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MichiganTKD · 02-02-2004, 11:15 PM

Our organization is affiliated with the WTF, and our Instructor is 9th Dan WTF. However, we do not compete in national events sponsored by the USTU. We do compete in private events sponsored by our Organization that cooperate with other organization, most often organizations led by friend/colleagues of our instructor. For example, this summer some of our black belts will go to Peru to compete in an international tournament hosted by an instructor who is friendly with ours. Other instructors and their students will be there as well. However, it is not a PATU-sponsored tournament or anything like that.
Additionally, the Tae Kwon Do Instructor in Australia who coordinated the free fighting at the 2000 Sydney Games is a friend of our Instructor. We received a letter from him inviting our president to Australia to attend the Games as his guest.
I understand that the USOC is in the process of revoking the USTU's NGB status. Meaning not only will they not be qualified to send Olympic competitors, but the USTU will no longer be allowed to represent the WTF.

02-02-2004, 11:15 PM	#25 (permalink)
MichiganTKD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 55 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	WTF affiliation Our organization is affiliated with the WTF, and our Instructor is 9th Dan WTF. However, we do not compete in national events sponsored by the USTU. We do compete in private events sponsored by our Organization that cooperate with other organization, most often organizations led by friend/colleagues of our instructor. For example, this summer some of our black belts will go to Peru to compete in an international tournament hosted by an instructor who is friendly with ours. Other instructors and their students will be there as well. However, it is not a PATU-sponsored tournament or anything like that. Additionally, the Tae Kwon Do Instructor in Australia who coordinated the free fighting at the 2000 Sydney Games is a friend of our Instructor. We received a letter from him inviting our president to Australia to attend the Games as his guest. I understand that the USOC is in the process of revoking the USTU's NGB status. Meaning not only will they not be qualified to send Olympic competitors, but the USTU will no longer be allowed to represent the WTF.