International Taekwon-Do Federation

국제 태권도 연맹
Federation · 1966
Vienna Austria

Description

International taekwondo federation founded by Choi Hong-hi in 1966 after he lost his leadership roles in the Korea Taekwondo Association. It moved with him to Canada in 1972 and its headquarters moved from Toronto to Vienna in 1985. It governs ITF Taekwondo.

Also known as

ITF · International Taekwondo Federation

Founded

1966
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“In the case of Choi, he continued promoting his International Taekwondo Federation (established in 1966) from abroad”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Locations (2)

  • Toronto Canada
    1972 – 1985
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    “in 1972, both Choi and his organization moved to Canada. In 1985, the international headquarters of ITF moved from Toronto to Vienna, Austria”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation link info
  • Vienna Austria
    1985
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    “In 1985, the international headquarters of ITF moved from Toronto to Vienna, Austria, where it remains to this day.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation link info

Tags

taekwondo · itf

Sources

Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovationlink info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6C2JJ8QRMGWME4327
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). International Taekwon-Do Federation. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6C2JJ8QRMGWME4327 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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