Hawthorn Gets A Chop, But Was It A Good Decision? | Bonsai

In this video: I took what used to be part of a rootball that I cut off a bigger tree so it would fit into a pot, planted it to see what would happen, and it sprouted! Now I'm attempting to make a bonsai from it.
A strong leader grew but it grew very straight. Too thick to bend I decided it needed chopped. I did an initial chop some time ago but it still didn't look right.
In this video, I have a go at tackling the issue, but did I do the right thing?
Will this root-cutting become a decent bonsai someday?
Would you cut the shoot off completely or do what I did?
I would love to know, but I suppose there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to bonsai - one should do what one feels. Would you agree?
Cheers,
Bill

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I liked the way you filmed this video. I would probably have cut main branch back to the stump and looked at developing it as a shohin style broom. I am actually in the process of doing that with a few of my hawthorn. Your approach will be equally as good for development. I shall wait and see what happens Bill :)

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Thanks. I made that decision after the video. That main branch is gone. I think there's a fleeting glance of the chop in a roundup video. Thanks again.