Kwang-jo

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Kwang-jo
Hangul 광조
Hanja , 光祖, and others
Revised Romanization Gwang-jo
McCune–Reischauer Kwangjo

Kwang-jo, also spelled Kwang-cho, is a Korean male given name.

People with this name include:

Choi Kwang Jo is a former South Korean national champion in taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following a career in the South Korean military, he emigrated to the United States of America in 1970. Choi is the founder and head of the Choi Kwang Do international martial art organization, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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