Seo Bok-seob [SEP] residence
Seo Bok-seob
Seo Bok-seob (also spelled Suh Bok-sup; ) was the first student to study under hapkido founder Choi Yong-sool, with whom he founded the art's first school, the "Daehan Hapki Yu Kwon Sool dojang" in Daegu, Korea. Moving to Seoul he later became a professor of East Asian medicine and worked for a time at Kyung Hee University.
Life.
Coming from a wealthy and politically active family, he was given an excellent education and was a
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History and Major Figures from Korea Seo Bok-Seob.
Choi's first student and the first person known to have opened up a dojang under Choi was Seo Bok-Seob (서복섭, also spelled Suh Bok-Sup).
In 1948, when Seo Bok-sub was still in his early 20s, he had already earned his black belt in judo and was a graduate of Korea University. After watching Choi Yong-Sool successfully defend himself against a group of men when an argument erupted