Who are some other notable practitioners of ITF Taekwondo?

1. Choi Hong-hi: Founder of International Taekwon-Do Federation 1.

2. Nam Tae-hi: Co-founder of the “Oh Do Kwan” and led the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association (KTA) 1.

3. Jhoon Rhee: South Korean master of taekwondo who is widely recognized as the ‘Father of American Taekwondo’ for introducing this martial art to the United States since arriving in the 1950s 1.

4. Rhee Ki-ha: Widely recognised as the ‘Father of British Taekwon-Do’ for introducing the martial art to the United Kingdom since arriving in 1967. He is also considered the ‘Father of Irish Taekwon-Do’ 1.

5. Choi Chang-keun: Began his martial arts training in the South Korean army in 1956, studying taekwondo and karate. Choi taught taekwondo in Malaysia from 1964, and moved to Vancouver, Canada, in 1970. He was promoted to 8th dan in 1981 by H. H. Choi and attained the rank of 9th dan in 2002 1.

6. Kong Young-il: Following a career in the South Korean military, Kong emigrated to the United States just before or in 1968 1.

🇪🇹- MASTER SPARTACUS MUHAMMED JEMAL-viii

1. Master Spartacus Muhammed is an ITF Taekwondo practitioner from Ethiopia. He holds a VIII degree black belt and is a member of the United States Martial Arts Association 123.

2. He is the President of the Spartacus International Taekwon-Do Association (SITA) and has an association in Ethiopia, Canada, Argentina, UK, etc123. Master Spartacus Muhammed has been instrumental in promoting ITF Taekwon-Do in Ethiopia and has been appointed as an ITF Master 12. He has also served as an umpire and senior ambassador of ITF Taekwon-Do at the British Open 2017 1.

3. Recently, he was promoted to 8th Degree/Dan in ITF Taekwondo.

4. Spartacus International Taekwondo and Commando Association in East Africa 1. The association is affiliated with the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) and has an official website 12.

5. Master Spartacus Muhammed Jemal is the President of the association and has been instrumental in promoting ITF Taekwon-Do in Ethiopia 12. He is a military commando in the African air force special commando and ITF Taekwondo, martial arts instructor in Elite force in all Africa, India, Afghanistan, Argentina, Turkey, USA army's, UK, Morocco, southern Asia, Dubai, Jordan, Yemen certificate have been given trained special seminary and he taken military tactics recognition certificate. he has gates 8th Dan or degrees Certificate from original ITF. he has experienced above 25 years within Commando and taekwondo, martial arts 2.

6. The association has several affiliated branches across Ethiopia and Canada, Argentina, UK, etc.

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• Master Wogayehu Behailu from Ethiopia who is an ITF Taekwondo practitioner. He has written a thesis titled “My Role in ITF Taekwon-Do in Ethiopia” for his Dan VII degree.

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• Master Aklilu Teka from Ethiopia who is an ITF Taekwondo practitioner. He is the president of the Abyssinia Taekwon Do Association and runs a school called the Sol Taekwon Do Club 1. The association has seven associated branches across all of Addis Ababa, accounting for an estimated amount of three thousand students 1.

• He has also been featured in the ITF HQ Newsletter November 2021 where he talks about his journey in ITF Taekwon-Do and his role in promoting it in Ethiopia.

🇪🇹-master abdi kedir mohammed

• Master Abdi Kedir Mohammed from Ethiopia who is an ITF Taekwondo practitioner. He has been awarded the Outstanding Instructor medal by the International Taekwon-Do Federation for his distinguished services in the field of Taekwon-Do 1. He is also the President of the Abyssinia Taekwon Do Association and has been featured in an interview with Sport America 23.

• The Abyssinia Taekwon Do Association has seven associated branches across all of Addis Ababa, accounting for an estimated amount of three thousand students.