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iv. GLOBAL TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION (GTF)
o Formed on June 14, 1990 by Grandmaster Park Jung Tae, 9th Degree Black
Belt, who was the 2nd
President of Korean
Taekwon-do Association and
former Technical Chairman /
Sec. General of International
TKD Federation (ITF).
o Based in Toronto, Canada.
o Objective - To promote
Taekwon-do worldwide and to provide a peaceful world through moral, physical and
cultural unification between national member organizations.
o 78 countries under the GTF banner.
o Malaysia became a member of the GTF when Grandmaster Dato’ Prof. Dr. Master
Sabree Salleh was appointed a Vice President of GTF by GM Park Jung Tae in
1999.
o Largest affiliate is the European Global Taekwon-do Council(EGTC),
o Has emerged as the ultimate non-political martial arts organization in the world.
o Emphasizes on semi-contact (controlled)
sparring, pattern and self-defence.
o On GM Park’s demise in 2002, the
Presidency was unanimously passed to be
held EXCLUSIVELY by his widow, Mrs.
Linda Park.
o 2005 Meeting of Masters it was unanimously
agreed that Mrs Linda Park be awarded the
Hon. 9 th Degree Black Belt in recognition for
her support and dedication to the
development of TKD.
o Ref. : www.gtftaekwondo.com.
GM Park & Mrs Linda Park
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