Index
Organizations
Federations, technical authorities and independent organizations that shape Taekwondo today.
- ATA Martial Arts ATA Martial Arts, formerly the American Taekwondo Association, is an independent Taekwondo organization founded in 1969 that teaches Songahm Taekwondo.
- International Taekwon-Do Federation The ITF was founded by Choi Hong-hi in 1966 and uses its own patterns and rules; since 2002 several groups have claimed its heritage.
- Kukkiwon The Kukkiwon in Seoul is described as the central institution and highest technical authority of Taekwondo, working closely with World Taekwondo.
- USA Taekwondo USA Taekwondo is the national governing body for Taekwondo in the United States and a World Taekwondo member national association.
- World Taekwondo World Taekwondo (WT), formerly the World Taekwondo Federation, governs Olympic-style Taekwondo and has national member associations worldwide.