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Taekwondo forms had a origin from Japanese kata and these were originally called Hyung. In the development of Taekwondo many of the founders wanted to remain true to the tradition of the arts that they had learned. The exception to this rule was Choi Hong-Hi, known as General Choi. He was a Shotokan black belt and very proud to be a Korean. The Korean people because of recent history had a strong dislike for the Japanese. General Choi made every effort to Korean-ize his art. He created the ChaHonRyu Hyung which were really just adaptations of the Japanese Kata that he had learned. Tae Kwon Do, was formualted to be a Korean National pastome/Sport/Art, re-developing Korean Pride


Because he was a General and was quite close to the Prime Minister Rhee Sing-Man and wielded quiet a lot of clout. The ChaHonRyu forms were included at his insistence. During the 1970’s before the World Taekwondo Federation’s attempt to destroy the Kwan System they did the same thing. They had each Kwan develop parts of what were to become the PalQue Hyung. The first set of under black belt forms developed by the World Taekwondo Federation. Each Kwan was involved in their development so that the Kwan’s would all teach them. These hyung were later replaced with the current World Taekwondo Federation beginner forms, the Taekuk Poomsae.


In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s the many current black belt World Taekwondo Federation Poomsae were developed. The late General Choi and his International Taekwondo Federation continue to use the Chahonryu Hyung that he developed in the 1950’s.