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Grandmaster Choi went on to serve as a presidential body guard for the South Korean President and the chief instructor for the South Korean Army. He was chosen to instruct at the Republic of China Military Police School and the Tae Pai American School in Taiwan. In 1976 he was invited to the U.S. by Master Chung, Nak Young under direction of Grandmaster Son, Duk Sung to teach at the Louisville Tae Kwon Do School in Louisville, Kentucky and that is where he has chosen to stay. Since Coming to the U.S. he has received many honors including the Admiral award of Omaha, Nebraska and city keys to both Omaha and Kansas City, Missouri. On June 10, 1995 the mayor of Louisville proclaimed that day as Louisville Tae Kwon Do Day and then in 1992 he was presented with the distinguished Citizen Award of Louisville. In July of 2004 Grandmaster Choi was tested for his 9th degree black belt by Grandmaster Cho and Grandmaster Park, Hae Man. This degree was granted by Grandmaster Uhm, Woon Kyu, Head of Kukkiwon Institute and Chung Do Kwan. Grandmaster Choi founded The Traditional Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Association on January 1, 1996. Grandmaster Choi retired on March 19th, 2022.
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