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Korea Taekwondo Association

대한민국태권도협회
Governing body · 1959

Description

South Korea's national taekwondo association, formed in 1959 when the kwan unified under Choi Hong-hi. Hwang Kee was the first to split from it. After the 1961 coup it was renamed Korea Taesudo Association, and took back the name Korea Taekwondo Association in 1965.

Also known as

KTA · Korea Taesudo Association

Founded

1959
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“In 1959, Choi organized the Korea Taekwondo Association.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation link info
“in 1959 the different kwan unified under the name ‘Korea Taekwondo Association”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Officers (1)

  • Lee Chong-woo
    Chairman of the Technical Committee
    1971
    Probable
    Probable
    One academic history.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    One academic history.
    “Lee Chong Woo published, in 1971 as Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Korea Taekwondo Association, a manual titled Taekwondo Kyobon”
    — Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Tags

taekwondo · south-korea

Sources

“However, soon thereafter, Hwang Kee was the first to split from the group as a result of various disagreements.”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info
“As a result, the organization was renamed ‘Korea Taesudo Association.’”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info
“when the Korea Taesudo Association changed its name back to the Korea Taekwondo Association.”
— Mönig, Udo. (2012-06). The Incomplete Transformation of Taekwondo from a 'Martial Art' to a 'Martial Sport'link info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6KTCT7TBAE887MGQZ
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Korea Taekwondo Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6KTCT7TBAE887MGQZ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6BQSYG6KTCT7TBAE887MGQZ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Korea Taekwondo Association}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6BQSYG6KTCT7TBAE887MGQZ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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