Back كوكي وون Arabic Kukkiwon German Kukkiwon Spanish Kukkiwon Estonian کوکی وان (تکواندو) Persian Kukkiwon French 国技院 Japanese 국기원 Korean Kukkiwon Latin Kukkiwon Dutch
국기원 | |
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.jpg) Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul | |
| Formation | 1972/1973 |
|---|---|
| Type | GO |
| Purpose | Martial art and sport |
| Location | |
Official language | Korean |
President | Lee Dong Sup |
Parent organization | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| Website | www.kukkiwon.or.kr/ |
37°30′07″N 127°01′49″E / 37.5020°N 127.0303°E
Kukkiwon (Korean: 국기원; Hanja: 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.[1] It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.[2]
- ^ Min, B.-H. (2005): Kukkiwon, the spiritual home of Taekwondoists (11 July 2005). Published on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA. Retrieved on 10 January 2010.
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea: Bureau of Office Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 9 January 2010.