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1. Jump up^ NY Times 2002/06/29
2. Jump up^ martial arts resource : historyl
3. Jump up^ "World Taekwondo Federation". What Is Taekwondo. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. ^ Jump up to:^a b Capener, Steven D.; H. Edward Kim (ed.) (2000).Taekwondo: The Spirit of Korea (portions of). Korea: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea. "Korea has a long history of martial arts stretching well back into ancient times. Written historical records from the early days of the Korean peninsula are sparse, however, there are a number of well-preserved archeological artifacts that tell stores of Korea’s early martial arts.", "taekwondo leaders started to experiment with a radical new system that would result in the development of a new martial sport different from anything ever seen before. This new martial sport would bear some important similarities to the traditional Korean game of taekkyon."
5. Jump up^ Cummings, B. (2005). Korea's Place in the Sun. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.
6. ^ Jump up to:^a b Park, S. W. (1993): About the author. In H. H. Choi:Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence, 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation
7. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Glen R. Morris. "The History of Taekwondo".
8. Jump up^ Cook, Doug (2006). "Chapter 3: The Formative Years of Taekwondo". Traditional Taekwondo: Core Techniques, History and Philosophy. Boston: YMAA Publication Center. p. 19.ISBN 978-1-59439-066-1.
9. Jump up^ Choi Hong Hi (1999). "ITF Information interviews with General Choi.". The Condensed Encyclopedia Fifth Edition. Young Choi's father sent him to study calligraphy under one of the most famous teachers in Korea, Mr. Han II Dong. Han, in addition to his skills as a calligrapher, was also a master oftaekkyeon, the ancient Korean art of foot fighting. The teacher, concerned over the frail condition of his new student, began teaching him the rigorous exercises of taekkyeon to help build up his body.
10. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Brief History of Taekwondo". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 2005.