History

Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art practised in 188 countries.
 
What is Taekwondo?
Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art, which means "the way of kicking and punching". In taekwondo, hands and feet can be used to overcome an opponent, but the trademark of the sport is its combination of kick movements.
 
A Long History
The origin of taekwondo dates back to Korea's Three-Kingdom era (c.50 BC) when Silla Dynasty warriors, the Hwarang, began to develop a martial art - Taekkyon ("foot-hand").

Go Global
During the early 20th century, taekwondo became the dominant form of martial arts practised in Korea. Subsequently taekwondo was designated as the Korean national martial art to be promoted internationally. In 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded as the worldwide legitimate governing body of the sport, and the first World Championships were held in Seoul, Korea that year.

Recent Olympic history
Taekwondo is one of the two Asian martial arts included on the Olympic programme. Taekwondo made its debut as a demonstration Olympic sport at the 1988 Seoul Games, and became an official medal sport at the 2000 Sydney Games. 


Chinese Taekwondo Association
Founded: 1995
Headquarters: Beijing
WTF Member since: 1995
President: WEI Jizhong
Secretary-General: Zhao Lei
Add: A2-3 Tiyuguan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100061, China
Tex: (8610) 87182942
Fax: (8610) 87182944
E-mail: beijing45ir@sina.com.cn
Website: http://www.taekwondo.org.cn

Commissions:
Technical Commission
Judges Commission
Scientific Research Commission
Press Commission
Discipline Commission
Doping Control Commission

Brief introduction:
A national mass sports organization and member of the All-China Sports Federation. Its highest organ of power is the CTA National Committee, and the Standing Committee is in charge of the administration work. Taekwondo was officially adopted by the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission in 1994 as a new addition to China's Olympic and Asiad sports programmes.

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)

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