Taekwondo Organizations
Organization | Description |
World Taekwondo (WT) (Sport Taekwondo) | International Governing Body (IGB) for Taekwondo under International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
Kukkiwon (Traditional Taekwondo) | Establish and govern Taekwondo standards for all TKD practitioners. Issues official Black Belt Certificates and performs High Dan tests. |
USA Taekwondo | National Governing Body (NGB) for Taekwondo under United States Olympic Committee (USOC) |
California Unified Taekwondo Assn (CUTA) | Official state organization for California under USAT |
United Taekwondo Association (UTA) | Affiliation of schools who follow the guidelines established by Grand Master Hyun Choi, the founder of UTA. The purpose of the affiliation is to maintain tradition and quality of Taekwondo education |
UTA President | GM Yong Choi (Choi's TKD-SV) |
UTA Vice President | Master Jennifer Howard (Choi's Institute of TKD - SJ) |
UTA Vice President | GM Eung Sub Kim (Tiger Taekwondo) |
UTA Vice President | Master Gerardo Sanchez (Cali Kicks Martial Arts) |