North Korean 'invasion'

Canada -- Nova Scotia's former black-belt premier, Russell MacLellan, has been fighting North Koreans in Austria.

MacLellan, a 5th dan in tae kwon do, recently returned from Vienna, where he testified in a court challenge aimed at stopping a North Korean invasion of the International Tae Kwon Do Federation. MacLellan was president of the federation for a year after the founder of the martial art, Gen. Choi Hong Hi, died in June 2002 at the age of 83.

"When General Choi died, there was a North Korean group that wanted to take over," MacLellan said. "To some extent, they forced their way in. Now we're trying to unravel it."

Yes, it seems the land of Kim Jong Il wants both nuclear weapons and roundhouse kicks. You see, the International Federation is headquartered in Vienna, and its rival, the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, is based in South Korea. That leaves North Korea out in the cold.

"The North Koreans want their own tae kwon do federation, so they saw this as their chance to do it," MacLellan explained. "They hate being left out."

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