General Choi Hong Hi was a South Korean army general and the founder of Taekwon-Do, the martial art he developed to reflect Korea’s national identity and martial heritage. Dissatisfied with Japanese-influenced karate styles and eager to create a uniquely Korean system, Choi combined elements of traditional martial arts with scientific principles of movement. In 1955, he officially named the art “Taekwon-Do,” and in 1966 he founded the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) to spread it global
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General Choi Hong Hi was a South Korean army general and the founder of Taekwon-Do, the martial art he developed to reflect Korea’s national identity and martial heritage. Dissatisfied with Japanese-influenced karate styles and eager to create a uniquely Korean system, Choi combined elements of traditional martial arts with scientific principles of movement. In 1955, he officially named the art “Taekwon-Do,” and in 1966 he founded the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) to spread it global
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