Korea Taekwondo Association
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Korea Taekwondo Association (Korean: 대한 태권도 협회; Hanja: 大韓 跆拳道 協會; KTA), originally the Korea Tang Soo Do Association (1961),[1] is the first taekwondo organisation. It was founded in 1959,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][a] although official South Korean sources give 1961 as its year of establishment.[9][10][b] In 1966, some members of the KTA, led by H. H. Choi, broke off from the KTA and formed the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF). The Kukkiwon and the then-World Taekwondo Federation (WTF, now known as World Taekwondo [WT]) were created by the KTA in the early 1970s. The KTA sits under the Korea Sports Council,[11] is aligned with Kukkiwon, and is a Member National Association (MNA) of the WT.[12] Its goal is to promote the martial art taekwondo as a national sport within South Korea.[13]
Abbreviation | KTA |
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Formation | 1959 |
Type | Government Organisation |
Purpose | Sport |
Headquarters | Olympic Park |
Location |
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Region served | South Korea |
Official language | Korean |
President | Jin Bang Yang |
Parent organization | Korea Sports Council |
Website | www.koreataekwondo.org |