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International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea. [1] The ITF was founded to promote and encourage the growth of the Korean martial art of taekwon-do .
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo. [1] In addition to the kyorugi (full contact fighting) Championships, there are also Para World Championships [ 2 ] as well as Poomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every two years.
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Those listed below are grouped by system: Kukkiwon (widely known as the World Taekwondo Headquarters), International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), and other systems (which includes some persons receiving ranks from taekwondo organizations that predate the other two systems, e.g., the original Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA)) and United ...
All the practitioners listed in this section are part of World Taekwondo. [65] [66] [67]Hadi Saei – Iranian councilor and former taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history and the most titled champion in this sport by winning 9 world class titles (three olympic titles in 2000 and 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and ...
Tae Kwon Do Pioneers ITF Choi Kwang-jo (최광조) 9th dan: 1942– Atlanta, USA Choi Kwang-Do Independent Han Cha-kyo (한차겨) 9th dan: 1934–1996 Chicago, USA Universal Tae Kwon Do Federation Independent Kim Jong-chan (김종찬) 9th dan: 1936– Vancouver, Canada Jong Kim Martial Arts Surrey (Taekwondo) ITF Kim Kwang-il (김광일) 9th dan
Under World Taekwondo and Olympic rules, sparring is a full-contact event and takes place between two competitors on a matted 8 meter octagon. Scoring of valid points is determined by using the electronic scoring system installed in what World Taekwondo designates as "Protector and Scoring Systems" (PSS).
The tenets of taekwondo are often given in a list of five: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. Following recitation of the tenets, students then recite the student oath, as follows: Observe the tenets of taekwondo. Respect all seniors and instructors. Never misuse taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice.