Choi Hong Hi was a South Korean army general and is credited with spreading Taekwondo throughout the world. As a retired Majorliujg43dsc-General, he was his country's first ambassador to Malaysia. While he did make several visits to North Korea, he never lived there, returning there for the last time only when he was about to pass away. Wikipedia
His title derived from a career that took him to the rank of major general in the South Korean army. www.guardian.co.uk/korea/article/0,2763,771475,00.html
He worked tirelessly towards the furthering of his beloved Taekwon-Do throughout the world and tributes to his memory poured into the site from everywhere. www.itf-information.com/information01.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Choi Hong Hi. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Hong_Hi
