Kim Bok Man

Kim Bok-man (; and subsequently to develop taekwondo, particularly some of the forms created by General Choi, and another martial art called Chun Kuhn taekwondo.

Bok-Man Kim died on August 14, 2021, at 86.

Ch'ang Hon Patterns Kim Bok-man and Woo Jae-lim helped General Choi develop 15 , or patterns, between 1962 and 1964 while Gen. Choi served as the Korean Ambassador to Malaysia. In no particular order, these are: Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Joong-Gun, Toi-Gye, Kwang-Gae, Po-Eun, Choon-Jang, Ko-Dang, Yoo-Sin, Choi-Yong, Se-Jong, and Tong-Il. In addition, Kim Bok-man has said that he had some but considerably less input on five additional – Hwa-Rang, Eui-Am, Se-Jong, Chung-Mu and Gye-Baek – bringing the total to 20. The only Ch'ang Hon patterns that Kim did not have any input or influence on are Juche, Sam-Il, Yeon-Gae, Eul-Ji, Mun-Mu and Seo-San. This book reprints Practical Taekwon-Do: Weapon Techniques from 1979 with minor layout changes.

Taekwon-Do: Origins of the Art: Bok-man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015). 2015: Moosul Publishing, LLC. . Selected as a Best Book Award finalist by USA Book News in June 2015, and a finalist in the International Book Awards in May 2016