Kukkiwon

23Jul

Corruption in Taekwondo

World Taekwondo Former President UN Young Kim for 31 years spread lies & rumors about General Choi. In the 1988 South Korean Olympics he spread rumors of General Choi being a Communist to keep him away from South Korea. Kim wanted to kill General Choi,...
13Jan

Forgery of Kukkiwon Dan/Poom certificates and pocketing money.

It has been brought to the attention of Taekwondo Times that there are Instructors in the USA and abroad collecting fees for Kukkiwon Poom/Dan certifications and not registering their students. These Instructors are making fake copies of the Kukkiwon certificate and passing it off to...
13Sep

Oh Hyun-Deuk Kukkiwon Director Intends to Resign at the End of October

September 13, Oh hyun-deuk Kukkiwon President read the following statement to reporters and interested parties. I am deeply apologizing to the Taekwondo family members as Director of the Kukkiwon for any reason related to the investigation of the judicial authorities and reporting of MBC 'PD Notebook'. I...