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Thank you for visiting the home page for the ITF-USA, the first International Taekwon-Do Federation approved association in the United States.  Our mission, as a non-profit and democratically-structured organization, is to foster the teaching and art of traditional Taekwon-Do in the United States, as handed down by our founder General Choi, Hong Hi.

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May 18 , 2013

Red Tiger Cup in Phladelphia, PA
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2012 World Championships in England

 
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Red Tiger Cup Division and Schedule Update

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Competitors/Parents/Coaches/Instructors:

Due to the overwhelming support of the 2013 RED TIGER CUP, the following changes have been made:

1. The 6-7 and 8-9 year old Advanced boys Divisions have been changed to blue belts and red stripes only.
The Red belts will be combined with the BLACK BELTS of the same age.

2. The 6-7 & 8-9 year old Red/Black Belt Boys Divisions will be moved from 9:00-11:00 am to 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

3. The 8-9 year old Black Belt Girls Division will also be moved from 9:00-11:00 am to 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

4. ALL 14-17 year old competitors will be moved from 11:00 am-1:00 pm to 1:00 -3:00 pm.

We hope that this eliminates any delays or excessive waiting by the competitors and parents. Please arrive by 8:30 am to insure a timely start.

 

US Nationals - April 19-21

Congratulations to all competitors for an excellent 2013 USA Nationals. We saw some great talent out there this weekend and look forward to seeing your continued improvement and growth the next time around.

To those who made the 2013 USA Team for Spain, congratulations once again, more information regarding details and logistics will be emailed to you in the near future.

The 2015 US Nationals will be hosted by the ATFI in Austin, Texas.


Master Nunez, Grand Master Van Binh, Master Suarez, Master Affatigato.
President of the ATFI, ITF-USA, NTA-ITF, and OTFA at the USA Nationals.

 

First National Seminar

The ITF-USA will be hosting its FIRST NATIONAL SEMINAR in Philadelphia on the weekend of June 21-23rd!

This first time event will include 6x World Champion Julia Cross of Scotland, ITF-USA President and Grandmaster Van Binh and Master Marcello F. Cancelliere of the ITF-USA Technical Committee.

The event will include sparring, competition rules, self-defense, patterns, business and marketing strategies and much more...

For more information, contact the ITF-USA at www.itf-usa.org or email Master Cancelliere at tigerrojo@aol.com.

 

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Download: Poster

 

 

Red Tiger (ITF-USA) in Anguilla

On Tuesday, March 26th, Master Marcello F. Cancelliere and members of the ITF-USA's RED TIGER TKD met with Sa bum Gregory Permuy and AXA TKD in Anguilla for a short visit and some Taekwon-do Training!

After a short ferry ride, Master Cancelliere and three of his black belts were greeted in Anguilla by the President of the Anguilla Tkd Federation where they were whisked to an awaiting group of students for a sparring, breaking and patterns class! Special thanks to Mr. Permuy and his students for their enthusiasm and hospitality. The training was followed by a wonderful lunch on the beach at Blanchard's Beach Shack!

Special thanks to Sbn Carlos and Ali and Markie for coming along while on vacation!

 

California Black Belt Promotion

San Jose, CA - On the weekend of February 2-3, 2013, Mightyfist Taekwon-Do held a large black belt test with students testing for ranks from 1st through 3rd degree. The cloudy morning started off with a 3 mile run...

before diving into everything else...

Congratulations to all our new black belts!

 

Future Team Selection Proposal

For your consideration, the following proposal document, regarding team selection and training, has been uploaded. Corrections and ideas are welcomed.

2011 Proposal for New Team Selection Process for World Championships

Publications

Keep up to date with ITF-USA activities by downloading a copy of the ITF-USA Magazine!

Most Recent: Argentina 2009

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... the World Championship Commemorative Book!

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itf-usa@msn.com

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Membership Renewal

Members, please remember to renew your membership!

Please send all forms to:
ITF-USA Sec Gen
Mr. Kenneth Rattet
40F Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120

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