Development of the ICTF
The formation of the I.C.T.F. began with 20 Instructors attending the 1st Congress in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada in October 2003 to ratify the constitution of the International Ch’ang Hon Taekwon-Do Federation. Provisional chairmen were elected to take stewardship of committees with appointed tasks in November of 2003. The name International Ch’ang Hon TaeKwon-Do Federation (I.C.T.F.) was then born.
The History of Ch’ang Hon Tae Kwon Do - The style of Taekwon Do which the I.C.T.F. practices - begins with called Ch’ang Hon or “Blue Cottage”. General Choi Hong Hi, the father of Taekwon-Do, was given this pseudonym by his calligraphy teacher. The hallmark of this system, which was created in the 1950s, is the combination of fast and slow, light and forceful movements, together with the extensive footwork whose roots stem from the Sho-Rin and Sho-Rei schools of Okinawan Karate.
Today,TaeKwon-Do is a Modern, Scientifically proven Martial Art which offers benefits to the individual in terms of Fitness, Self Defence and Felxibility. The Ch’ang Hon system is practised all over the world by people from all walks of life, of all abilities as well as the young and old alike.
