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Choi Hong Hi

1918 - 2002

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Choi Hong-hi (Korean: 최홍희; 9 November 1918 – 15 June 2002) was a South Korean Army general, and martial artist who was an important figure in the history of the Korean martial art of Taekwondo, albeit controversial due to his introduction of taekwondo to North Korea. Choi is regarded by many as the "Founder of Taekwon-Do"—most often by organizations belonging to the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), the first international federation for Taekwondo, which he founded. Others, such as World Taekwondo, portray Choi as either an unimportant or a dishonorable figure in taekwondo history because of his defection to North Korea, whether by omitting him from their versions of taekwondo history or through explicit statements, due to the aforementioned controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Choi Hong Hi is the 6th most popular martial arts (up from 10th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Choi Hong Hi ranks 6 out of 179. Before him are Ip Man, Kanō Jigorō, Gichin Funakoshi, Morihei Ueshiba, and Mas Oyama. After him are Wong Fei-hung, Huo Yuanjia, Linda Lee Cadwell, Conor McGregor, Matsumura Sōkon, and Jon Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Choi Hong Hi ranks 38. Before him are Derek Barton, Frederick Reines, Muriel Spark, Chaim Herzog, Rosalia Lombardo, and Arthur Kornberg. After him are Franco Modigliani, Julian Schwinger, Mike Wallace, João Goulart, James Tobin, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. Among people deceased in 2002, Choi Hong Hi ranks 34. Before him are Victor Weisskopf, Nándor Hidegkuti, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ruth Handler, Edsger W. Dijkstra, and Geraldine of Albania. After him are Robert Nozick, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, James Tobin, Jonas Savimbi, Zizinho, and William Luther Pierce.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Choi Hong Hi ranks 23 out of 162. Before him are Sun Myung Moon (1920), Choe Yong-gon (1900), Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923), An Jung-geun (1879), Kim Yong-sik (1910), and Lee Yoo-hyung (1911). After him are Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), Gongyang of Goryeo (1345), Gongmin of Goryeo (1330), Kim Koo (1876), and U of Goryeo (1365).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In North Korea

Among martial arts born in North Korea, Choi Hong Hi ranks 1. After him are Kye Sun-hui (1979), and Pak Chol-min (1982).

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