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perfecting and testing every movement.<br />
In 1964 just after returning from Singapore<br />
I had another meeting with General Choi<br />
and Son Duk Son about promoting<br />
<strong>Tae</strong>kwon<strong>Do</strong> in the military and elsewhere.<br />
Son Duk Son suggested to General Choi<br />
that I teach <strong>Tae</strong>kwon <strong>Do</strong> to the armed<br />
forces. He explained to General Choi that<br />
he needed my help to promote the Korean<br />
Martial Art. Finally in 1968 I had<br />
assembled a demonstration team of 6<br />
Korean Instructors including me as the<br />
leader of the Demonstration Team. I was<br />
invited by many government leaders to<br />
come and give TKD demonstrations in<br />
their country. I was instructed to get<br />
permission from General Choi before<br />
committing to any traveling demonstrations.<br />
I had organized a large scale<br />
demonstration including 32 different<br />
countries with the intention of spreading<br />
TKD worldwide. Just before the<br />
demonstration tour was about to begin all<br />
of our passports were denied by the<br />
Korean Government, I feel by decree of<br />
General Choi. At this time he had an<br />
Embassador title. I had successful travels<br />
to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong<br />
1957 - Korea<br />
Kong where I gave demonstrations and set<br />
up TKD organizations.<br />
Following your parting ways with<br />
General Choi in 1968, what did you do<br />
then?<br />
Once I parted ways with General Choi, I<br />
spent most of my time training and writing<br />
my first book “Practical <strong>Tae</strong>kwon <strong>Do</strong>”. I<br />
originally had over 3,000 pages including<br />
12 patterns that did not make it into the<br />
book.<br />
When did you establish you own art and<br />
what is it called?<br />
I first developed Practical <strong>Tae</strong>kwon <strong>Do</strong><br />
Federation in 1968. I started to develop<br />
my own martial art called Chun Kuhn <strong>Do</strong> in<br />
1988. In 1992 I completed writing the<br />
Chun Kuhn <strong>Do</strong> Encyclopedia volume 1 -5.<br />
In 2002 I published volume 1 titled “Chun<br />
Kuhn <strong>Do</strong> – The Complete Wellness Art”.<br />
Since then I have decided to call my new<br />
martial art “Chun Kuhn <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo”. The<br />
reason for this is because everyone knows<br />
me as a Pioneer of <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo. I created<br />
this art myself using the knowledge and<br />
experience I have gained over my lifetime.<br />
<strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong> - 19
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