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Promotion from one geup to the next can proceed rapidly in some schools, since schools often allow geup promotions every two, three, or four months. Students of geup rank learn the most basic techniques first, and then move on to more advanced techniques as they approach first dan. Many of the older and more traditional schools often take longer to allow students to test for higher ranks than newer, more contemporary schools, as they may not have the required testing intervals. View Taekwondo belt levels »

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Two of the most popular systems of taekwondo are named solely after their respective organizations: the World Taekwondo (WT) and the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF).

USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and thus the United States's official Member National Association of the World Taekwondo (WT). USAT has complete authority over all decisions regarding US national junior and senior team selections for World Taekwondo (WT) events, including the Summer Olympic Games Taekwondo competition event.

History

The group formed in the 1970s as the AAU National Taekwondo Association, but later broke away from the AAU and created the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). In 2005, its name changed again to USA Taekwondo after the USOC took over the governance of the USTU in 2004. In 2006, the first USAT Board of Directors was elected by the membership. The headquarters of USAT is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Leadership

  • Dr. Ken Min (Chairman-National AAU Taekwondo Committee 1974-1978)
  • Dr. Dong Ja Yang (Chairman-AAU National Taekwondo Union 1979-1984)
  • Grand Master Moo Young Lee (US Taekwondo Union 1985-1986)
  • Grand Master Kyongwon Ahn (US Taekwondo Union 1986-1988, 1989–1992)
  • Grand Master Hwa Chong (US Taekwondo Union 1993-1996)
  • Grand Master Sang Lee (US Taekwondo Union 1997-2000)
  • Harvey Berkey (Chair USA Taekwondo 2006)
  • Ronda Sweet (Chair USA Taekwondo 2007-2009)
  • Kevin Padilla (Chair USA Taekwondo 2010–present)

Affiliated World Taekwondo (WT) Schools

As of 2013 there are approximately 784 schools recognized by and registered with the USAT, with only three out of the fifty state not having any schools.

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Korean language is often used in taekwondo practice. During promotion tests, practitioners are usually asked what certain Korean words used in class mean. Korean numerals may be used as prompts or commands. Often, students count in Korean during their class such as when stretching, warmups, kicking drills, and more. For more information View Korean Numerals »

1 ( 하나 hana ) 2 ( 둘 dul ) 3 ( 셋 set ) 4 ( 넷 net ) 5 ( 다섯 da-seot ) 6 ( 여섯 yeo-seot ) 7 ( 일곱 il-gop ) 8 ( 여덟 yuh-deol ) 9 ( 아홉 ah-hop ) 10 ( 열 yeol )

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Question. In what year was Kukkiwon ( 국기원 ) being officially named on?

Kukkiwon ( 국기원 ), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organization established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong ( 역삼동 ) in the Gangnam-gu ( 강남구 ) district of Seoul, South Korea.



Question. What is the name of Taegeuk #5 in Korean?

Taegeuk 태극 (in World Taekwondo (WT)) refers to a set of poomse 품새 used to create a foundation for the teaching of taekwondo. A poomse or form is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack motions and techniques used in traditional martial arts. Each taegeuk form symbolizes a specific state thought to be indicative of the belt the student currently holds, and is represented in World Taekwondo (WT) by trigrams similar to those found in the four corners of the South Korean flag.



Question. What is the korean terminology for Kicking?

A kick is a physical strike using the foot, leg, or knee. As the human leg is longer and stronger than the arm, kicks are generally used to keep an opponent at a distance, surprise him or her with their range, and inflict substantial damage. All kicks can be executed as jump kicks, spin kicks, jump spin kicks or multi-rotational spin kicks. Also, all can be performed by the front or rear leg in a given stance.

 

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Two of the most popular systems of taekwondo are named solely after their respective organizations: the World Taekwondo (WT) and the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF). The major technical differences among these many organizations revolve around the patterns, sparring rules for competition, and philosophy. View Taekwondo Organizations »

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Original Taekwondo Kwans ( 관 )

In addition to these private organizations, the original taekwondo schools ( 관 kwans ) that formed the organization that would eventually become the Kukkiwon 국기원 continue to exist as independent fraternal membership organizations that support the World Taekwondo (WT) and the Kukkiwon 국기원. The official curriculum of the kwans is that of the Kukkiwon 국기원. The kwans also function as a channel for the issuing of Kukkiwon dan and poom certification (black belt ranks) for their members. View Taekwondo Kwans ( 관 ) »

 

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