DWx Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 So I've happened across the new Kukkiwon membership website: http://kms.kukkiwon.or.kr/Lets you see how many dan members are in each country and how many dojangs (and where they are located). You can click on the map or at the drop down menus to look by country or continent.Some rough stats:8.5 million blackbelts / 7400 dojangsAfrica: 32 000 / 171Asia: 8 000 000 / 624Europe: 110 000 / 2300Oceania: 25 000 / 160America: 340 000 / 4000(I have rounded the numbers and I don't think it's a complete list).Can't get over how many blackbelts are in Asia! I figured it would be more than in other parts of the world but not 95%!!! The distribution between grades is pretty noticeable too. Taking Great Britain:1st dan: 44192nd dan: 16033rd dan: 6884th dan: 2995th dan: 1156th dan: 557th dan: 178th dan: 2Because I'm sad enough to waste my time doing it, if you plot that onto a graph, it's almost a perfect exponential drop in numbers.The website also lets you check to see if someone has a registered poom/dan grade. Might be useful if you're wanting to train with someone and you want to check they do actually have that grade. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Bet 'master' Matt Fiddes is'nt listed. If you believe in an ideal. You don't own it ; it owns you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Big numbers, for sure. I'm willing to bet not all those students are active, though. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanSK Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 The important thing to remember about these stats is that they only reflect those who have received Kukkiwon certificates. In the U.S. there are a lot of folks who train in Kukki-TKD schools who receive school rank, instead of KKW certificates. If all of the BB's who train in Kukki-TKD in the U.S. were counted, the numbers would be at least double what they are on the KKW site. Being a good fighter is One thing. Being a good person is Everything. Kevin "Superkick" McClinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 That's crazy to think about! Lots of TKD black belts out running around out there! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aodhan Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The important thing to remember about these stats is that they only reflect those who have received Kukkiwon certificates. In the U.S. there are a lot of folks who train in Kukki-TKD schools who receive school rank, instead of KKW certificates. If all of the BB's who train in Kukki-TKD in the U.S. were counted, the numbers would be at least double what they are on the KKW site.Or those that achieved rank, but were never registered by their instructor, and thus have no proof of rank.John There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Big numbers, for sure. I'm willing to bet not all those students are active, though.Solid post...I concur!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Big numbers, for sure. I'm willing to bet not all those students are active, though.Solid post...I concur!! Still impressive numbers regardless. And interesting to see how popular TKD seems to be by country. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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