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li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yeoksam-dong" title="Yeoksam-dong">Yeoksam-dong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gangnam_District" title="Gangnam District">Gangnam District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data">Korean</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Lee Dong Sup</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent organization</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism" title="Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism">Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr//">www.kukkiwon.or.kr/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kukkiwon&params=37.502_N_127.0303_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°30′07″N</span> <span class="longitude">127°01′49″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.5020°N 127.0303°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.5020; 127.0303</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p><p><b>Kukkiwon</b> (<a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">국기원</span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a>: <span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hani">國技院</span></span>), also known as <b>World Taekwondo Headquarters</b>, and home of the <b>World Taekwondo Academy</b>, is where the official <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">taekwondo</a> governing organization was established by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Korea" title="Government of South Korea">South Korean government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Min2005_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Min2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism" title="Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism">Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MCSTBureau_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCSTBureau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kukkiwon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 22em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Kukkiwon</td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hang">국기원</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline; font-size: 1rem;"><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko-Hani">國技院</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Revised Romanization of Korean transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Gukgiwon</i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="McCune–Reischauer transliteration"><i lang="ko-Latn">Kukkiwŏn</i></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg/220px-Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg/330px-Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg/440px-Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2618" data-file-height="2054" /></a><figcaption>Entrance gates, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Kukkiwon is based at 635 <a href="/wiki/Yeoksam-dong" title="Yeoksam-dong">Yeoksam-dong</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gangnam-gu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangnam-gu">Gangnam-gu</a> district of <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LifeinKorea_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LifeinKorea-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GNGIBS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GNGIBS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SGC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SGC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction of the main building commenced on 19 November 1971, and was completed on 30 November 1972, with the organization being officially named on 6 February 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KukkiwonHistory-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gillis2009_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gillis2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1973, the <a href="/wiki/Korea_Taekwondo_Association" title="Korea Taekwondo Association">Korea Taekwondo Association</a> and Kukkiwon hosted the first <a href="/wiki/World_Taekwondo_Championships" title="World Taekwondo Championships">World Taekwondo Championships</a>, with 200 taekwondo competitors from 17 countries in attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-KTAHistory_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KTAHistory-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ParkSeabourne1997_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ParkSeabourne1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kukkiwon has had a permanent taekwondo demonstration team since September 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-Min2005_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Min2005-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KukkiwonHistory-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kim_Un-yong" title="Kim Un-yong">Un Yong Kim</a> was the first President of Kukkiwon,<sup id="cite_ref-Parandeul_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parandeul-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lai_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lai-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and resigned from the position on 15 November 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-Ko_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ko-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ToiGye_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ToiGye-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woon Kyu Uhm of the <a href="/wiki/Chung_Do_Kwan" title="Chung Do Kwan">Chung Do Kwan</a> was elected president on 2 March 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KukkiwonHistory-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The President in late 2005 was Yong Gye Um.<sup id="cite_ref-TKDNZ2006_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TKDNZ2006-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the <a href="/wiki/Jidokwan" title="Jidokwan">Jidokwan</a> was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.<sup id="cite_ref-KimJung2009_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KimJung2009-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KukkiwonAnnouncement2009_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KukkiwonAnnouncement2009-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In mid-2010, Won Sik Kang became the president;<sup id="cite_ref-TKDTJune2010_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TKDTJune2010-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was also the current president of Song Moo Kwan, Korea. President Kang stepped down at the end of his term of office in early 2013. After him the interim president while awaiting an election was Grandmaster Kyu Sok Lee, who also serves as Secretary-General for the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Taekwondo_Union" title="Asian Taekwondo Union">Asian Taekwondo Union</a>. Kim Chung Gun later acted as the Chair-in-Office. The next president was Grandmaster Lee Kyu Hyung (9th dan) after being provisionally named by the Director of the organization's board as of August 20, 2013;<sup id="cite_ref-WTKMediaAugust2013_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTKMediaAugust2013-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he resigned after a short period, claiming he was unable to perform the role to the best of his abilities due to political issues. </p><p>The current president is Grandmaster Lee Dong Sup, elected on January 28, 2021. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flags_Kukkiwon_Seoul.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flags_Kukkiwon_Seoul.JPG/220px-Flags_Kukkiwon_Seoul.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flags_Kukkiwon_Seoul.JPG/330px-Flags_Kukkiwon_Seoul.JPG 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(2005): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dynamic-korea.com/culture/view_culture.php?main=TKD&sub=&uid=200500007000&page=3&keyword=spread">Kukkiwon, the spiritual home of Taekwondoists</a> (11 July 2005). Published on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA. Retrieved on 10 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MCSTBureau-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-MCSTBureau_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mcst.go.kr/english/bureauofOffice/sports.jsp">Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea: Bureau of Office</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723155736/http://www.mcst.go.kr/english/bureauofOffice/sports.jsp">Archived</a> 2011-07-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Retrieved on 9 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LifeinKorea-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LifeinKorea_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/seoul/359">Life in Korea: Kukkiwon</a> Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GNGIBS-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GNGIBS_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ingang.go.kr/eng/in/cultural_facilities.asp">GangNam-Gu Internet Broadcasting Station: Cultural facilities</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100905122714/http://www.ingang.go.kr/eng/in/cultural_facilities.asp">Archived</a> 2010-09-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SGC-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SGC_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jobs.seoul.go.kr/global/view/living/liv_search/liv_search_05.jsp?corp_seq=1644">Seoul Global Center: Kukkiwon</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2020">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KukkiwonHistory-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KukkiwonHistory_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/english/introduce/introduce03.jsp?div=03">Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters: Kukkiwon history</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070505064816/http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/english/introduce/introduce03.jsp?div=03">Archived</a> 2007-05-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Retrieved on 25 May 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gillis2009-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Gillis2009_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gillis, A. (2009): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/TTKD/TotallyTKD_Issue_1.pdf">From spooky Kukki to WTF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110715155650/http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/TTKD/TotallyTKD_Issue_1.pdf">Archived</a> 2011-07-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Totally Tae Kwon Do</i>, 1:31–32. Retrieved on 10 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KTAHistory-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KTAHistory_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.koreataekwondo.org/KTA_ENG/html/kta/kta_01.asp">Korea Taekwondo Association: History</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130113022107/http://www.koreataekwondo.org/KTA_ENG/html/kta/kta_01.asp">Archived</a> 2013-01-13 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a> Retrieved on 20 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ParkSeabourne1997-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ParkSeabourne1997_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Park, Y. H., & Seabourne, T. (1997): <i>Taekwondo techniques & tactics: Skills for sparring and self-defense</i> (p. 13). 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Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KimJung2009-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KimJung2009_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kim, J., & Jung, D. G. (2009): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=1627">Seung Wan Lee elected as Kukkiwon Chairman</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100120032517/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=1627">Archived</a> 2010-01-20 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>MOOKAS</i> (11 December 2009). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KukkiwonAnnouncement2009-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KukkiwonAnnouncement2009_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kukkiwon (2009): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/popup/2009_notice_inter_branch_eng.doc">Announcement for selection of "Kukkiwon Overseas Branches"</a> (31 December 2009). Retrieved on 13 January 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TKDTJune2010-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TKDTJune2010_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.taekwondotimes.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=806">New Kukkiwon President: Won Sik Kang</a> <i>Tae Kwon Do Times</i> (4 June 2010). Retrieved on 13 November 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WTKMediaAugust2013-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WTKMediaAugust2013_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wtkmedia.com/lee-kyu-hyung-new-president-of-kukkiwon/">Lee Kyu Hyung, new President of Kukkiwon</a> <i>World Taekwondo Media</i> (20 August 2013). 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