Hwang In-shik
South Korean martial artist and actor
Hwang In-shik (Korean: 황인식; born September 13, 1940) is a South Korean martial artist and actor. A 10th degree black belt and grandmaster in hapkido, he is known to film audiences for his roles in various Hong Kong martial arts films, including Bruce Lee's Way of the Dragon, Jackie Chan's The Young Master and Angela Mao's Hapkido.
Early years
Born in Sunch'ŏn, north of Pyongyang in present-day North Korea, Hwang In-shik and his family moved to Seoul while he was a young child and it was there that he was introduced to the martial arts, first to Tang Soo Do and then to hapkido at age 13.
Hwang calls Choi Yong-sool, the founder of the art, his teacher. Hwang earned his black belt at age 16 and was sent shortly thereafter to the Korea Hapkido Association headed by Ji Han-jae. During a crucial time in the style's development, many of the prime movers in hapkido today, including Han Bong-soo, Kim Chong-sung and Myung Kwang-sik, were his seniors there. Hwang was especially known at this time for his superlative kicking ability.
He was eventually promoted to 7th-dan black belt in 1976 by the Korea Hapkido Association (대한민국 합기도협회) and was appointed chief instructor of the association's headquarters. He soon became known as an influential and well known teacher of the art.
Hong Kong cinema
Hong Kong filmmaker Huang Feng brought Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Tang Wei-cheng, Hu Yin-yin, Angela Mao, Chang Yi and Chin Hsiang-lin to Seoul for a location shoot in 1972.
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