Founder of Taekwondo — (Nov. 9 1918–15 June 2002), also known as General Choi, was a S. Korean army general and martial artist who is a controversial figure in the history of the Korean martial art of taekwondo. Choi is widely regarded as the 'Founder of Taekwondo'—most often by International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) organisations.Mr. Choi, holder of Canadian citizenship, had been involved in pro-North Korean activities after he and his father left South Korea in 1972. They defected to Canada amid serious feuds with then-South Korean President Park Chung-Hee.In a recent interview with a local magazine JoongAng Sunday in Tokyo, Mr. Choi said "among the ITF Taekowndo masters were many Noth Koran agents.""They were trained by North Korea's Workers' Party and sent to foreign countries for espionage activities," Choi was quoted as saying.Mr. Choi also said that he was involved in the attempted assassination of then-South Korean President Chun Do-Hwan in 1981 on the order of North Korean government.Mr. Choi allegedly fled to North Korea from Canada in July of 1981 when their plan was detected by Canadian police to assassinate South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan on his visit to Canada.As a grand master himself, Mr. Choi Jung Hwa was born on the Korea's southernmost island of Jeju. Mr. Choi started practicing Taekwondo at the age of seven under the guidelines of his father, Gen. Choi, Hong-Hi. Just like his father, he taught and popularized Taekwondo all over the world. He is known to be the person who introduced and developed Taekwondo in several European countries in particular.Established in 1966 by Choi Hong-Hi, the legendary of founder of Korean Taekwondo, ITF has been divided the world Taekwondo with South Korean-based the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).The late Choi Hong-Hi, who founded Taekwondo in 1955, and served as a military commander in South Korea. He also supported South Korean President Park Chung-Hee when Park staged a military coup in 1961.But Choi was discharged from the military against his own will amid a feud with dictator Park Chung-Hee. Afterwards Choi served as South Korean ambassador to Malaysia, but eventually he defected to Canada amid a serious disagreement with then-President Park.His ITF had been hugely powerful among the followers of Taekwondo throughout the world with tens of thousands of followers.But South Korean government found another Taekwondo organization, World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) in 1966.The two Taekwondo bodies have been dividing world's Tawkwondo members up until now.In his promotion of Taekwondo to the world the late Choi had been supported by the late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung.When Mr. Choi died in 2002 the son of Kim Il-Sung, Kim Jong-Il expressed deep sorrow by sending funeral flowers. He was buried in the site for the patriots in Pyeongyang.Mr. Choi even became an object for a movie in North Korea for his heroic behavior in Taekwondo.As native of Myeongcheon, North Korea's North Hamgyeong Province, Mr. had been visiting North Korean over 20 times in his life.~The Seoul Times

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