PROSPECTUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IMGC (Purport)
  
     
 

The martial art aims to cultivate moral culture to win oneself rather than beat the opponent and to promote physical fitness to stop any fight with righteous strength.

The increasing popularity of martial arts is related to society's present preoccupation with excessive materialism. However, this materialistic attitude has failed to satisfy the void of spiritual fulfillment that society is seeking. With the growing violence in our world, individuals have been left feeling helpless and vulnerable. More than ever before, people of all ages are knocking at the doors of martial arts schools in search of a more secure and disciplined life style.

All kinds of eastern martial arts including Taekwon-Do, Wushu and Karate-Do spreading throughout the world, we, as the martial artists, have boundless honor and pride.
It is with great pleasure to organize together with you, the martial artists, the International Martial Arts Games Committee which could be called martial arts Olympic for the benefit of not only the people in this era but the future generations.

  
     
 
(By Gen. Choi Hong Hi)
  
     
     
 
The Inaugural Meeting of
the International Martial Arts Games Committee
  
     
 
The inaugural meeting of the IMGC was held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina on Sept.2, 1999.
Present at the meeting were 23 representatives from Russia, Scotland, Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Canada, Argentina, USA, Brazil, Paraguay, Burkina-Faso, Zimbabwe, Australia and DPRK.
Gen. Choi Hong Hi announced the prospectus for the establishment of the IMGC and it was followed by a congratulatory speech of the President of the Australian Sports Ministry.
Leadership members of the IMGC were elected at the meeting.
Gen. Choi Hong Hi, President of the ITF and the initiator of the establishment of the IMGC was elected the President of the IMGC, Mr. Mac Harb (Canada), the Chairman, Mr. Bill Wakefield (Australia) and Mr. Nicholas Burke (Ireland) the Vice Presidents, and remnants members of the Committee.
At the meeting it was agreed to accept 6 events out of all of martial arts – Taekwon-Do, Karate-Do, Wushu, Judo, Ju-Jitsu and Aikido.
The draft Constitution of the IMGC was discussed at the meeting. It was agreed that all members would present their written opinions on the draft constitution to the committee to adopt it at the following meeting.