Taekwon-Do in North Korea: A Pedagogical Case Study

摘要

Background. Notwithstanding the fact that the style of Taekwon-Do taught by the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) was inaugurated in the Republic of Korea (ROK; South Korea) during the 1950s and 60s by the ROK Army General Choi Hong Hi, that style is known around the world as "North Korean Taekwon-Do" since it is also practiced in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK; North Korea).