Career

In 1964, at the age of five, Wonik Yi entered the Dae Yeon Sa Temple in of Korea and lived there until the age of nineteen. He trained in Moosul (traditional martial arts) under the guidance of his Master, Eun Kwang Bup Sa, until he joined the South Korean Special Forces. Yi also trained in Shaolin Kung Fu style martial arts

Due to this, there are many similarities between Tukong Moosul and Shaolin style martial arts

While he was in the army Yi was asked to devise a more modern, powerful, and effective fighting martial arts for the South of Korea Special Forces The military version of Tukong Martial Arts was born in February 1978. In 1980, Korean Military 26th division became Tukong Division and most other divisions started training men using Yi"s system.

There are now several hundred thousand South Korean military and reserve soldiers training each year in the military version of Tukong Martial Arts. Wonik Yi moved to the United States in 1982 and has been teaching Tukong Moosul in Austin, Texas since then

He has also taught the art to several Hollywood celebrities, including Marina Alighieri.

The Tukong Moosul taught by Yi at his facility in Austin is taught in a similar style to the forms he learned in South of Korea. Yi"s Tukong Moosul is the combination of the traditional ancient temple style and an innovative modern style based on scientific research and theories.