''British Taekwondo Limited'', operating as British Taekwondo is the National Governing Body for World Taekwondo in

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. It is a member of, and recognised by,

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 ...

, the international governing body for taekwondo as recognised by the

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and the International Paralympic Committee. British Taekwondo is also a member of the

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(BOA), the

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(BPA) and the

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). Established in 1982 its functions include responsibility for the selection of National Teams to compete at International and Olympic level. A second body founded in 2002, ''Sport Taekwondo UK Ltd'' operating as GB Taewkondo is responsible, with the support of its parent body, British Taekwondo, for the management of the elite competitive taekwondo and para taekwondo programs in Great Britain, and the hosting in Great Britain of elite level competitive taekwondo events.

Five tenets of BTCB (WTF Style) Taekwondo

* Etiquette * Modesty * Perseverance * Self Control * Indomitable Spirit

BTCB (WTF Style) Taekwondo student oath

* To observe the tenets of Taekwondo * To have respect for instructors and fellow students * To never misuse the art of taekwondo * To be a champion of freedom and justice * To help build a more peaceful world

Advancement

Advancing through the belts is by a system of gradings. Gradings are typically held in 3–4 month cycles at regional training centres across the UK. Black belt promotion tests are held three time per year at venue around the UK. Grading systems will typically consist of line work, patterns, theory, and sparring. Students can typically advance through the belts at a rate of 1 Kup every 3 months.

Belts

BTCB uses the following system of Belt Gradings: * 10th Kup – White belt (white signifies innocence, as a student with no previous knowledge of Taekwondo) * 9th Kup – White belt with yellow tag * 8th Kup – Yellow belt (yellow signifies earth, from which the metaphorical plant sprouts forth and takes root as the foundations of Taekwondo are laid) * 7th Kup – Yellow belt with green tag * 6th Kup – Green belt (green signifies the plant's growth as skills are developed) * 5th Kup – Green belt with blue tag * 4th Kup – Blue belt (blue signifies heaven, towards which the plant is growing as training progresses) * 3rd Kup – Blue belt with red tag * 2nd Kup – Red belt (red signifies danger, cautioning the student to exercise control and warning opponents) * 1st Kup – Red belt with black tag * 1st Dan – Black belt (black is opposite to white and signifies maturity and proficiency in taekwondo) BTCB (WTF Style) uses the Poomsae style of teaching Taekwondo.

Olympic Taekwondo

GB Taekwondo holds the mandate for selecting National Team players and Olympic Team players in the UK. Since

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

's inception at the

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, The UK has fielded several players into Olympic tournaments, such as Steve Jennings, Paul Green,

Sarah Stevenson Sarah Diana Stevenson, MBE (born 30 March 1983) is a British taekwondo athlete. A world champion in 2001, Stevenson won her country's first ever Olympic medal in taekwondo, a bronze, at the 2008 Games in Beijing, her third Ol ...

Aaron Cook Aaron Cook may refer to: *Aaron Cook (baseball) (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher * Aaron Cook (footballer) (born 1979), Welsh footballer * Aaron Cook (politician), Nauruan politician *Aaron Cook (taekwondo) Aaron Arthur Cook (born 2 ...

and Michael Harvey. To date, five medals have been won (

– Bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jade Jones – Gold at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

as well as, Lutalo Muhammad – Bronze & Silver at the

and

References

External links

GB Taekwondo

World Taekwondo

European Taekwondo Union
{{National members of World Taekwondo Sports organizations established in 1982 Taekwondo organizations

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