Choi Kwang-jo

Choi Kwang-jo
Grand Master Choi Kwang-jo in 2014
Born (1942-03-02) March 2, 1942 (age 82)
Daegu-bu, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Native name
Hangul
최광조
Hanja
崔光照[1]
Revised RomanizationChoe Gwang-jo
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Kwang-jo
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia, USA
StyleChoi Kwang Do, Taekwondo
Teacher(s)Lee Dong-ju
Rank9th dan (CKD)
Websitehttp://www.choikwangdo.com/

Choi Kwang-jo (born March 2, 1942) is a former South Korean national champion in taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.[2][3] Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1970. Choi is the founder and head of the Choi Kwang Do international martial art organization, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

  1. ^ "Weekend Magazine". The Kyunghyang. 1996-03-22.
  2. ^ Choi, H. H. (1972): Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.
  3. ^ 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.