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The Legend of Youn Wha
"Youn Wha was a legendary female martial artist living on a remote island in the
Orient. She was a regognized master of alchemy and a highly skilled martial artist. Her
proficient martial artists in the nations, knowing of her acclaimed beauty and skill,
embarked on journeys to see her and train with her.
To reach her, the martial artists had to defeat and avoid traps that could maim and kill
the unwary. It was only the best and the most highly skilled martial art masters that
weathered these pitfalls and were rewarded with the opportunity to view the beautiful
Youn Wha. Unbeknownst to these masters, Youn Wha would use her skills in alchemy
to prevent these high level martial artists from leaving her island, by drugging their
food and drink. As she was the only one who had the daily antidote for the drug, those
who left her fortress did not survive the traps. In this way, she required the masters to
write down their secrets so she could gain the knowledge of their systems and train in
the techniques. It is from these writings that the system of Youn Wha was formed. The
Youn Wha system contains all high level techniques from all systems and is unique in
that no other system contains so many high level principles in one training method."

The martial art of Youn Wha, therefore, is an advanced system of fighting techniques
from almost every available style of martial art. Due to its complexity, Grandmaster
Han integrated Tae Kwon Do into his teaching system.

Tae Kwon Do is considered a basis for Youn Wha Ryu and it can be learned by nearly
anyone. Youn Wha Ryu, however, is extremely complex and requires several years of
basic martial arts training before its concepts can be understood. Training in the Tae
Kwon Do system that Grandmaster Han teaches enables his students to observe the
weaknesses of their own personal styles and that of other martial art systems. Thus,
students are well equipped to deal with any fighting method they may encounter.

With Youn Wha, the student is now able to develop a higher degree of timing, speed,
balance, control (mental and physical), and confidence.. It has taken Grandmaster Han
a lifetime to develop and perfect this system so that anyone and everyone may
participate. He strongly believes that this system is the best and will continue to grow
world wide.