Who is Grandmaster Kwon, Jae-Hwa?
Simply and humbly referred to as Master, this true Grandmaster has earned the admiration and respect of his followers, practitioners and fans from all over the globe and throughout the years. Taekwon-Do traces its roots back more than two thousand years. In fact, the characteristic high kicks one sees in Taekwon-Do today were originally developed to defend against foreign invaders attacking on horseback. The various schools (systems) of Korean martial arts, known as the Kwans, were passed down from master to student through the generations. In 1955, Master Choi, Hong Hi, together with some of the existing martial arts masters, consolidated all of the Kwans into a single, uniform martial art and named it Taekwon-Do. Hence, Master Choi is known as the father of modern day Taekwon-Do. In 1965, Master Choi, General in the Korean army, was appointed by the Korean government to lead a goodwill mission to Asia, Africa and Europe to introduce Taekwon-Do to other parts of the world. Master Kwon
