Taekwondo was brought to Malaysia in 1963 by General Choi Hong Hi (who was then Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Malaysia) with the mandate given by the Korea Taekwondo Associate. Training then started in Kuala Lumpur which then gradually spread to other states. In 1963, the Selangor Taekwondo Association was formed. In those years, the technical direction and for the most part, the administrative precedures of the Selangor Taekwondo Association, were in the hands of the various Korean Instructors. Communication between students and instructors was less then satisfactory and the advancement of senior and junior grades among the Malaysians was slow. In 1966 and 1967, with the re-organisation and emergence of the Korean Taekwondo Association uniting the various Taekwondo "KWANS" in Korea, the spirit of Malaysianisation was kindled in Malaysia. General Choi, who initiated the Art to Malaysia, disagreed with others in the hierarchy of Taekwondo in Korea. Soon after this, saw the creation of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) headed by General Choi Hong Hi, based in Toronto, Canada; and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), under the Presidentship of Dr. Un Yong Kim, based in Seoul, South Korea.
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