<P> Choi combined elements of Taekkyeon and Karate to develop a martial art that he called `` Taekwon - Do '' ( 태권도 ; 跆拳道 ) , which means `` foot , fist , art '' or `` the way of hand and foot '' and it was so named on 11 April 1955 . Choi founded the Oh Do Kwan , and held an honorary 4th dan ranking in the Chung Do Kwan . Due to accusations of dishonesty , Choi was stripped of his rank and position in the Chung Do Kwan . During the 1960s , Choi and Nam Tae Hi led the original masters of taekwondo in promoting their martial art around the world , though these would be only the first of many such endeavors . </P>
<P> Choi combined elements of Taekkyeon and Karate to develop a martial art that he called `` Taekwon - Do '' ( 태권도 ; 跆拳道 ) , which means `` foot , fist , art '' or `` the way of hand and foot '' and it was so named on 11 April 1955 . Choi founded the Oh Do Kwan , and held an honorary 4th dan ranking in the Chung Do Kwan . Due to accusations of dishonesty , Choi was stripped of his rank and position in the Chung Do Kwan . During the 1960s , Choi and Nam Tae Hi led the original masters of taekwondo in promoting their martial art around the world , though these would be only the first of many such endeavors . </P>
when did general choi hong hi founded taekwondo
when did general choi hong hi founded taekwondo
11 April 1955
11 April 1955