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| image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Daegu-bu, North Gyeongsang, Korea | residence = Atlanta, Georgia, USA | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | martial_art = Choi Kwang Do, Taekwondo | style = | teacher = Dong Ju Lee | rank = 9th ''dan'' (CKD) | club = | school = | students = | url = http://www.choikwang-do.com/ | footnotes = }} Choi Kwang Jo (born March 2, 1942) is a former South Korean national champion in taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.〔Choi, H. H. (1972): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence''. Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation.〕〔(A tribute to the original masters ) (''c.'' 2007). Retrieved on 13 June 2007; link has expired, as at 1 July 2011.〕 Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1970. Choi is the founder and head of the Choi Kwang Do international martial art organization, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ==Early life== Choi was born on March 2, 1942, in Daegu, 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—he wanted his small, physically weak son to be able to protect himself in the war-torn streets. Choi's first master was Dong Ju Lee.〔Clifton, P. (1991): (Choi Kwang-Do's Grandmaster Choi answers to Combat ) ''Combat Magazine'' (January 1991). Retrieved on 22 January 2010.〕 During his military service, Choi became a chief Instructor in the 20th Infantry Division and came into contact with General H. H. Choi when the military began to use taekwondo for unarmed combat. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kwang Jo Choi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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