Who We Are: WTO
World Taekwondo Organization
An organization of the Taekwondo Pioneers, who have founded, instituted and proliferated
Taekwondo around the world since April 11, 1955.
World Taekwondo Organization (WTO) is a
Paternal Organization of Taekwondo as we are
the Organization of the Pioneers of Taekwondo.
There are over 200 Million active Taekwondo practitioners in the world, second biggest in population, next to soccer.
In 213 countries.
Who We Are: WTO
WTO’s role and the mission is to unite over 200 million Taekwondo practitioners in 213 countries around the world into a unified community.
Taekwondo is by far the number #1 Martial Art in the world. There are more Taekwondo population in the world than all other Martial Artists combined.
WTO aims to achieve the “Industrialization of Taekwondo” through innovation to advance Taekwondo to the next level of success.
Who We Are: WTO
WTO presents a systematic development of both the “Combat Taekwondo” and the “Sports Taekwondo”, an innovative initiative by itself.
WTO further presents different genres of Taekwondo, such as the “Fitness Taekwondo” and the “Artistic Taekwondo” for the people who seek personalized goals to meet their needs and wants.
WTO is setting the new standard in Taekwondo.
Who We Are: WTO
WTO’s Executive Management
❑ Board of Pioneers: PGM KONG YOUNG IL, PGM YANG WOO YUP,
PGM CHO SANG MIN, PGM PARK DONG KEUN, PGM DAVID DAEHYUN KIM, PGM KIM YEON SHIK
❑ Chairman: PGM KONG YOUNG IL [USA]
❑ President: GM CASEY ILSUN KIM CBB IX (GM KIM ILSUN) [USA]
❑ Continental President (CP)
❑ Asia: GM Pradipta Kumar Roy CBB IX [India]
❑ Africa: GM George Ashiru CBB IX [Nigeria]
❑ Europe: GM Svetlana Kana Gvozdich CBB IX [Croatia]
❑ North America: GM Porfirio Alvarez CBB IX [USA]
❑ South America : GM Gustavo Jeong CBB IX [Argentina]
❑ Oceania: GM Nick Donato CBB VIII [Australia]
Who We Are: WTO
WTO’s Executive Management
❑ Chief Design Officer: Mr. Paulo Samuel [Korea]
❑ Chief Operating Officer, Hall of Honor (COO, HOH)
❑ SM Ruma Roy Chowdhury CBB VII [India]
❑ Special Advisors to the President of WTO (SAP)
❑ GM Clinton Robinson CBB IX [USA]
❑ GM Geoffrey Ong CBB IX [Canada]
❑ GM Steven Tran CBB VIII [Australia]
❑ GM Han Wong CBB IX [Scotland]
❑ Madam Ester Chung HBB V [USA]
❑ Director, Office of the President (DOP)
❑ SM Sunil Shakya CBB VI [USA]