Bereavement of the Father of WTF President

The late Dr. Choue was founder and honorary president of Kyung Hee University, 1st president of GCS (Goodwill Cooperation Society) International, and perpetual-president-emeritus of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP). He was also the architect of the U.N.’s International Day of...

Jin Suk Yang, the General Secretary of the WTF resigned

The news transcended during the European Olympic Qualifying Championship in Kazan, Russia ten days ago, where many executives were making comments on Yang´s decision. Recently he had had many differences with other leaders, as he himself in the majority of cases, assumed the responsibility to uphold the...

Taekwondo Leaders unite for Olympic Status

Leaders from taekwondo governing bodies have come together calling for united support to maintain the sport’s global status. Park Sun-kyu, vice minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, sat down with taekwondo officials, including World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chungwon, in Seoul to discuss...

Korean Court Cancels July 25 Decision to Freeze WTF Bank Accounts

On July 25, 2011, the Anyang Branch of Suwon Local District Court accepted LaJUST’s request for freeze of the WTF bank accounts with LaJUST as creditor and WTF as debtor. The WTF appealed the court decision on Sept. 19. On Nov. 28, 2011, the Seoul Central District Court rejected a LaJUST request for a...

The 12th Pan Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar

. The constant political problems in the area generated a regularity in the celebration; nevertheless they are sill celebrated with great success. Taekwondo made its debut during the VIII Games in Beirut, Lebanon. It is important to mention that women could not compete until 32 years later, when the Pan...

Court rejects LaJust request for injunction against WTF

Dear Colleagues, I send my warm greetings to you and your associations. As most of you are aware, at the end of June 2011, the Seoul District Court accepted a request by the company LaJust for an injunction to prohibit the use of any Protector and Scoring System (PSS) other than that of LaJust at the...

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