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The Gibraltar Taekwondo Association (G.T.A.) along with it's
homologous international wing, British Taekwondo Gibraltar are members of the Commonwealth
Taekwondo Union (C.T.U.), the Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters and
British Taekwondo;
who are affiliated to the World Taekwondo Federation (W.T.F.) and the
European Taekwondo Union (E.T.U.).
The Gibraltar Taekwondo
Association:
The representative body of Taekwondo in Gibraltar. |
British
Taekwondo Gibraltar:
Is our homologous international wing, representing
Gibraltar abroad. |
British Taekwondo:
Is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation
(WTF). British Taekwondo also a member of the British Olympic Association
(BOA), the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) and British
Taekwondo Council (BTC). British Taekwondo was established in 1982
and is the Governing Body for WTF Taekwondo in the United
Kingdom. The function of British Taekwondo includes responsibility for
the selection of National Teams to compete at International and Olympic
level. |
The Commonwealth Taekwondo
Union:
Holds the The
Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships
which are held every 4 years, in every year the Commonwealth
Games are held. It is sanctioned by the Commonwealth
Committee and involves world class competitors making it a
major event in Taekwondo. |
World Taekwondo Headquarters
Kukkiwon
Kukkiwon also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Gibraltar is part of the Kukkiwon Membership System. |
The World Taekwondo Federation:
Is the International Federation (IF) member of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the
competition events of the martial art of Taekwondo. It
was established in South Korea on May 28, 1973, at
its inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon with
participation of 35 representatives from the world. |
The European Taekwondo
Council:
The
European Taekwondo Union is the official governing body for
all Taekwondo matters in Europe as a regional organisation of
the World Taekwondo Federation. It is comprised of the National
Taekwondo Federations of all the European member nations
and regulates all Taekwondo matters on a continental basis. |
The G.T.A. committee is
democratically elected twice a year. The current committee stands as
follows:
Master Ernest
Garcia: |
5th Dan |
Chairman /
Treasurer |
Master Edward
Garcia: |
5th Dan |
Vice-Chairman
/ Membership Services
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Frederick
Martin MCSP SRP: |
2nd Dan |
Home
Country Officer |
Karissa Ruiz |
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General Secretary |
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(Representative's of the G.T.A. Committee)
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