Kicks Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 We're members of the USTU (United States Tae Kwon Do Union) and the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union). Their Olympic Style sparring competitions are modified WTF rules. AAU also does point sparring. The USTU forms (poomse, kata) are the Taegurks. In AAU competition you can do either the Taegueks, Palgwe, (WTF) or Hyungs (ITF). USTU: http://www.ustu.com/ AAU: http://www.aautaekwondo.org/ when you create the world's largest trailer park, you're going to have tornadoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smktkd Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 a sorta small school system, but i can tell you its history and that it is kooki ru songmookwon tae kwon do A Song Moo Kwon Tae Kwon Do Brown Belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRookie Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 CTF (choong sil from Tenn.)here but I am pretty sure we are going out on our on before the end of the year. Our chief instructor has been with ITF, ATA,& USTF over the years & is just tired of all the politics & crap that goes with the leading Fed's...I guess we'll see how things turn out...... *1st Dan Oct 2004*"Progress lies not enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.""It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 My TKD Club is ITF and CTF (Canadain TKD Federation) affliated "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi, Hong Hi ITF Founder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoTaeKwonDo Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 There are so many federations, associations, unions and organizations! The differences are mostly (but not exclusively) political, rather than technical. Look for a style and an instruction that you are comfortable with. I'm a firm believer in and practitioner of tae kwon do and have attended schools affiliated with both the International Tae Kwon Do Federation and the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, but in the last twenty or thirty years the number of organizations have exploded for sure. The politics are dizzying for beginners and more advanced students alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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