Choi Chang-keun

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Chang-keun
OC
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Korea
ResidenceSurrey, British Columbia, Canada
StyleTaekwondo
Teacher(s)Choi Hong-hi, Lim Woo-jong
Rank9th dan taekwondo (ITF)
4th dan karate
Websitehttp://www.taekwondopioneers.com/

Choi Chang-keun OC (Korean: 최창근; Hanja: 崔昌根; born 1941), widely known as C. K. Choi, is a South Korean–Canadian master of taekwondo,[1][2][3][4][5] and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[6][7] Following a career in the South Korean military, Choi emigrated to Canada in 1969, where he continues to teach his martial art.

  1. ^ Tae Kwon Do Pioneers: Grand Master C. K. Choi Archived March 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ Park, S. H. (1993): "About the author." In H. H. Choi: Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence, 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  3. ^ World Taekwon-Do Alliance: Grand Master C. K. Choi Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ Hawkins, P. (2005): An interview with Grandmaster C. K. Choi Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Totally Tae Kwon Do, 4:6–13.
  5. ^ Pioneers of Taekwon-Do: Grand Master Choi Chang-keun Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 13 January 2010.
  6. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  7. ^ A tribute to the original masters Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.