Classic IIC : Gen Choi 1991 – Part 9
Part 9 features:
- After Party, speeches, grading results and presentations, demonstration and farewell at the airport.
Tags: General Choi, OLD FOOTAGE
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Classic IIC : Gen Choi 1991 – Part 1
Official ITF Training film Part 2
Unfortunately there is no sound track available for this footage so I have just added some music.
Part 2 was distributed to ITF recognition plaque holders and is very rare. Unfortunately the quality is poor and there is no commentary track for this footage.
Snippets of amazing old footage
DON’T FORGET TO WATCH No. 10 – Paul McPhail performs Juche forwards and backwards
For my 5th degree black belt grading in 1993 I thought it would be a cool idea to perform Juche Tul forwards then backwards for General Choi.
The plan failed miserably as I started the backwards part… I hadn’t even considered the possibility that General Choi would take offence to it. He turned his head and refused to watch. I figured… well… I may as well carry on now and struggled through to the end.
I passed the grading so I guess the General had forgiven me by the day the results were announced.
Here is the footage of the pattern at the grading.
Classic IIC : Gen Choi 1998 – Part 7
Banquet dinner – speeches by MAster McPhail, Master Choi and former Prime Minister of NZ the Right Hon Mr David Lange
Cruise
Airport farewell
Classic IIC : Gen Choi 1993 – Grading
Part 3 is the grading. Candidates were: Evan Davidson and Paul McPhail for 5th dan, Michael Lowe, Quentan Travis, James Rimmer, Mark Rounthwaite David Lee, Mahesh Bhana, Steve Lines and Sam Clark for 4th dan. This part ends with footage of the dinner including speeches and presentations.
Classic IIC : Gen Choi in Jamaica 2001
Over a decade has now passed since the Founder of Taekwon-Do passed away. Every now and then I reflect that most of the people in my classes, even senior black belts, never got to meet and train with General Choi. That is a great pity as he was certainly a legend – an amazing figure and source of incredible knowledge.
In April 2002, practically on his death-bed, Gen Choi travelled to the United States to fulfil his promise to Grand Master CE Sereff to teach a course for his students. That was considered his last IIC. The previous September was the last full course, held in Jamaica shortly after the devastation of 9/11. As you will hear him say at the end of the video, the world was chaotic and people were afraid to travel. But 30 fanatical Taekwon-Do students gathered in Jamaica regardless to learn from the man himself.
Classic IIC : Gen Choi 1998 – Part 1
Here is never before seen footage of the IIC conducted by General Choi Hong Hi with the assistance of Master Choi Jung Hwa in New Zealand 1998.