Choi Hong-hi
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 22 years ago |
Date of birth | November 9,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Hwadae |
North Korea | |
Date of died | June 15,2002 |
Died | Pyongyang |
North Korea | |
Books | Taekwon-Do (the Korean Art of Self-Defence) |
Taekwon-Do | |
Children | Choi Jung Hwa |
Choi Meeyun | |
Choi Sunny | |
Choi Jung-hwa | |
Founded | International Taekwon-Do Federation |
Korea Taekwondo Association | |
Education | The University of Tokyo |
Martial art | Taekwondo |
Rank | Tae Kwon Do |
ITF | |
Teacher | Gichin Funakoshi |
Taekkyeon | |
Kim Hyun-soo | |
Place of burial | Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery, North Korea |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 903768 |
Choi Hong-hi Life story
Choi Hong-hi was a South Korean Army general, and martial artist who was an important figure in the history of the Korean martial art of Taekwondo, albeit controversial due to his introduction of Taekwon-Do to North Korea.