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Han also taught Choi the ancient Korean martial arts game of Taekkyon, which had nearly died out during the Japanese occupation.

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In Choi was sent to Japan to further his education. While there he began training in the Japanese martial art of Shotokan Karate, in which he attained the rank of 2nd degree Black Belt. After four years in Japan Choi returned to Korea, but in was forced to join the Japanese Imperial Army and was stationed with the 30th Division in Pyongyang. While there he joined with 29 other soldier rebels in a mutinous plot to escape, known as the Pyongyang Incident.

When his role was discovered by the Japanese, Choi was imprisoned. Despite the brutal treatment he endured while in prison he practised his Karate and, within a short time, ended up teaching the guards and other prisoners. With the defeat of Japan and the liberation of Korea in Choi was released from prison, but a short time later he witnessed the division of his country along the 38th parallel, split into the Soviet-backed North and the American-backed South.

He was later promoted to Lieutenant and posted to Tae Jon to command the 2nd Infantry Regiment, where he taught Karate not only to his Korean soldiers but also to the Americans stationed there. He began to alter and improve the Karate techniques, thereby laying the foundations for what would become Taekwon-Do. Choi was promoted quickly, reaching the ranks of Captain and then Major in , Lieutenant Colonel in , Colonel in and Brigadier General in