Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame

The Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame (TKDHOF) founded by 3 time USA National & 1st Pan Am Taekwondo Champion Gerard Robbins,is an international organization comprised of an executive director (Gerard Robbins) and technical advisors who are themselves members of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), and other major taekwondo organizations The technical advisors are responsible for identifying, recognizing and honoring persons and groups who have significantly contributed to the development, growth, and advancement of taekwondo as a martial art and global sport.
Organisation
The Taekwondo Hall of Fame® headquarters is located in New Jersey, USA with technical advisory staff located in Korea, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan, Russia, Ireland and India. For example, Senior Master Kavanagh of Ireland was appointed as an advisor (representing Ireand and Spain) at the 2011 Awards Ceremony and Banquet held at KUKKIWON World Taekwondo Headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on August 25th.
Kim Pyung Soo, a 10th-degree black belt and founder of the Chayon Ryu style who has been featured in Taekwondo Times magazine and Black Belt magazine is the Senior Technical advisor in the United States. Kim Pyung Soo was inducted into the Hall of Fame and received the "Journalist-Historian of the Year" award.
According to the TKDHOF, "Taekwondo is an art which can be practiced by nearly everyone, designed to improve the human being on various levels".
Awards ceremonies
2007
The first official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® awards ceremony was held on April 6, 2007, in the USA.
2009
The second official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® awards ceremony was held on April 10, 2009, in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.
2011
The third official Taekwondo Hall of Fame® awards ceremony was successfully held on August 25, 2011 in Seoul. Korea at KUKKIWON World Taekwondo Headquarters.

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