The German Taekwondo Union (german: Deutsche Taekwondo Union or DTU) is the largest

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

association in Germany. It is a member of the

German Olympic Sports Confederation The German Olympic Sports Confederation (german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund or DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates ...

(''Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund'' or DOSB).

International competition

DTU is a member of the European umbrella organization

European Taekwondo Union The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) or World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) is the official governing body for all Taekwondo matters in Europe as a regional organisation of World Taekwondo. It comprises the National Taekwondo Federations of all the Europe ...

(ETU) as well as the World Association for

World Taekwondo World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The ''World Taekw ...

(WT). On the part of the German Olympic Committee, the German Taekwondo Union is the only taekwondo association authorized to send athletes to the Olympic Games.

References

External links

* Sports organizations established in 1981 Taekwondo organizations

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

National members of World Taekwondo Taekwondo in Germany 1981 establishments in Germany National Taekwondo teams {{Germany-sport-stub