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Also known as: TKD, tae kwon do, tae kwon-do, taekwon-do, tae-kwon-do: Focus: Striking, kicking: Country of origin: South Korea: Creator: No single creator; a collaborative effort by representatives from the original nine Kwans, initially supervised by Choi Hong-hi.
Flagpoles and flags of the World Taekwondo and of the Korean Taekwondo Association at the Kukkiwon in Seoul, South Korea. World Taekwondo (WT; formerly the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) until June 2017) is an international federation governing the sport of Taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
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 .
Kukkiwon (Korean: 국기원; Hanja: 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government. [1] It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. [2]
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.
[6] [8] Rohullah Nikpai of Afghanistan became his country's first ever Olympic medalist with a bronze medal in 2008. [9] South Korea has been the most successful nation in Olympic taekwondo, winning 22 medals (12 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze). [10] China is the second most successful nation with 11 medals (7 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze).
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which emerged in the mid-twentieth century, and has subsequently become one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world. The art is characterized by powerful hand strikes and kicks, which are used for unarmed self-defense or combat, or in organized sport competitions such as the Olympic Games.
a ^ At the 2015 World Championships, athletes from Belgium competed as World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) due to the suspension of the country's Taekwondo Federation.