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Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official
Retrieved on 9 January 2010.
Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District,
Retrieved on 8 January 2010.GangNam-Gu Internet Broadcasting Station: Cultural facilities
Retrieved on 8 January 2010.Seoul Global Center: Kukkiwon
Retrieved on 8 January 2010. Construction of the main building commenced on 19 November 1971, and was completed on 30 November 1972, with the organization being officially named on 6 February 1973.Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters: Kukkiwon history
Retrieved on 25 May 2007.Gillis, A. (2009)
From spooky Kukki to WTF
''Totally Tae Kwon Do'', 1:31–32. Retrieved on 10 January 2010. In May 1973, the
Retrieved on 20 January 2010.Park, Y. H., & Seabourne, T. (1997): ''Taekwondo techniques & tactics: Skills for sparring and self-defense'' (p. 13). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (). Kukkiwon has had a permanent taekwondo demonstration team since September 1974. Un Yong Kim was the first President of Kukkiwon,Parandeul Tours: Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarter)
Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
Retrieved on 11 January 2010. and resigned from the position on 15 November 2001.
Retrieved on 11 January 2010.Toi-Gye Taekwon-Do: Olympic Tae Kwon Do
Retrieved on 12 January 2010. Woon Kyu Uhm of the
Taekwondo New Zealand goodwill visit to WTF Headquarters and Kukkiwon Headquarters
''Fight Times''. Retrieved on 11 January 2010. On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the Jidokwan was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.Kim, J., & Jung, D. G. (2009)
Seung Wan Lee elected as Kukkiwon Chairman
''MOOKAS'' (11 December 2009). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.Kukkiwon (2009)
Announcement for selection of "Kukkiwon Overseas Branches"
(31 December 2009). Retrieved on 13 January 2010. In mid-2010, Won Sik Kang became the president;New Kukkiwon President: Won Sik Kang
''Tae Kwon Do Times'' (4 June 2010). Retrieved on 13 November 2010. he was also the current president of Song Moo Kwan, Korea. President Kang stepped down at the end of his term of office in early 2013. After him the interim president while awaiting an election was Grandmaster Kyu Sok Lee, who also serves as Secretary-General for the
''World Taekwondo Media'' (20 August 2013). Retrieved on 22 August 2013. he resigned after a short period, claiming he was unable to perform the role to the best of his abilities due to political issues. The current president is Grandmaster Lee Dong Sup, elected on January 28, 2021.
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taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
governing organization was established by the South Korean government
The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
.Min, B.-H. (2005): (11 July 2005). Published on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA. Retrieved on 10 January 2010. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea: Bureau of OfficeRetrieved on 9 January 2010.
History
Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, South Korea.Life in Korea: KukkiwonRetrieved on 8 January 2010.GangNam-Gu Internet Broadcasting Station: Cultural facilities
Retrieved on 8 January 2010.Seoul Global Center: Kukkiwon
Retrieved on 8 January 2010. Construction of the main building commenced on 19 November 1971, and was completed on 30 November 1972, with the organization being officially named on 6 February 1973.Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters: Kukkiwon history
Retrieved on 25 May 2007.Gillis, A. (2009)
From spooky Kukki to WTF
''Totally Tae Kwon Do'', 1:31–32. Retrieved on 10 January 2010. In May 1973, the
Korea Taekwondo Association
Korea Taekwondo Association (; KTA), originally the Korea Tang Soo Do Association (1961),Park, S. H. (1993): About the author. In H. H. Choi: ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence'', 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, pp. 241–274). Mississauga: Internatio ...
and Kukkiwon hosted the first World Taekwondo Championships, with 200 taekwondo competitors from 17 countries in attendance.Korea Taekwondo Association: HistoryRetrieved on 20 January 2010.Park, Y. H., & Seabourne, T. (1997): ''Taekwondo techniques & tactics: Skills for sparring and self-defense'' (p. 13). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (). Kukkiwon has had a permanent taekwondo demonstration team since September 1974. Un Yong Kim was the first President of Kukkiwon,Parandeul Tours: Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarter)
Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
Retrieved on 11 January 2010. and resigned from the position on 15 November 2001.
Retrieved on 11 January 2010.Toi-Gye Taekwon-Do: Olympic Tae Kwon Do
Retrieved on 12 January 2010. Woon Kyu Uhm of the
Chung Do Kwan
Chung Do Kwan, created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944, is one of the first of nine schools or '' kwan'' teaching Tang Soo Do. Later, the school began to teach what came to be known as taekwondo. This style of Tang Soo Do is known for its overall pow ...
was elected president on 2 March 2004. The President in late 2005 was Yong Gye Um.Tae Kwon Do New Zealand (2005)Taekwondo New Zealand goodwill visit to WTF Headquarters and Kukkiwon Headquarters
''Fight Times''. Retrieved on 11 January 2010. On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the Jidokwan was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.Kim, J., & Jung, D. G. (2009)
Seung Wan Lee elected as Kukkiwon Chairman
''MOOKAS'' (11 December 2009). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.Kukkiwon (2009)
Announcement for selection of "Kukkiwon Overseas Branches"
(31 December 2009). Retrieved on 13 January 2010. In mid-2010, Won Sik Kang became the president;New Kukkiwon President: Won Sik Kang
''Tae Kwon Do Times'' (4 June 2010). Retrieved on 13 November 2010. he was also the current president of Song Moo Kwan, Korea. President Kang stepped down at the end of his term of office in early 2013. After him the interim president while awaiting an election was Grandmaster Kyu Sok Lee, who also serves as Secretary-General for the
Asian Taekwondo Union
The Asian Taekwondo Union or WT Asia is the official governing body for Taekwondo in Asia as a regional organisation of World Taekwondo.
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Taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial a ...
. Kim Chung Gun later acted as the Chair-in-Office. The next president was Grandmaster Lee Kyu Hyung (9th dan) after being provisionally named by the Director of the organization's board as of August 20, 2013;Lee Kyu Hyung, new President of Kukkiwon''World Taekwondo Media'' (20 August 2013). Retrieved on 22 August 2013. he resigned after a short period, claiming he was unable to perform the role to the best of his abilities due to political issues. The current president is Grandmaster Lee Dong Sup, elected on January 28, 2021.
Events
* Main Article : World Hanmadang Taekwondo Championships Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Hanmadang ( World Taekwondo Hanmadang) first held in 1992. Source: *No Year Period Place *1 1992 9th Dec.~11th Dec. The 2nd Olympic Gym *2 1993 9th Dec.~11th Dec. KBS 88 Gym *3 1994 26th Nov.~28th Nov. Jamsil Students Gym *4 1995 26th~28th Aug. KBS 88 Gym *5 1996 29th Nov.~1st Dec. KBS 88 Gym *6 1997 27th~30th Nov. Jamsil Students Gym *7 1998 31 Jul~2nd Aug. The 2nd Olympic Gym *8 1999 16th Dec. Kukkiwon *9 2000 13th~15th Dec. Kukkiwon *10 2001 13th~15th Nov. Kukkiwon *11 2003 26th~29th Nov. Kukkiwon *12 2004 4th~7th Nov. Kukkiwon *13 2005 1st~4th Nov. Kukkiwon *14 2006 1st~4th Nov. Muju County, Jellabukdo *15 2007 1st~4th Nov. Suwon, Gyeonggi *16 2008 16th~20th Jul. Anaheim, U.S.A *17 2009 12th~15th Aug. Dangjin ChoonNam *18 2010 8th~11th Dec. kukkiwon *19 2011 10th~13th Dec. Namyangju City, Physical Education Culture Center *20 2012 28th~31th Aug. kukkiwon *21 2013 28th~31th Aug. Daejeon Chung-Moo Sports Hall *22 2014 28th~31th Aug. Pohang Gymnagium *23 2015 30th Jul ~ 2nd Aug. Pyeong Taek Ichung Cultural *24 2016 3rd ~ 6th Aug. KUKKIWON *25 2017 29th July ~ 1st Aug AnYang Gymnasium *26 2018 28th July ~ 31th July Halla Gymnasium *27 2019 26th July ~ 30th July YongPyong-Dome * 2020, 2021 and 2022 Not Held. *28 2023 Seongnam World Taekwondo Hanmadang Contest Outline 2023.05.21 15:26 *29 2024 Mungyeong World Taekwondo Hanmadang Contest outline 2024.04.29 16:56 *30 2025 Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Hanmadang Thursday, July 17th to Saturday, July 19th https://wta.kukkiwon.or.kr/en/trainingProcess/rfereeCourse?menuid=1080&topMenuid=1072&lang=enSee also
*Korean martial arts
Korean martial arts ( or ) are fighting practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use by both military and non-military personnel as a method of personal growth or recreation. The history of ...
* Sport in South Korea
South Korea has Traditional games of South Korea, traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries.
Sports originating from Korea
Taekwondo, a popular martial sport is often claimed to have historical orig ...
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Kukkiwon official website
Kukkiwon official website
Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
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Kukkiwon at Google Cultural Institute
Sports organizations established in 1972 Sports venues in Seoul Gangnam District Organizations based in Seoul Taekwondo organizations 1972 establishments in South Korea