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 "Be formless... shapeless,

like Water.

If you put water into a cup,

it becomes the cup.

You put water into a bottle;

it becomes the bottle.

You put it into a teapot;

it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow, and it can crash. 

Be water, my friend..." 

 

Bruce Lee  

          ~Fighting philosophy~

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• Begin - Sijak
• Stop - Keu Maan
• Hello - An Nyung Ha Se Yo
• Thank you - Kam Sah Ham Ni Da

• One -Hana
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• Three - Saet
• Four - Naet
• Five -Dah Sut
• Six - Yu Sut
• Seven - Ilgop
• Eight - Yudul
• Nine - Ahop
• Ten - Yul

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Sang H. Kim is an internationally respected author of 13 martial arts books, including his new book Vital Point Strikes and the best sellers Ultimate Flexibility, Ultimate Fitness through Martial Arts and Teaching Martial Arts, and star of over 100 martial arts instructional DVDs and videos including Self-defense Encyclopedia, Knife-defense, Power Breathing, Junsado Training Series and Complete Taekwondo Series.

Sang H. Kim is an internationally respected author of 13 martial arts books, including his new book Vital Point Strikes and the best sellers Ultimate Flexibility, Ultimate Fitness through Martial Arts, Combat Strategy and Teaching: the Way of the Master, and star of over 100 martial arts instructional DVDs and video downloads programs including Self-defense Encyclopedia, Knife-defense, Power Breathing, Junsado Training Series, and Complete Taekwondo Series.

He won the 1976 Korean National Championship and was named Instructor of the Year by the Korean government in 1983. As a special agent during his military service, he developed tactical combat methods for hand-to-hand and hand-to-weapon combat for covert operatives.

He taught Taekwondo at Trinity College from 1987 to 1999 and was a technical advisor for Wesleyan University and the University of Connecticut. He has spoken on Sports Philosophy, Fighting Strategy and Motivation at Yale University, Gordonstoun School in Scotland, Brunell University in London, and private and public organizations in Europe, North America and Asia.

He has been featured in magazines and newspapers including Black Belt, Taekwondo times, Taekwondo People, WTF Magazine, Combat, Fighter’s Magazine-UK, Donga Newspaper-Seoul, The New York Times and 90 more publications.

He developed Law Enforcement Safety & Survival programs for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, and VIP Security programs for international agencies in the US, UK, and Canada. He earned a BS degree in English Literature, an MS degree in Sports Science and a Ph.D. in Sports Media Studies.

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  How To Do A Spinning Crescent Kick    
Key Points:

• First - your hands and shoulders are the first parts of your body to move to start the kick... they generate the spin
• Second - raise up onto the ball of your front leg to allow for the spin.  As your kicking leg comes around raise your knee high
• Third - whip your kicking foot through in a circular motion.  Use either of the outside of your foot or your outer ankle bone as the striking weapon
• Do not drop your hands whilst kicking

 

Since the 1970's, taekwondo has undergone a significant evolution in both form and style. Perhaps the most striking change has been the development and refinement of taekwondo's devastating spinning kicks. Twenty years ago, spinning kicks were considered too risky for all but the most experienced competitors. It was the era of power taekwondo when knockouts were frequent and the roundhouse and side kicks ruled. Spinning kicks were too slow and too obvious to penetrate the defenses of a skilled fighter. However, with the advent of modern footwork and the refinement of strategic maneuvers, spinning kicks have become the most powerful and dangerous kicks in the taekwondo competitor's arsenal.

The Rise of the Spinning Kick

The popularity and effectiveness of the spinning kick became possible with the introduction of the upright fighting stance and the development of intricate footwork. In the early days of taekwondo competition, competitors favored a low, traditional stance. While a low stance is ideal for generating power in linear kicks, it is a hindrance to any type of spinning kick. A spinning kick must be initiated quickly, without changing the height or position of the head. The lower the stance, the more difficult this is to achieve.

Spinning kicks also require the competitor to close the distance between himself and his opponent before launching the kick. If you attempt a spinning kick from neutral distance (where neither you nor your opponent can reach each other) you will not only fall short of the target, you will leave yourself open to an easy counterattack. To attack successfully, you must take at least a half step closer to your opponent, filling any space that your opponent might use to counterattack. To counterattack with a spinning kick, you must have extremely good reflexes not to allow your opponent to cut off your kick before you complete it. The introduction of complex footwork in the early 1980's allowed competitors to attack and counterattack successfully with spinning kicks.

Contributing Factors

In addition to these two major factors, several other changes have contributed to the popularization of the spin kick.

In the last ten years, protection gear, particularly chest gear, has become lighter and less restrictive, making it easier to rotate the body quickly and through a greater range of motion.

Combination kicks have become widely used, allowing competitors to back up the opponent with simple kicks and finish with a spinning kick, often resulting in a knockout.
The emphasis in competition has shifted from sheer muscle power to kinetic efficiency, leading to the development of techniques such as the spinning whip kick, that take advantage of the laws of kinetics and physics.

The globalization of taekwondo has lead to the creative development of taekwondo movements by top class competitors of varied backgrounds in many different countries.
Taekwondo has become more systematized through the scientific study of individual techniques and movements, leading to a more refined style of kicking.
Competition has been opened to women, creating an increased emphasis on flexibility and speed and decreased emphasis on power in techniques used in women's matches.
More weight divisions have been introduced (currently eight divisions as compared to the divisions of only light and heavy weight in the 1960's) encouraging smaller competitors to develop speedier techniques that are more appropriate for their body type.

From Spinning Side Kick to Back Kick

The back kick that we practice today has its origins in the spinning side kick. One of the first spinning kicks to be introduced in competition, the spinning side kick is performed exactly as it sounds. From a low side stance, turn 180° to your rear side and chamber your leg for a side kick. Once chambered, execute a middle or high section side kick and return to fighting stance. Although the spinning side kick is simple to execute and quite powerful, it is vulnerable to counterattacks to the head or body prior to and immediately following the turning of the body.

To eliminate this weakness, the spinning side kick was transformed into the spinning back kick and eventually, the even more efficient back kick. The difference between the three lies in the pivoting of the standing foot, the chambering position of the leg, the rotation of the hips, and the angle of the upper body. In the spinning side kick, the leg is chambered high and the hips are rotated 180°, putting the upper body within easy reach of the opponent. In the spinning back kick, the leg is chambered low, tucked in under the hips with the hips rotating only a little more than 90°. In the back kick, the leg is chambered the same as for the spinning back kick, but the hips are rotated less than 90° and the front of the body is concealed during and after execution.

The back kick and spinning back kick offer many advantages over the spinning side kick without sacrificing power or simplicity. The spinning back kick, used most commonly as a follow-up attack in a combination, is safer because it exposes the upper body and head to the opponent less than the spinning side kick. In a properly executed spinning back kick, your back is turned to the opponent and your upper body out of counterattacking range. Timing and accuracy are essential. If you kick too late or too early and miss your intended target, your opponent may take advantage of your awkward body position to counter with a roundhouse kick to your face or kidney, knocking you down. If, however, you time your kick precisely, the spinning back kick is a devastatingly powerful kick.

The back kick, on the other hand, is even more powerful and faster than either of the other kicks. Because you don't actually spin your body, you cut the kicking time almost in half. To execute a back kick, slightly rotate your hips and pivot your front foot while quickly shooting your rear leg out under you to the target. The chambering position for the back kick is almost nonexistent because the leg moves so quickly to its target. In attacking, your entire body weight must be shifted into the opponent's body with your upper torso perpendicular to the ground when the kick reaches its full extension. When used for close range counterattacking, the back kick is an excellent tool for scoring against an aggressive opponent. To launch an effective counterattack against a roundhouse kick, for example, your back kick should be short, with less commitment of your body weight and more emphasis on speedy execution and retraction.

Predecessors to the Spinning Whip Kick

Perhaps one of the newest and most spectacular kicks in taekwondo is the spinning whip kick. Although the exact development of the spinning whip kick is not known, it's roots can be traced to three kicks: the spinning heel, spinning hook and spinning crescent kicks. The spinning heel kick was very popular in the earliest days of competition as a power attack. A spinning heel kick is performed from a low side stance. Beginning with a pivot of the hips, the rear leg is swung around the body between waist and shoulder height, striking the opponent's body with the back of the heel. When done correctly, the spinning heel kick is a powerful kick. However, it is also cumbersome, since the kicking leg remains straight from beginning to end.

An improvement on the spinning heel kick, soon came in the form of the spinning hook kick. A faster and more deceptive kick, the spinning hook kick eliminated the weakness of the spinning heel kick without sacrificing much in the way of power. A spinning hook kick is performed from a standard fighting stance and begins with a pivot and leg chamber similar to the spinning side kick. From the chamber position, the kicking leg swings toward the target and uses the knee to hook across the target on impact. Because the leg is chambered high, the spinning hook kick can be used to effectively attack the head, an almost impossible attack with the spinning heel kick.

Another popular kick from the 1970's that is rarely seen in full contact competition any more is the spinning crescent kick. Because it was the only spinning kick that could be used effectively at close range, the spinning crescent kick often allowed for a surprise attack at the end of a combination or a close range counterattack to the head.
The spinning crescent kick is ideal for close range attacking because, unlike any other spinning kick, the body is kept upright and compact throughout the kick. This turned out to be both a strength and a weakness in competition. To put power into the crescent kick, you must fully rotate your upper body, opening your midsection and face to your opponent as the kick reaches the outermost part of its arc shaped path. At this moment, you become vulnerable to a potential knockout blow to the fully exposed front of your head or body. As fighters learned to read and counter the spinning crescent kick, it fell out of favor in full contact sparring. It is indeed, however, an asset to the art that deserves further study and preservation as part of taekwondo's rich evolution.

A New Kick is Born

A primary reason each of the above kicks did not last long in the competitive arena is due to their vulnerability to counterattacks. Each kick left the kicker open to attack during or just after the kick, a major problem in an art like taekwondo that has elevated the counterattack to a science. Competitors searched and experimented further, looking for the kick that would be least vulnerable to a counter, while still allowing a quick, powerful attack to the head - a knockout kick. And they found it in the spinning whip kick. A kick so new, that many taekwondo students still call it a spinning hook kick.

Many people will say that this sounds identical to the spinning hook kick but there are a few key differences. The first is that the spinning whip kick does not use a turn of the body to chamber the leg, but instead coils the body prior to kicking. When you pivot your front leg, your body should essentially remain behind and coil, like a golfer preparing to swing. This creates what is scientifically termed potential energy, a reserve of energy ready to be used. When you shoot your leg out to kick, your body's uncoiling force, not your leg's power, delivers the blow. This brings us to another essential difference between the two kicks. The spinning whip kick uses the power of the entire body, not the hooking force of the leg, to create power. By turning the body into an uncoiling whip (hence the name of the kick), it allows even the smallest competitors to deliver knockout blows.

A final difference between the kicks lies in the positioning of the upper body during the kick. When performing a spinning hook kick, the body moves forward toward the target as the turn is made (before kicking) to chamber the leg high enough. The spinning whip kick coils the body in place instead, creating a static axis around which the leg moves. A static axis provides the kicker with many benefits including better balance, more power using less muscle force, more speed, and quicker response time. It also means that the kick can be executed from a very short distance, allowing counterattacks to the head while your opponent is moving at you.

The spinning whip kick is often modified in competition, with the kicker dropping his head out of range of a counterattack while he is kicking. This is an advanced strategy that should be practiced only after you understand the dynamics of the a correctly executed spinning whip kick. If you try dropping your head without understanding the purpose of this movement, you will find it difficult to maintain your balance, speed and power throughout the kick. Yet the spinning whip kick is very different from the older, less flexible spinning hook kick. The spinning whip kick combines the power of the spinning heel kick, the deception of the spinning hook kick and the close range attacking power of the spinning crescent kick. To perform a spinning whip kick, begin from a short fighting stance (feet about one shoulder width apart) with your head and upper body aligned. Pivot your front foot in the direction of your target until your heel is pointing directly at the target. Bring the foot of your kicking leg up to your other knee to chamber the kick. Once chambered, shoot your kicking leg out toward the target, with your leg reaching its full extension about one foot to the side of the target. When your leg is fully extended, whip it across the target and return to your original fighting stance.

The Turn Kick

The final spinning kick to be developed in the past two decades is the turn kick. Often called a turning roundhouse kick, it is the most recent major technical innovation in the world of taekwondo competition. Prior to the mid-1980's the turn kick was unheard of outside of Korea. With the immigration of a new generation of Korean competitors and instructors to the U.S. and Europe, the turn kick gained widespread popularity in less than five years. How the turn kick was developed is the subject of much speculation.

It is widely accepted that the turn kick was born out of necessity. A competitor saw an opportunity, improvised and a new technique was conceived. Imagine this scene from an international level match, perhaps the world championships: As a competitor is attacking with a right leg back kick, he begins to turn around to execute the kick and realizes that his opponent is stepping back. Knowing his opponent is now too far away, he puts his right leg down in front of himself and throws a left leg roundhouse kick. What transpires is a rudimentary version of a turn kick. When this competitor realizes how effective his new combination of footwork (now known as the turn step) and kicking is, he practices and refines it. Once he begins using it in competition effectively, others imitate him and soon it becomes a new trend in competition.

The turn kick has two primary uses in taekwondo competition: as part of a combination and as a counterattack. When used as part of a combination, it is performed conventionally, by beginning with a turn step using the rear leg and following with a roundhouse kick using what was originally the front leg (which becomes the back leg when the turn step is completed). The turn kick normally covers the distance of the roundhouse kick plus one full step, making it an ideal kick for chasing a retreating opponent. When used as a counterattack, the turn kick is performed in place or falling backward away from the advancing opponent. To accomplish this, the turn step becomes more of a hop that is executed in place or while the body is retreating. As the kick is performed, the hopping leg is drawn back to its original position, instead of being placed forward as in the offensive turn kick. While the offensive turn kick can be used by any student above the intermediate level, the counter turn kick is only for the very advanced competitor.

Continued Evolution

Because taekwondo is a living art whose techniques are tested and proven in the simulated combat of full contact competition, we will continue to see innovation and evolution for many years to come. In fact, when we look back on the 1990's we will see it as the decade that brought us the introduction and refinement of the aero step, a new type of footwork that is just now taking its place in the arsenal of competitors and practitioners worldwide. And what will follow that? Perhaps some day you or your instructor will be the one to provide the answer to that questi

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How to Perform a Spinning Hook Kick

 

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Basic Sparring Strategy

There is a strategic science to sparring. From the outside, sparring looks like random kicks and punches thrown mercilessly with the objective being to injure. From the inside, however, a sparring match is like a chess game. For example, one could not win a game of chess by mindlessly moving around the pieces anymore than one could win a sparring match by mindlessly throwing techniques. Strategy is prerequisite to chess as well as to sparring.

What is strategy? Strategy goes beyond "What kick should I throw now?" and it answers the question "How can I manipulate the situation to give me the advantage over my opponent?" This strategy comes in two main forms: Overall strategy (macro strategy) and exchange strategy (micro strategy).

Macro Strategy

Macro strategy encompasses overall and generalized aspects about any sparring match that will make you spar one person one way and another person another way. There are several things that will affect your macro strategy:

• The setting or main goal of the match. If you are sparring someone who is taking his or her belt exam or if you are sparring in a tournament, your main purpose and strategy for sparring will be different. So before you spar, ask yourself, "What is my goal? What do I wish to accomplish in this match?"
• Your own personal strengths and weaknesses. These are very important to how you spar. For example, if you feel really comfortable with turning back kick, and not with turning hook kick, then you should stick with the turning back kick. You will be more likely to score if you use a technique with which you are very comfortable.
• You and your partner's differing physical attributes. These will greatly define the way in which you spar your partner. Here is a table of examples, and (in my opinion) the best strategies to use these differences to your advantage:

The Remedies You're tallerKeep a far distance from your partner and jam them with push kick and back kick. You're shorterGet in close enough that you're too far in range for your partner to kick. Get in, stay in, and rack up the points. You're heavierYou've got a power advantage, so use it wisely. Think "tank". You're lighterYou've got a speed advantage, so use it wisely. Think "butterfly". You're fasterGet in range, throw a few techniques, and get out A.S.A.P. You're slowerDon't get fancy -- stay simple. Make your partner come to you instead of chasing after him or her.

Micro Strategy

Micro strategy is the strategy that we use for dealing with each of the tiny exchanges that make up a sparring match. The rest of this page deals with micro strategy.

Open Stance and Closed Stance:

When two people spar each other, each person is in a particular sparring stance: either left foot lead or right foot lead. When both competitors have the same lead (i.e.: if they both have their left foot forward), this is known as closed stance. If both competitors have different leads (i.e.: if one has left foot forward and the other has right foot forward), this is known as open stance.

Why does this matter? It determines which techniques that you can use against your partner to get a clear shot. The whole idea of sparring is to strike your partner where he or she is open. For example, if you are in open stance, then you are both open to back leg roundhouse kick -- you can do a back leg roundhouse kick and strike your partner clear in the stomach. If you are in closed stance, however, your partner is not open to back leg roundhouse kick. If you try back leg roundhouse anyway, you will end up kicking your partner's elbow. When attacking or counter-attacking, you must be aware of the stance in which you are fighting. If you ignore the stance, then your attack or counter-attack will be ineffective. For example, a turning side kick counter-attack to your partner's rear end does you no good.

The Attack

If you have seen or sparred in Olympic-style Tae Kwon Do sparring lately, you will have noticed that the competitors' average sparring distance from each other is well out of range for any technique to successfully land on either partner. The whole idea of attacking is to close the distance between you and your partner so that you can become close enough to land a technique.

The attack is a very important part of the sparring match for two reasons: (1) It closes the distance between the competitors in order for some actual exchanges may occur; and (2) When the score is tied at the end of the match, the referee decides the winner on the basis of aggressiveness and most techniques thrown. If you attacked and threw more techniques than your partner did during the match, then you won -- even though the score was technically tied. So, attacking has its advantages.

Attacking, however, also has its disadvantages. When you attack, you leave yourself open and off balance for your partner's counter-attack -- if you kick your partner they will kick back from a closer and more effective range. But this can be easily overcome by simply countering the counter-attack. Sparring is almost like an argument: Each exchange builds up from the former exchanges, each one better than the last, and the best one wins. There is no reason to be afraid to attack if you know how to counter-attack.

Another way to avoid this entire issue of vulnerability is to refrain from an actual attack and throw what your partner perceives to be an actual attack (i.e.: In other words, to fake, or feint, an attack). He or she will react to this threat by beginning a counter-attack, which will give you time to close the distance and land several techniques.

Effective attacking relies heavily upon footwork and faking (feinting), not mere kicks. Here are a few rules to follow about attacking:

• Never throw just one technique. This is a big no-no.
• Never just walk (or run, you kids) into the correct distance and kick. Another major no-no.
• Never throw a technique when you know that you will not be able to land it.
• Always use footwork or faking to bring your partner closer to you.
• Always plan on your partner having a counter-attack.
• Always plan on countering your partner's counter-attack.

The Counter-Attack

Most of all points scored in Tae Kwon Do competition come from counter-attacks. The idea of the counter-attack is to overshadow your partner's attack. In other words, you want your counter-attack to be superior to and more devastating than your partner's attack. If your partner lands a technique on you, it is imperative that it is immediately counter-attacked with several more devastating techniques. In this way, you will be awarded the point.

Of course, you are in no way limited to the chart below -- you have a multitude of different options. This is just a basic idea of how to get started in a counter-attack. Remember that the most effective counter-attack consists of multiple techniques. Each one of the techniques listed in the chart is just an example of the first technique that can be solidly landed. So, practice these techniques with a partner or on a kicking bag, and remember to follow up with additional techniques.

AttackCounter-Attack Open StanceBack leg roundhouseTurning back kick Open StanceFront leg/skipping roundhouseFront leg in-to-out drop kick Open StanceTurning back kickSide step, then back leg roundhouse Open StanceDouble roundhousesTurning back kick/ push kick Open StanceDrop kickSide step, then turning back kickClosed StanceBack leg roundhouseOut-to-in drop kickClosed StanceFront leg/skipping roundhouseTurning back kickClosed StanceTurning back kickSide step, then back leg roundhouseClosed StanceDouble roundhousesTurning back kick/push kickClosed StanceDrop kickSide step, then turning back kick

The Tenets Of Tae Kwon Do

Courtesy
(Ye Ul)

Integrity
(Yom Chi)

Perseverance
(In Nae)

Self-Control
(Guk Gi)

Indomitable Spirit
(Baekjul Boolgool)

Needless to say, the success or failure of Taekwon-Do training depends largely on how one observes and implements the tenets of Taekwon-Do which should serve as a guide for all serious students of the art.

Click HERE to view the Tenets in English, French, German and Spanish.

COURTESY (Ye Ui)
It can be said that courtesy is an unwritten regulation prescribed by ancient teachers of philosophy as a means to enlighten human beings while maintaining a harmonious society. It can be further be as an ultimate criterion required of a mortal.

Taekwon-Do students should attempt to practice the following elements of courtesy to build up their noble character and to conduct the training in an orderly manner as well.
1) To promote the spirit of mutual concessions
2) To be ashamed of one's vices, contempting those of others
3) To be polite to one another
4) To encourage the sense of justice and humanity
5) To distinguish instructor from student, senior from junior, and elder from younger
6) To behave oneself according to etiquette
7) To respect others' possessions
8) To handle matters with fairness and sincerity
9) To refrain from giving or accepting a gift when in doubt

INTEGRITY (Yom Chi)
In Taekwon-Do, the word integrity assumes a looser definition than the one usually presented in Webster's dictionary. One must be able to define right and wrong and have a conscience, if wrong, to feel guilt. Listed are some examples where integrity is lacking:
1) The instructor who misrepresents himself and his art by presenting improper techniques to his students because of a lack of knowledge or apathy.
2) The student who misrepresents himself by "fixing" breaking materials before demonstrations.
3) The instructor who camouflages bad technique with luxurious training halls and false flattery to his students.
4) The student who requests ranks from an instructor, or attempts to purchase it.
5) The student who gains rank for ego purposes or the feeling of power.
6) The instructor who teaches and promotes his art for materialistic gains.
7) The students whose actions do not live up to his words.
8) The student who feels ashamed to seek opinions from his juniors.

PERSEVERANCE (In Nae)
There is an old Oriental saying, "Patience leads to virtue or merit, One can make a peaceful home by being patient for 100 times." Certainly happiness and prosperity are most likely brought to the patient person. To achieve something, whether it is a higher degree or the perfection or a technique, one must set his goal, then constantly persevere. Robert Bruce learned his lesson of perseverance from the persistent efforts of a lowly spider. It was this perseverance and tenacity that finally enabled him to free Scotland in the fourteenth century. One of the most important secrets in becoming a leader of Taekwon-Do is to overcome every difficulty by perseverance. Confucius said, "one who is impatient in trivial matters can seldom achieve success in matters of great importance."

SELF CONTROL (Guk Gi)
This tenet is extremely important inside and outside the dojang, whether conducting oneself in free sparring or in one's personal affairs. A loss of self-control in free sparring can prove disastrous to both student and opponent. An inability to live and work within one's capability or sphere is also a lack of self-control.

According to Lao-Tzu "the term of stronger is the person who wins over oneself rather than someone else."

INDOMITABLE SPIRIT (Baekjool Boolgool)
"Here lie 300, who did their duty," a simple epitaph for one of the greatest acts of courage known to mankind. Although facing the superior forces of Xerxes, Leonidas and his 300 Spartans at Thermoplylae showed the world the meaning of indomitable spirit. It is shown when a courageous person and his principles are pitted against overwhelming odds.

A serious student of Taekwon-Do will at all times be modest and honest. If confronted with injustice, he will deal with the belligerent without any fear or hesitation at all, with indomitable spirit, regardless of whosoever and however many the number may be.

Confucius declared," It is an act of cowardice to fail to speak out against injustice." As history has proven, those who have pursued their dreams earnestly and strenuously with indomitable spirit have never failed to achieve their goals.

Reproduced, with permission, from "Taekwon-Do" (The Korean Art of Self Defense) also known as The Condensed Encyclopedia.
Fifth Edition 1999, All rights reserved
Copyright 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 General Choi, Hong Hi.

   

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