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️International Taekwon-Do Federation

Founder of Taekwon‑Do
Gen. Choi Hong Hi Taekwon‑Do was devised, studied and completed by Gen. Choi Hong Hi of Korea and brought into the world as modern martial arts. Gen. Choi Hong Hi had to practice Karate of Japan because Korea was under its colonial occupation for over 36 years. Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. read more

ITF President
Prof. RI Yong Son Dear Members,
I on behalf of the International Taekwon‑Do Federation (ITF) would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all the Taekwon‑Doists the world over who have been devoting themselves to the worldwide development and evolution of the original Taekwon‑Do. read more

27 Dec 2024

ITF President's new year message of 2025. read more

Champion of Koshi Province ITF Taekwon‑Do Championship-2025

3 Feb 2025

Sunsari District team has been Champion of Koshi Province ITF Taekwon‑Do Championship-2025 Kathmandu: Sunsari district team has won the title of the Koshi Province ITF Taekwon‑Do Championship held in Biratnagar. The competition was organized by the Koshi Province ITF Taekwon‑Do Association in coordination with the Koshi Province Sports Development Board and was inaugurated by the… read more

Nepal ITF National Umpire Seminar 2025 Successfully Concluded.

27 Jan 2025

Nepal ITF National Umpire Seminar 2025 Successfully Concluded. Kathmandu, Nepal – The Nepal ITF National Umpire Seminar 2025 concluded successfully on January 26, 2025, at the National Sports Council, Tripureshwor. The event organized by the Nepal International Taekwon‑Do Federation and approved by the National Sports Council and the two-day seminar focused on developing qualified… read more

Technical Seminar & Instructor Course in Slovenia

26 Jan 2025

In Slovenia, we eagerly awaited the International Technical and International Instructor Course, which then took place between 24. and 26. January 2025, led by Grand Master Gary Miller from the UK. On Friday, January 24, 2025, GM Gary Miller landed at the airport in Venice, from where we took him directly to the hotel where he was staying and where the first part of the seminar, namely… read more

Online International Technical Seminar by GM Hwang Ho Yong

21 Jan 2025

Since 2021, the Czech Taekwon‑Do Federation has already organized over 10 ITF-endorsed online International Technical Seminars (ITS) and International Instructor Courses (IIC). This unvawering dedication of the Czech NGB to the development of ITF presents each year a unique opportunity for the ITF members all over the world to learn the original Taekwon‑Do from the chairman of the ITF… read more

DELIVERY OF THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK BELT CERTIFICATES OF THE DRC ITF NGB

23 Dec 2024

This Saturday, December 21th, 2024 the National Governing Body of the DRC ITF, was celebrating the successful delivery of the international black belt certificates Dans. The delivery was directed by our NGB acting President Mr David Ntambwe Mbuyi. By the same order, some of our members received their Dan certificates and now are part of the great family level of the Original… read more

Grand Master Low Koon Lin (1927 – 2024), Malaysian Taekwon‑Do Pioneer

21 Dec 2024

Today, the 21st day in December of 2024, my father passed away. He was 97. I only recently returned from Malaysia having spent time with him, talking about the early years of Taekwon‑Do in Malaysia, where he played an important role in the promotion of the art. We have lost a father, a grandfather and a great grandfather. We have also lost a pioneer. This tribute to my father is… read more

National Technical Seminar in Haiti

19 Dec 2024

National Technical Seminar in Haiti was conducted by Master Etienne Roody 7 Dan, President of the Haitian International Taekwon‑Do Federation. Despite the ongoing violence between arm groups in the Western part of Haiti that prevent other participants from the event that was held in Cap-Haitien, North Haiti from 13th and 14th of December 2024. We still had a successfull and… read more

Meeting with the President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (NOC)

13 Dec 2024

On December 13th, 2024, Master Hed Mohammad Shirzai, Hon-Life President of the All Afghanistan National Taekwondo Association ITF, met with His Excellency Dr. Hafizullah Wali Rahimi, the President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (NOC), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the productive meeting, Master Shirzai discussed the global progress of the original ITF Taekwon‑Do, as… read more