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General Choi Hong Hi Research Paper

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General Choi Hong Hi, aka, the father of Taekwon-Do was born in 1918 on November 9th in the Hwa Dae Myong Chun District, in Korea. Even though he was a weak little child, he had a strong spirit. At the age of 12 he tried to arrange a student walkout, as a result he was expelled. His parents sent him to start studying calligraphy he had a teacher worried about his health, because of this, he had him start practicing Taek Kyon to help his body start to strengthen. In 1937, General Choi went for Japan to start pursuing his studies. In Japan the General began studying Shotokan Karate. In only two years he already earned his 1st degree black belt. continuing his accelerated training all through his studies, finally, while at university in Tokyo,

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