The plaque (symbol of international recognition) takes the shape of a turtle, symbolising longevity.

Plaque No. 306 (the first one to be issued in the UK to an Instructor), was presented to Grandmaster R.M.K. Choy IX Dan, by the founder of Taekwon-Do, Grandmaster General Choi Hong Hi, during the 1987 celebrations at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel in London Heathrow commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the iUKTA . This was in the presence of Madam Choi, the Generals wife, Vice President of the ITF, Grandmaster Rhee Ki Ha and the late Grandmaster Park Jung Tae, then Secretary General of the ITF.

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