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Choi Kwang do is a non-contact martial art.
Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi is President and Founder of Choi Kwang Do Martial Art International. Kwang Jo Choi was born on March 2, 1942, in Tae Gu City, Korea, which was under Japanese control at the time. He started training in the Martial Arts at the age of 12 because his father was concerned as Kwang Jo was small and physically weak, and he wanted his son to be able to protect himself in the war-torn streets. Kwang Jo's first official martial arts instructors were Grandmaster Dong Ju Lee and Grandmaster Jung D Cho. They trained him in Kwon Bup, a form of Korean karate.
During his military service, Kwang Jo became a chief Instructor in the 20th infantry division and came into contact with General Choi (the founder of Taekwon-do) when the military began to use that system for unarmed combat. After completing his military service, Kwang Jo traveled to Seoul to see General Choi, who taught him the art. Shortly thereafter, Kwang Jo was named a chief instructor for the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) and taught martial arts instructors from all over Korea and overseas. At the same time, Kwang Jo served as an instructor for the national police department, and taught many military instructors and members of the armed forces. In 1967, the ITF sanctioned him as one of six instructors to demonstrate and promote Taekwon-Do throughout Southeast Asia.
Due to applying excessive lockout movements of his traditional martial arts training, however, Kwang Jo injured his body, which forced him to move to North America for medical treatment in 1970. After visits with many doctors, Kwang Jo decided to try rehabilitating his body without surgery. He also studied physical therapy techniques and slowly began to recuperate and heal his condition. It was during this process that Kwang Jo started realizing that the harsher, lockout movements he used in conventional martial arts had caused his injuries. As a result, he began to study anatomy, physiology and human-movement sciences. These were, however, studies undertaken outside of any educational insitutions. Despite claims that it is scientifically based and researched martial art, there are no official records of any undertaken scientific research.
From 1978 to 1987, as Kwang Jo completely restored his body and health, he incorporated everything he had learned into a new martial arts system called Choi Kwang Do, which translates as "the art (or method) of Kwang Choi." He claims that it is now one of the fastest growing martial arts/health and fitness programs in the world (yes to be proved with concrete practicants figures). Since developing Choi Kwang Do, Grandmaster Choi has taught CKD to the American military at Fort Benning in Georgia, the largest infantry training center in the U.S.; to the U.S. Rangers; to Georgia law enforcement officers; to narcotic agents; and to tens of thousands of dedicated Choi Kwang Do students around the world.
At 66 years of age, Grandmaster Choi is a living testimony to his art. He punches and kicks with incredible agility, speed and power; he is in outstanding health; and he still teaches regularly.
The Benefits of Choi Kwang Do
* To develop practical self-defense skills. * To improve your health and fitness. * To gain better coordination and balance. * To improve your flexibility. * To sleep better * Improve cardio-respiratory fitness. * To lower your stress levels. * To help you lose weight. * To help you have increased focus. * Increase your self confidence. * Improve your self esteem. * Increase your (and your childrens) self discipline. * Improve your endurance and strength. * Choi Kwang Do will simply improve your quality of life!
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