International Taekwondo Federation

One of the two major Taekwon-Do organisations, the other being the World Taekwondo Federation or WTF. The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) was founded on March 22nd, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi, who was central to the modern systemization of Taekwon-Do.

Related Topics:
Taekwon-Do - World Taekwondo Federation - March 22nd - 1966 - Choi Hong Hi

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Nine countries were involved in its founding: Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, West Germany, USA, Turkey, Italy, and Egypt. Taekwon-Do is now taught in almost every country in the world, and General Choi is recognized as the father of ITF Taekwon-Do. It is estimated that there are currently 40 million people in 140 countries practicing ITF Taekwon-do.

Related Topics:
Korea - Vietnam - Malaysia - Singapore - West Germany - USA - Turkey - Italy - Egypt

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ITF Taekwon-Do is dedicated to promoting and preserving Taekwon-Do in its original form, as a martial art and self defence, while the WTF is more focused on its form as a sport.

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When General Choi died on the June 15 2002, there was a political split between the different Masters within TaeKwon-Do, and the creation of three ITF groups was the result. General Choi's son, GrandMaster Choi Jung Hwa, is currently the head of the ITF-C, based in Canada. Mr Chang Ung heads the ITF-NK, based in North Korea and ITF-V is lead by Master Tran Trieu Quan in Vienna.

Related Topics:
June 15 - 2002

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