Seob (; Suh Bok-Sub). He first called his art "Yu Sul ()" or "Yawara (; 柔術)" later changing it to "Yu Kwon Sool (; 柔拳術)" and "Hap Ki Yu Kwon Sool (; 合氣柔拳術)" and eventually Hapkido.〔Hentz, Eric (editor), ''Taekwondo Times'' Vol. 16, No. 8. Tri-Mount Publications, Iowa 1996. "The Beginning of Hapkido; An Interview with Hapkido Master Seo, Bok-Seob" by Mike Wollmershauser.〕 Choi Yong-Sool was honored with the titles ''doju'' (; 道主), which can be translated as "Keeper of the way", and ''changsija'' (; 創始者), which simply means "founder".〔(hapkiyusul.com )〕 The arts of Hapkido, modern Hwa Rang Do, Kuk Sool Won, as well as lesser known arts such as Han Pul all show influence of the teachings of Master Choi.〔Kim, He-Young. ''Hapkido'' (alternately ''The Hapkido Bible''). Andrew Jackson Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1991.〕 == Biography == According to Choi he was abducted from his home village of Yong Dong in Chungcheongbuk-do in 1912 by a Japanese sweet merchant named Morimoto who had lost his own sons and wished to adopt Choi. Choi resisted and proved so troublesome to the candymaker that he abandoned him in the streets of Moji, Japan. Choi made his way to Osaka as a beggar and, after having been picked up by police, was placed in a Buddhist temple which cared for orphans in Kyoto. The abbot of the temple was a monk named Wantanabe Kintaro.〔(Posthumously Released Interview with Choi Yong-Sool (1982) ).〕 Choi spent 2 years at the temple and had a difficult life there, not only in school but with the other children due to his poor Japanese language skills and his Korean ethnicity which made him stand out in Japan. Apparently due to the boy's tendency of getting into fights and his intense interest in the temples murals depicting war scenes, when asked by Watanabe what direction that he wished for his life to take he expressed interest in the martial arts.〔 The temple monk (Wantanabe Kintaro) was reputedly a friend of Takeda Sōkaku, the founder of the Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu system, which is a Japanese martial arts system emphasizing empty handed methods based upon the sword styles and jujutsu tactics in which Takeda was an expert. Takeda Sōkaku is also famous for having taught Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido. The next portion of the story is quite controversial in Daito-ryu circles, but is claimed by many contemporary hapkidoists, and is attributed to Choi in a posthumously released interview reputed to have taken place during a visit Choi made to the United States in 1980. In the interview, Choi says to have been adopted by Takeda Sokaku when he was 11 years old and was given the Japanese name, Yoshida Asao (吉田朝男).〔 He says to have been taken to Takeda's home and dojo in Akita on Shin Shu mountain where he lived and trained with the master for 30 years. The interview also asserts that he traveled with him as a teaching assistant, that he was employed to catch war deserters and that he was the only student to have a complete understanding of the system taught by Takeda. Other sources place Choi as a servant in the Takeda household, while still others assert that he merely attended some of Takeda's seminars. Kisshomaru Ueshiba, son of Morihei Ueshiba, stated that his father had told him that Choi had attended seminars held by Takeda with his father in Hokkaidō and that his father had been Choi's senior.〔Pranin, S. (1988). Aikido Journal, ''AikiNews'', ''77''. (Interview with Kisshomaru Ueshiba: The Early Days of Aikido ).〕 Choi apparently contacted Kisshomaru upon hearing the news of Morihei's death. Regardless of the circumstances of Choi's martial arts training, he returned to Korea after World War II and settled in Daegu, first selling sweets and later raising hogs. In 1948 after becoming involved in an altercation with several men in a dispute over grain at the Seo Brewing Company, son of the chairman of the brewery, Seo Bok-seob, was so impressed by his self-defense skills that he invited him to teach at a makeshift dojang that he created on the premises for that purpose. In this way, Seo Bok-seob became Choi Yong-sool's first student. Later Choi became a bodyguard to Seo's father who was an important congressman in Daegu.〔〔http://www.segye.com/Articles/NEWS/CULTURE/Article.asp?aid=20100216002847&subctg1=&subctg2= 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Choi Yong-sool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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