Choi Jung-hwa
| Choi Jung Hwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1951 Cheju Island, Korea |
| Style | Taekwondo |
| Teacher(s) | Choi Hong Hi |
| Rank | 9th dan, Grand Master, taekwondo (ITF) |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official site |
Choi Jung Hwa (born 22 May 1951), Choi, is the only son of General Choi Hong Hi; founder of Taekwon-Do.[1]
In 1971 Choi Jung Hwa emigrated to Canada. In 1983 Hwa was convicted in Canada on charges that he conspired to assassinate the President of South Korea Chun Doo-Hwan. He was sentenced in Canada, and was barred from South Korea (this has since been rescinced). He was convicted in absentia, and travelled as a Taekwon-Do instructor in the then “Eastern Bloc” nations; mainly Yugoslavia and in the DPRK as well. It wasn’t until several years later that he returned to Canada to finish his prison term.[2][3][4]
After his father's death he formed his own International Taekwondo Federation. Prior to forming his own Taekwondo organization he was a Vice Secretary of his father's ITF organization.
References
- ^ "TORO Magazine June-July 2003 - 0100". Virtual Paper.
- ^ "General Chun Doo-hwan took power in a coup". Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ "N Korea 'hired taekwondo killers'". BBC. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ Peter, Ward (February 28, 1982). "A KOREAN PLOT?". Boston Globe.
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