CompleteMartialArts.com - General Choi Hong Hi, Founder of Korean Art of Tae Kwon Do -D
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Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
Starring: General Choi Hong Hi
Directed By: Bob Wall
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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0625866004674
Format: NTSC
Label: Rising Sun Productions
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Rising Sun Productions
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-02-16
Running Time: 85
Studio: Rising Sun Productions
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The Founder Of Korean Art of Tae Kwon Do General Choi Hong Hi. The founder of Tae Kwon Do is featured in this comprehensive documentary done shortly before his passing. He talks in length about his youth, his vision for the future of Tae Kwon Do, and how, where and when it all started. No more rumours hear it from the General himself a man of extreme integrity and honor. He also will show you his morning workout and as well you will see him in this interview doing his hand conditioning and stretching routines. He later takes you on a tour of his own little museum and talks about his memorabilia that he has collected over the last 55 years. Also there is rare never before seen footage of the best Tae Kwon Do Masters ever caught in action. Training and demonstrating their art. You will see Grandmaster Park Jong Soo demonstrating with unbelievable skill, speed and power plus others show their own kicking drills. This rare footage was mostly shot in the 1960s but is full color and very very high quality. 85 minutes
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Summary: Excellent interview - good extra clips
Comment: This is a really great video for any TKDist's collection. The whole video is about 85 minutes long and it starts off with a very good 55 minute interview with General Choi on a variety of topics, especially on his vision for Taekwondo. He discusses his time in Japan, in the Japanese Army in Pyongyang and in prison in North Korea. He mentions his background in Karate and mentions that his "study" of Taek Kyeon only really covered 1 or 2 "movements". For those who have an interest in the History of Taekwondo (beyond the "whitewashed" histories that so often appear), this is a great resource. Granted, you will have to patiently listen carefully to General Choi to understand exactly what he's saying but it's worth the effort.
It continues with a view of General Choi's home routines, including his stretching and exercises as well as some body hardening techniques he does. It also has a nice "walk through" of his trophies and awards.
The final section of the video is composed of a variety of demos, featuring GM Park Jung-soo and others. There is great footage of the Chang Hon Forms, breaking demos, Hapkido-esque self defence and even some techniques done on the knees.
Overall the interview is very fascinating and the extra clips alone are worth the price of the video. Highly recommended for serios students of TKD, and it's a nice companion to "Early Masters of Taekwondo" available from the same source.
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Summary: A better choice would be...
Comment: I was disappointed with this DVD. It reminded me of a home video. Choppy editing, variable volume. Most of the time was spent on an interview with General Choi Hong Hi, founder of taekwon-do. I had a hard time understanding it without subtitles and the interviewer clearly didn't understand what General Choi was saying, either. It was embarrassing to watch. I enjoyed seeing some of the patterns performed back in the 1960s, but if that's what you're looking for, a better choice would be the 4 disc CD-ROM set Legacy: Taekwon-do Multimedia Encyclopedia. It includes interviews with the General, all 24 patterns, the entire 15 volume Taekwon-do Encyclopedia, and 200 Korean words related to taekwon-do. Highly valuable for any student.
Bottom line is, I was hoping this DVD would make a nice addition to my small collection, but I'm considering donating it to the public library.
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