Choi Hong Hi
General
South Korean general and primary founder of modern Taekwondo and the ITF federation.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth11/9/1918
Date of Death6/15/2002
Era20th century
Country of Origin
Korea
KoreaRank / Title9th Dan
Active Years1940s–2002
Biography
Choi Hong Hi was a South Korean general credited as the principal founder of Taekwondo. Combining Karate and Taekkyon, he coined the name Taekwondo in 1955 and established the ITF in 1966.
Associated Martial Arts
ITF TaekwondoFounder→
The older of taekwondo's two main branches, founded in 1966 by General Choi Hong-hi. It has its own patterns — twenty-four tul — and more hand technique.
TaekwondoFounder→The Korean art of high, dynamic kicks, unified after the Second World War from nine schools. A full Olympic discipline since 2000.