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General Choi Hong Hi (1918-2002) was born ''frail and weak'', so was encouraged by his calligraphy teacher to study Taek Kyon at the age of 15. Then during the occupation of the Japanese in Korea, he was unable to return to Korea due to an unforeseen incident in Japan. During that time he was determined to become a black belt of Karate. Then in January 1946, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the fledgling Republic of Korea army and posted to the 4th infantry regiment in Kwangu, Cholla Namdo Province as company commander. It was Karate that he began to teach the soldiers under his command, but quickly realized that Korea needed their own national martial art; one superior to the Japanese Karate. Therefore, he began to to develop new techniques in March of that same year. By 1955, the foundation of a new martial art for Korea was close to completion. On April 11, 1955 in Seoul Korea, by a committee chaired by General Choi Hong Hi, it was given the name ''Taekwon-Do''.

Kayaking Nova Scotia is a unique way to discover the hidden coastline of Cape Breton Island. Our fleet of kayaks are modern, stable, recreational boats which are easy to handle, allowing the paddler to enjoy the scenery and adventure. Whether you are a first time kayaker or an experienced paddler, you'll feel comfortable and secure throughout the tour. Both single and double equipped kayaks are available.

First established in 1765, the Hants County Exhibition is the oldest continuously run agricultural fair in North America. Historically the property was developed and continues to be maintained by the Windsor Agricultural Society for the primary purpose of

New Minas was founded in the early 1700s by Acadians from the Grand Pre area, the largest of the settlements known as Les Mines or Minas after the French copper mines explored at Cape d'Or at the entrance to the Minas Basin in the 1600s. As the Minas settlement grew, families moved westward up the Cornwallis River and founded a new settlement which came to be known as 'New Minas'. The Acadian settlement was built beside a tidal island in the bend of the river, later known as Oak Island. They repeated the pattern of the Grand Pre settlement by connecting dykes to Oak Island to turn tidal marshland into productive farmland. The settlement grew to include a mill, chapel and burial ground at Oak Island. However the Acadians were expelled and the settlement was destroyed during the Bay of Fundy Campaign of the Acadian Expulsion in 1755.