We have had several threads about this currently running. But this seemed to fall under its own dilly-yo.
A while back KKW had an open request for applicants to be representatives of an Overseas Branch. Well, here is some news on that. Ironically, check the name of the signatures!!!!!!
Corrupted Kukkiwon, cease opening foreign branch
'United States Taekwondo Grandmaster Society (USTGS)' and 'American Taekwondo United (ATU)', organizations who have been Taekwondo advocates for over 40 years in the United States are submitting a joint statement in concerns for Kukkiwon's status.
ATU and USTGS can no longer overlook Kukkiwon's corruption.
ATU and USTGS demand following requests to be met by Kukkiwon.
1. Kukkiwon officials who have criminal records for assault, fraud, and other incriminating acts must resign. By law, these officials should not be qualified to hold such positions. This must be done out of respect for Taekwondo practitioners from all over the world.
2. Current Kukkiwon officials need to stop misleading foreign Taekwondo masters by claiming Korean government is unfairly trying to take control of Kukkiwon. Kukkiwon officials who are sending out emails to foreign Taekwondo masters, is an act of defaming the image of Taekwondo.
3. By using current status of world Taekwondo as an excuse, officials need to stop trying to regain its leadership through sly actions. To have Kukkiwon Dan to be certified globally is a pride of Korea, the birth place of Taekwondo. However, this is a separate entity from the Olympics. Including the United States, other nations do not see obtaining their Dans through Kukkiwon as a necessity in order to be qualified as an Olympic athlete. An athlete becomes an Olympic athlete through experience and intense training. Officials who are aware of this fact but still relate Kukkiwon and the Olympics is not right.
4. Kukkiwon must make an announcement that Korean government will work towards improving Taekwondo and will not unnecessarily interfere with Kukiwon's operations.
5. Kukkiwon must stop its plan to open up a foreign branch.
6. Korean government, with Taekwondo special law (June 22nd, 2008) need to invalidate Kukkiwon's actions and officials unqualified actions done after the law was made and erase its records.
January 10th, 2010.
A while back KKW had an open request for applicants to be representatives of an Overseas Branch. Well, here is some news on that. Ironically, check the name of the signatures!!!!!!
Corrupted Kukkiwon, cease opening foreign branch
'United States Taekwondo Grandmaster Society (USTGS)' and 'American Taekwondo United (ATU)', organizations who have been Taekwondo advocates for over 40 years in the United States are submitting a joint statement in concerns for Kukkiwon's status.
ATU and USTGS can no longer overlook Kukkiwon's corruption.
ATU and USTGS demand following requests to be met by Kukkiwon.
1. Kukkiwon officials who have criminal records for assault, fraud, and other incriminating acts must resign. By law, these officials should not be qualified to hold such positions. This must be done out of respect for Taekwondo practitioners from all over the world.
2. Current Kukkiwon officials need to stop misleading foreign Taekwondo masters by claiming Korean government is unfairly trying to take control of Kukkiwon. Kukkiwon officials who are sending out emails to foreign Taekwondo masters, is an act of defaming the image of Taekwondo.
3. By using current status of world Taekwondo as an excuse, officials need to stop trying to regain its leadership through sly actions. To have Kukkiwon Dan to be certified globally is a pride of Korea, the birth place of Taekwondo. However, this is a separate entity from the Olympics. Including the United States, other nations do not see obtaining their Dans through Kukkiwon as a necessity in order to be qualified as an Olympic athlete. An athlete becomes an Olympic athlete through experience and intense training. Officials who are aware of this fact but still relate Kukkiwon and the Olympics is not right.
4. Kukkiwon must make an announcement that Korean government will work towards improving Taekwondo and will not unnecessarily interfere with Kukiwon's operations.
5. Kukkiwon must stop its plan to open up a foreign branch.
6. Korean government, with Taekwondo special law (June 22nd, 2008) need to invalidate Kukkiwon's actions and officials unqualified actions done after the law was made and erase its records.
January 10th, 2010.
