International Taekwon-Do Federation

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International Taekwon-Do Federation
Founded 1966
Place of foundation Seoul
president Paul Weiler
Association headquarters Vienna / Madrid
Homepage www.tkd-itf.org

The International Taekwon-Do Federation ( ITF ) is a Taekwondo association that was founded on March 22, 1966 by General Choi Hong Hi ( Kor. 최홍희 ) in Seoul , South Korea . The ITF promotes and spreads the Korean martial arts . The main tasks are the coordination and certification of competitions and courses, the standardization of techniques, teaching and examination content (mold run, free fight, break tests), cooperation with national member organizations and the certification of Dan bearers .

National Associations

Associations are affiliated with the ITF, which deal with organizational issues, examination regulations and approvals and the organization of competitions at national level. In Germany, for example, the ITF is supported by the International Taekwon-Do Federation Deutschland e. V. (ITF-D) represented in Austria by the ITF-Austria and in Switzerland by the ITF Switzerland Taekwon-Do Federation .

In addition, there are Continental Federations , such as the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) in Lublin , Poland , in which 33 European national associations are organized. This association also aims to further develop and spread Taekwondo. In addition, aspects of European cooperation and coordination are laid down in the statute.

to form

Shapes or Teul in Korean ( 틀 , also: Tul ), originally called Hyeong ( 형 ), are an important aspect of Taekwondo training. They are comparable to the kata of karate . All forms (with the exception of Yul-Gok, Eul-Ji and Tong-Il) begin with a defense technique, which is intended to underline the defensive character of Taekwondo. The movements begin and end at the same point.

In the official ITF curriculum there are 24 forms - analogous to the 24 hours of a day. The names typically refer to either events in Korean history or historically significant Koreans. Such a reference also exists in part to other properties of the shapes, such as the number of movements, the step diagram or the last technique.

The forms were developed by General Choi Hong Hi and documented in 15 volumes in the " Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do" ( The Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do ), the last edition is from 1999. Volumes 8 to 15 describe the extensive work the 24 shapes and show possible applications of some movements.

Free fight

Competitions take place in a 9 × 9 meter (optional 8 × 8 meter) ring, which is marked by colored mats or floor markings and, unlike boxing or kickboxing, is not limited by ropes. The rules prohibit z. B. leaving the fighting area, touching the ground with a part of the body other than the feet, foot sweep, unsportsmanlike behavior, attacking an opponent lying on the ground or with knees, elbows or forehead and too hard contact. Referees award points according to the degree of difficulty of the techniques shown; points will be deducted for warnings or rule violations.

The official rules for ITF Free Fighting are available on the ITF website. The ITF-D competition rules can also be found on the relevant website.

Belt and graduation system

Graduations in the ITF are indicated by colored belts in the colors white, yellow, green, blue, red and black:

designation   Belt color interpretation
10. Kup White Innocence, the student has no knowledge of Taekwondo.
9. Kup White yellow
8. Kup yellow The soil in which a plant germinates and takes root, the foundation of Taekwondo is laid.
7. Kup yellow-green
6. Kup green The plant grows, the Taekwondo skills develop.
5. Kup green Blue
4. Kup blue The sky towards which the plant grows as a mature tree.
3. Kup blue red
2. Kup red Danger, warns the student to control himself and the opponent to keep his distance.
1. Kup Red Black
1st to 9th Dan black Counterpart to white, combines all colors in itself.

The fact that the highest master's degree is the 9th (and not 10th) Dan lies in the number nine as the highest single-digit number and the product 3 × 3. In East Asia, three is a lucky number, so nine promises triple luck. The Chinese character for three shows three superimposed horizontal lines ( 三 ), which represent (from bottom to top) the earth, the mortals and the sky. It was believed that someone who could unite these three realms would be born again as king.

See also

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  1. ↑ a b c History of the ITF (English) . International Taekwon-Do Federation. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Contact information for the ITF ( Memento of April 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), (English)
  3. ↑ International Taekwon-Do Federation: Competition rules and regulations, engl. . www.itf-information.com. 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ International Taekwon-Do Federation Germany eV: Competition rules (WO) . International Taekwon-Do Federation Germany eV. January 11, 2008. Accessed on July 4, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.itf-d.de  
  5. ↑ The graduation system in Taekwondo: Why are there only 9 master degrees? . Martial arts and fitness Stuttgart-Gaisburg. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

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