Childhood
Cui Hongxi was born in a remote place in North Hamgyong Province on November 9, 1918. Because he was weak from childhood, he often worried his parents about him. However, at his young age, he has outstanding strong character and patriotism. When he was 12 years old, the primary school where he studied was a reason for resisting the Japanese government, which led him to be suspended for life. This can also be said to be the aftermath of the famous Gwangju students' resistance to Japanese rule in South Korea.
After that, his father took him to a famous Korean calligrapher, Mr. Han Yidong, to learn calligraphy. Mr. Han is not only a famous calligrapher, but also quite accomplished in Korean classical martial arts. Mr. Han saw that his new apprentice was physically weak. While teaching him calligraphy, he also taught Korean classical martial arts. The purpose is to improve his health.
Studying in Japan
In p>1937, in order to receive modern education, young Cui Hongxi went to Japan. During his study in Kyoto, Japan, he learned karate from his fellow countryman Kim. Since then, in less than two years, he has developed a section, which fully shows his enthusiasm and fighting spirit. Later, he attended the preparatory school in Tokyo for one and a half years and then entered the Central University of Japan. At the same time, he practiced karate more seriously, and soon obtained the second paragraph, and began to teach karate to many colleagues and schoolmates in the university and Y.M.C.A
World War II
In World War II, Cui Hongxi's youth was forcibly recruited into the Japanese army and assigned to the 42nd Army in Pyongyang. Full of blood, he fought with two judo 4 and 5 in the barracks in order to launch a national struggle and strive to lead the uprising. As a result, he completely defeated two judo masters with only one blow. From this, he gained the initiative to launch the famous student soldier uprising in Pyongyang, and got the response of many student soldiers, who secretly prepared the uprising and riot. Unexpectedly, just a few days before the uprising, their activities were discovered, and the uprising of student soldiers to change Japanese rule died unfortunately. Cui Hongxi, a young man, was imprisoned in the Army Criminal Division and spent eight months as a pending prisoner. During this period, as the mastermind of the incident and a karate master, he was put in solitary confinement for nearly a month and suffered physical and mental torture. Although he is a felon, he not only secretly demonstrated karate in front of guards and colleagues, but also often instructed the guards who sneaked into the cell, almost turning the whole punishment office into a Dojo. After Japan's defeat in World War II, Cui Hongxi, a young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison, was freed on August 16, 1945. Later, he went to Seoul to organize a student corps.
Korean army experience
On January 15th, 1946, as one of the founders of the Korean army, he was appointed as a second lieutenant. This is the real beginning of military life for him, and the army has become his base for Taekwondo to develop all over the world. From then on, he took Korean classical martial arts and karate as reference, and after repeated research and practice, he laid the foundation for today's Taekwondo. In April 1946, he was promoted to lieutenant. During this period, he not only taught Korean soldiers, but also American troops living nearby began to learn his new martial arts. In 1947, he was promoted to captain and major, and served as intelligence staff and military staff in the army headquarters. At the same time, he introduced his new martial arts to the American Gendarmerie School in Seoul. After he was promoted to a senior university in 1949, he went to the advanced military class of the United States Army Comprehensive School. There he also introduced his new martial arts to his colleagues. After returning to China in 195, he was responsible for the intelligence work in the front area and formulated the initial intelligence standard system of the Korean Army. In 1951, he founded the Army Comprehensive School in Busan, where he served as vice president and professor minister. In the same year, he was promoted to Major General of the Army. 1953 was the most memorable year for General Cui Hongxi in his military career. Because he founded 29 divisions, and with the help of Mr. Nan Taixi, he trained key personnel to popularize Taekwondo in the whole army. In 1954, General Cui founded the Wudaoguan, which teaches Taekwondo. In the same year, he was elected as the honorary curator of the largest and most traditional sweeping museum in Korea at that time, and directly directed the sweeping museum. At the beginning of 1955, General Cui founded the Third Army Corps, which created a favorable environment for popularizing Taekwondo.
The emergence of Taekwondo
On April 11th, 1955, the name-making committee composed of famous people from all walks of life unanimously adopted the word "Taekwondo" proposed by General Cui. As a result, Taekwondo came into being. Various martial arts with different names, such as Tang hand, empty hand, boxing and Korean classical martial arts, have been unified into Taekwondo. From then on, he really started the cause of popularizing Taekwondo. Through his unremitting efforts, Taekwondo is not only popularized in the whole army, but also established Taekwondo organizations in various universities.
Taekwondo
On September 3rd, 1959, General Cui's long-awaited Korean Taekwondo Association was established, and he became the president. Since then, he really started the cause of popularizing Taekwondo in Korean society. Although various sects constantly boycotted Taekwondo before the unification of its name, it did not shake General Cui's enthusiasm for popularizing Taekwondo. At that time, he once again realized that he wanted to leave Taekwondo with excellent technology and lofty spirit for future generations. Since then, he has started further research and improvement in the fields of basic technology and spiritual cultivation.
true colors of soldiers
In p>1961, general park chung-hee and other young people staged a military coup. Although General Cui Hongxi supported and helped his successor, General park chung-hee, there were differences on the idea of governing the country. With the continuous consolidation of General park chung-hee's military regime, this difference gradually evolved into a confrontation between the two men. The upright general Cui kept the independence of the soldiers and the purity and justice of Taekwondo under pressure. In 1962, General Cui was sent to Malaysia as the first generation South Korean ambassador.
Save Taekwondo
After General Cui returned to China at the end of p>1964, he fought resolutely against various resistance forces to save Taekwondo in name only. In 1965, General Cui became the president of Korean Taekwondo Association. Later, Cui Hongxi, who was promoted to a two-star general, led a Taekwondo delegation of the Korean government and visited Germany, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Malaysia and Singapore. Their wonderful martial arts have laid the foundation for the establishment of taekwondo associations in various countries. On March 22nd, 1966, nine associations from Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, the United States, Turkey, Italy and Egypt formally established the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) in Seoul. General Cui was elected president. In order to popularize Taekwondo, General Cui cherishes every minute, rushing around the world and putting all his energy and painstaking efforts into the popularization of Taekwondo. In 1972, due to disagreement with President park chung-hee's political views, General Cui Hongxi left Korea and went into exile in Canada until his death. In order to resist the development of the International Taekwondo Federation, President park chung-hee established the World Taekwondo Federation in 1973 and appointed Un-yong Kim as its president. On the one hand, President park chung-hee ordered the intelligence department to attack and persecute General Cui by all means, on the other hand, he lured General Cui with various positions and splendor. However, their attack and temptation did not have the will to conquer General Cui. When he was over 8 years old, General Cui lived in Toronto, Canada, and he was still concerned about the development of Taekwondo all the time. He even traveled to and from countries around the world to teach Taekwondo in person. When he was teaching, he personally demonstrated his movements and was often forced to rest because of fatigue.
Last appearance
In early p>22, I went to Pyongyang for surgery because of stomach cancer. Shortly after the operation for gastric cancer, Cui Hongxi flew from Pyongyang to Canada in April of that year, and then from Canada to the United States to attend the Taekwondo academic seminar in the United States. He personally presided over the meeting in a wheelchair and with an intravenous drip. This is the most unforgettable and moving scene at this meeting, and it is also the last time people saw General Cui Hongxi in public. The general died two months later. Before he died, he hoped to write only the words "Taekwondo" on his coffin, and his last words were very short-"He is the happiest person who can finish what he wants to do before he leaves this world!" On June 15th, 22, the great general Cui Hongxi, the founder of Taekwondo, died of advanced gastric cancer at the age of 84. The times are constantly changing, and with its changes, Taekwondo will continue to develop and extend. But the spirit of Taekwondo that General Cui Hongxi left to future generations will never change!