Hyun Min Choi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6556784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hyun Min Choi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hyun Min |
| FAMILY NAME | Choi |
| SIGNATURE | CHOI H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Youngsan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The institutionalization of taekwondo in South Korea
Taekwondo, designated as the official ‘national sport of the Republic of Korea,’ has been a source of pride and a point of reference for the Korean people. A great variety of academic articles and books have been published over the last decades about the general historical formation of taekwondo; however, the topic of taekwondo’s institutionalization in South Korea has been largely neglected or ignored. At some point in their lives, almost every …
Traditional martial arts versus martial sports
There have been a variety of attempts by scholars to neatly define and categorize Asian martial arts terminology, often in connection with martial arts history, philosophy, and practical training activities. Overall, the English term ‘martial arts’ is typically linked to East Asian fighting activities. In comparison, Western fighting methods, such as boxing and wrestling, are almost never referred to as ‘martial arts’ but mostly labeled ‘sports’ …
The So-Called ‘First’ Korean Taekwondo School
Taekwondo has become one of the most recognizable martial arts around the world. Therefore, this study aims to shed more light on the evolution of taekwondo. Overall, the so-called kwan (taekwondo schools or organizations) played an essential role in the formational process of the taekwondo institutions, but this issue is not very well-known to the taekwondo community and the general public. Specifically, this article focuses on the martial arts …
The Founder of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Choi Hong Hi
Although Choi Hong Hi was the principal inventor of the name ‘taekwondo’, he is often confused with, or misrepresented to be, the actual founder of taekwondo. As a result of his break with the South Korean taekwondo community in 1965, he founded the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which became the archnemesis of the 1973 established World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Subsequently, the struggle over worldwide taekwondo supremacy by these…
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The Founder of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Choi Hong Hi
Although Choi Hong Hi was the principal inventor of the name ‘taekwondo’, he is often confused with, or misrepresented to be, the actual founder of taekwondo. As a result of his break with the South Korean taekwondo community in 1965, he founded the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which became the archnemesis of the 1973 established World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Subsequently, the struggle over worldwide taekwondo supremacy by these…
Traditional martial arts versus martial sports
There have been a variety of attempts by scholars to neatly define and categorize Asian martial arts terminology, often in connection with martial arts history, philosophy, and practical training activities. Overall, the English term ‘martial arts’ is typically linked to East Asian fighting activities. In comparison, Western fighting methods, such as boxing and wrestling, are almost never referred to as ‘martial arts’ but mostly labeled ‘sports’ …
The So-Called ‘First’ Korean Taekwondo School
Taekwondo has become one of the most recognizable martial arts around the world. Therefore, this study aims to shed more light on the evolution of taekwondo. Overall, the so-called kwan (taekwondo schools or organizations) played an essential role in the formational process of the taekwondo institutions, but this issue is not very well-known to the taekwondo community and the general public. Specifically, this article focuses on the martial arts …
The institutionalization of taekwondo in South Korea
Taekwondo, designated as the official ‘national sport of the Republic of Korea,’ has been a source of pride and a point of reference for the Korean people. A great variety of academic articles and books have been published over the last decades about the general historical formation of taekwondo; however, the topic of taekwondo’s institutionalization in South Korea has been largely neglected or ignored. At some point in their lives, almost every …
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