A Run-Through Of Taekwon-do by Khaldun - Classic Taekwondo ...
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ii. INTERNATIONAL TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION (ITF)<br />
o Formed on 22 March 1966, <strong>by</strong> Gen. Choi Hong Hi, Father of Modern <strong>Taekwon</strong>-<br />
Do.<br />
o President - Gen. Choi Hong Hi until his demise in<br />
2002.<br />
o 9 founding members’ i.e. Vietnam, Malaysia,<br />
Singapore, West Germany, USA, Turkey, United<br />
Arab Republic, Italy and Korea.<br />
o HQ in Montreal, Canada.<br />
o Objective – To ensure political neutrality and<br />
international growth of TKD.<br />
o Practices semi-contact and traditional styles of TKD<br />
as formalized <strong>by</strong> Gen. Choi Hong Hi, focusing more<br />
on self defense metho<strong>do</strong>logy and patterns<br />
(tuls/hyungs).<br />
o From 1966 to 1971 membership grew to 21 countries. 2002, membership stood at<br />
123 countries around the world.<br />
o 1974 - dispatched 657 Korean Instructors around the<br />
world.<br />
o On Gen. Choi’s passing, ITF has been identified <strong>by</strong> 3<br />
differing factions i.e.<br />
i. ITF : President – Prof. Chang Un (ref. :<br />
www.itftkd.org)<br />
ii. ITF : President – Master Tran Trieu Quan (ref. :<br />
www.tkd-itf.home.pl)<br />
iii. ITF : President – Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa (ref. :<br />
www.itf-administration.com)<br />
‘TKD in A Hurry’ <strong>by</strong> <strong>Khaldun</strong> Redza as at Dec 2008. Reproduction and circulation is at express<br />
consent of <strong>Classic</strong> <strong>Taekwon</strong>-<strong>do</strong> only.
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