Magnificent exhibition of the Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa, coordination, symmetry of the body in motion, strength and speed. That's the authentic Taekwon-Do ITF

Politics aside (& seemingly there will ALWAYS be politics in Tae Kwon Do) I really enjoyed watching these clips of Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa. I cannot imagine how amazing it must be to have even one 5 minute lesson with him. I think ANYONE could learn so much! On a personal note, I joined Tae Kwon Do for the Art, not the Sport. I have no interest in the sport side, & it annoys me no end that they refer to Olympic Martial Artists as "Players". I find the very term disrespectful; but that's me.

There is SO much info at these it;s Hard to retain all of it.

What happened after the death of the founder is known: after his death, several presidents of national organizations, has announced its own World Cup, the same did Choi Jung Hwa and North Korea did the same thing. ITF is practically broke into three different ITF and each made ​​a claim on the legacy of Taekwon-Do.

ITF Technic is related to Japanese karate

I had the Pleasure of training two times with GM Choi and 4 times with Mst Rai. I was sore days after.

For me a simple answer: during the life of the founder of Choi Hong Hi in the ITF World Congress - all countries, all organizations agreed with the fact that the successor and the new prezitent ITF was unanimously elected his son, Choi Jung Hwa. Also, all Choi Hong Hi make sure his son as his RECOGNISE prezitent.

BBBBAAAAAAaaaadddd All serious about! .........Meeting this man!

Sorry to ask, please excuse my lack of knowledge, what happens after the tenth Dan blackbelt? Is there any further promotion?

Choi Jung Hwa is General Choi's son. (Choi is actually his last name, or family name) He betrayed his father and started a new itf organization just like the one his father built but only for his own winning. I train for ITF Tran. But just as u say, itf the TKD spirit that should live on not start whining which organization did what. Although i dont agree with people saying that WTF is TKD. TKD is a killing art, and it has alot of tradition in it. WTF erased all that, then its not TKD any more.

muito bom Taekwondo é Taekwondo seja qual estilo for,é arte Koreana e todos são muito bons,treino WTF a+de12anos e admiro o estilo ITF,gosto muito desse estilo tambem

Such ancient footage And such ancient comments

Got to love the kicks at 1:35. Nice.

So today we have so many different versions Doboks. Choi Jung Hwa is in the law. But we know what it looks like law enforcement in the world.

idolo csm, sueño con ir a argentina y conocerlo en persona ^^

So lucky to recieve tutelage from Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa - I'm very jealous!

he didnt want his son to be leader ,they had a disagreement and he wanted chang un

Okay, so ITF has different organizations within itself? Interesting to know, Thanks.....

Hey! This guy is my grandmaster :D

The international tribunal in The Hague, but the lawsuit clearly won Choi Jung Hwa. This means that the right techniques, symbols and the name "Taekwondo" Choi Jung Hwa own. Other organizations do not get the right to wear the signs of Taekwon-Do ITF and their equipment may not perform the same way as an organization Choi Jung Hwa. Just as it was forced to do Tae Kwon-Do WTF.

Prof. Dr. Chang Ung or GM Choi Jung Hwa - Who is the real ITF President?

iam wtf but ilove itf taekwon do too and i love hwarang (itf taekwondo boy)

for scarred10: Knows the only one who was then the Congress and knows the opinions of others. And I have only conveyed information. Today we talk about everything, but not change it. For me it is important every Taekwondo-ini, I do not care if the ITF is 1.2 or 3, GTF, KTF, Twins NTF, WTF. For me it is important that, if I learn that art is effective. Choi Jung Hwa line is the one taught by the founder of Choi Hong Hi. These are fighting techniques of Taekwon - Do. Not sport. And I want it.

y de que pais sos???

I like it 3

@scarred10 Well. I can't argue with that.

nice nice iwish i can go to this school

@0:38 - A black belt drinking with his belt on! - Busted!

@scarred10 And of course, You would know

How many ITF's are there? Where are their headquarters? Which one is legit?

@sosanznojmo who cares who won,all tkd is crap physically but it wold be nice to see them work together for each members personal developement.

Demonstração é uma coisa, combate e" outra

no sound...so sad...

he!! no le enseñaron que el cinturon tiene que estar en la misma linea. no uno mas abajo que el otro me extraña que danes no saben que tiene que estar el cinturon en la misma linea y no uno mas abajo que el otro. taekwondo argentina prov de cordoba bell ville cinturon rojo :)

wow like u

your right. I'm presuming without no evidence.

@mixed8martial9artist idnt realise chang un even trained tkd

Es realmente el taekwondo efectivo como defensa personal en la calle???? Saludos desde uruguay

@TKD344 I do know having spent 17 yrs with chois itf from 1985-2002.Theyre arging about politics when the syllabus is piss weak for a supposed combat art

Aaand how do you know the son has't earned the right to lead the federation?

I have trained with some incredible masters in my time - Gen Choi, Master Rhee, Master Cho and i would like to train with this master but i don't think he's in the same league (no disrespect intended). Such a shame that the IOC chose the WTF to be the Olympic style of TKD, how good would it have been if the ORIGINAL taekwondo was the olympic taekwondo?

Politics...well that is the term used by the TKD consumer. But who is going to lead Taekwon Do? This is called TKD leadership, and responsibility of guiding us into the future. Perhaps there are disagreements on occasion, but just calling it politics implies corruption and unethical bias.

In ITF Taekwon-do you can find what you need. You must hawe eyes to see the reality, and your self. ITF is the organization they teach the original Taekwon-Do. Because, its not a sport. Its a Martial Art! My Master is a Human weapon. He dont go to tournaments. But no body can beat him on the street. He is fast as hell! Search for a great Master! And go to Corea for a litle time!

Yes, that is true, but rallying up a flash congress meeting amongst that highly emotional time was a bad decision, and caused the division. This was a power play by the N. Koreans. Perhaps if they would have waiting 3 to 6 months, and called a legitimate special congress in Vienna, they would have ALL honoured his last wishes, and we would not be split now. So foolish.

3:16 - JESUS CHRIST that must be so bad on his wrists.

Master who killed u :^:

3:14 look at the kick from the guy in the green belt HAHA that kick was truly pathetic... get stretching kid!!

Good kicks, ridiculous hand techniques. I come from a Chung Do Kwon background and incorperate what I learned there, along with boxing techniques and grappling, into my WTF classes. I have seen plenty of great ITF but this crap will get them killed.

@TKD344 who cares, if what they are teaching is crap

This is Karate.......................korean karate.....................no arms......as a combat system is very good, as sport is crap......Taekwondo is not sport karate