Question: when did general choi hong hi founded taekwondo
Answer: Choi combined elements of Taekkyeon and Karate to develop a martial art that he called `` Taekwon - Do '' ( 태권도 ; 跆拳道 ) , which means `` foot , fist , art '' or `` the way of hand and foot '' and it was so named on 11 April 1955 .