Offical letter from korean itf taekwondo

Offical invitation letter from korean international taekwondo federation (ITF) committee for 14th years memorial service of GENERAL CHOI HONG HI.

itf taekwondo 540 kick tranning

published news of nepal itf taekwondo 6th general assembly

Published news in national media about 6th General assembly of Nepal ITF.
Congratulations all executive board members once again.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY OF ITF

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
50 Years of Dedicated Service to the global TKD community by the 1st world governing body of TKD, the I.T.F. (International Taekwon-Do Federa...tion).
The ITF was formed in Seoul (south) Korea on March 22, 1966. It marked the first time ever in the history of Korea that an international organization was headquartered in that Country! The initial 9 member nations were:
Korea (ROK)
Germany (West)
Italy
Malaysia
Singapore
Turkey
United Arab Republic (Egypt)
United States of America
Vietnam (South)
Today TKD is practiced in over 200 countries!
In order to continued the global dissemination of TKD the ITF relocated to Toronto Canada in 1972, when General Choi Hong-Hi fled for his safety from political persecution under the dictatorship in control of Seoul back then. North America is in the middle of Asia & Europe, as well as above South America & the Caribbean. In 1985 the ITF Hq moved again to Vienna Austria, as Austria is centrally located in Europe alongside the "Iron Curtain" that separated East and West Europe during the Cold War era. Austria embraces a political neutral political posture which helped facilitate the further expansion of TKD into the Soviet Bloc and socialist aligned countries. South Korea at that time did not have any diplomatic or trade relations with any communist country. So it was the ITF that had the vision to spread TKD there, as it was essential in order to gain Olympic recognition. At that time the world was divided into 2 major political ideological camps. The IOC would simply not allow a new sport in their program if it had no representation or participation in almost half the world!

The ITF was never headquartered in north Korea! It was only introduced there in 1980 by the historic 7th ITF Demonstration Team. This also was visionary as it marked one of the 1st and one of the most significant exchanges that started to open up that part of Korea to the world. Gen. Choi was truly a man ahead of his time, a real Korean patriot. For his efforts he was nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.
Today the ITF still maintains a headquarters at the original location in Vienna Austria, as well as headquarters in Spain, the United Kingdom and Daejeon in south Korea, the place where TKD was actually born!
THANK YOU Gen. Choi, the ITF and all the original TKD Pioneers for your great work. Continued thanks & appreciation for all the present day TKD leaders for their great work, as well as the support of the many independent TKD groups and the major TKD organizations; the WTF, Kukkiwon and new Taekwondowon.
TKD is ONE!
In the own words of the current WTF President Dr. Choue Chung-Won, TKD would not be in the Olympics if not for the work of the Pioneers, the original/ITF Pioneers!
WTF = WORLD TAEKWONDO FAMILY

nepal itf taekwondo 6th national congress

Nepal international federation 6th national congress and general assembly was just finished successfully.  which held in 18th Feb. 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal

          

1st Dreamland inter-school itf taekwondo championship 2072

On behalf of Dreamland School, I feel honor to hereby inform all the senior, Instructor, player and ITF lovers that Dreamland School is going to organize ITF Junior Taekwondo championship this 7-8 Falgun (Feb, 19-20 2016) on the occasion of Democracy Day. Your consideration,Supports and suggestion will be highly appreciate. 
Manoj Khadka(3rd Degree Black belt)
Vice-president
Kathmandu District ITF Association.
If you have any query regarding this championship, Please contact me via phone any time.
9843701377.
All instructors, Students and supporters are invited.

FIRMER UFC CHAMPION KEVIN RANDLEMAN DIES AT 44

© Zuffa LLC via Getty Images BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS - MARCH 05: Kevin Randleman in the Octagon prior to his bout with Maurice Smith at UFC 19 at Casino Magic on March 5, 1999 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa…



Former UFC heavyweight champion and two-time NCAA champion wrestler Kevin Randleman has died at age 44.
Sources told FOX Sports on Thursday that Randleman had been admitted to a San Diego hospital for pneumonia and later passed away due to heart failure. He had been living in Las Vegas.

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Long before he was one of the most feared men in the Octagon, Randleman was already a legend on the mats during his years at Ohio State, where he followed in the footsteps of another UFC icon, Mark Coleman.
Randleman was a fierce wrestler who captured two NCAA wrestling championships and was a three-time All-American.
Once college was finished, Randleman decided to follow Coleman into the UFC, where he would soon gain a reputation as one of the most powerful and explosive fighters in the history of the sport.
Randleman debuted in the UFC in 1999, and three fights into his career he was already the heavyweight champion of the world. Randleman defeated Pete Williams to win the vacant title and then went on to defend it against Pedro Rizzo in June 2000.
In 2002, Randleman ventured to Japan, where he became a fixture in PRIDE Fighting Championships, which is where he would spend the next four years while taking on some of the best competition in the world.
One of Randleman's biggest moments came in a 2004 fight against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, who was a massive favorite in the PRIDE heavyweight grand prix that year. Randleman floored the former kickboxer with a huge punch early in the first round before finishing the fight a few seconds later with some vicious ground and pound.
Randleman's win is still considered one of the most shocking moments in the history of the sport.
From there, Randleman bounced back and forth between wins and losses for the remainder of his fighting career before his last bout took place in 2011.
Numerous fighters, friends and personalities from around the MMA community sent out condolences to Randleman's family after news of his passing went public on Thursday.
Former UFC heavyweight champion and two-time NCAA champion wrestler Kevin Randleman has died at age 44.
Sources told FOX Sports on Thursday that Randleman had been admitted to a San Diego hospital for pneumonia and later passed away due to heart failure. He had been living in Las Vegas.

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Long before he was one of the most feared men in the Octagon, Randleman was already a legend on the mats during his years at Ohio State, where he followed in the footsteps of another UFC icon, Mark Coleman.
Randleman was a fierce wrestler who captured two NCAA wrestling championships and was a three-time All-American.
Once college was finished, Randleman decided to follow Coleman into the UFC, where he would soon gain a reputation as one of the most powerful and explosive fighters in the history of the sport.
Randleman debuted in the UFC in 1999, and three fights into his career he was already the heavyweight champion of the world. Randleman defeated Pete Williams to win the vacant title and then went on to defend it against Pedro Rizzo in June 2000.
In 2002, Randleman ventured to Japan, where he became a fixture in PRIDE Fighting Championships, which is where he would spend the next four years while taking on some of the best competition in the world.
One of Randleman's biggest moments came in a 2004 fight against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, who was a massive favorite in the PRIDE heavyweight grand prix that year. Randleman floored the former kickboxer with a huge punch early in the first round before finishing the fight a few seconds later with some vicious ground and pound.
Randleman's win is still considered one of the most shocking moments in the history of the sport.
From there, Randleman bounced back and forth between wins and losses for the remainder of his fighting career before his last bout took place in 2011.
Numerous fighters, friends and personalities from around the MMA community sent out condolences to Randleman's family after news of his passing went public on Thursday.

Randleman is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and three children.