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Originally Posted by wsdddoa012
Has the mixing of both ITF and WTF forms every taken place? would the ITF or WTF allow a tkd instructor to mix forms from both organizations?
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Mike, the WTF could care less. You have the wrong idea about what the WTF is. Let me explain a few things.
First off, the ITF and the WTF are very different administratively. The ITF sets curriculum standards and requirements for individual, instructor and school membership.
As for the WTF:
- no person can be a member of the WTF
- only one national taekwondo association in each nation can be a member of the WTF
- the WTF itself is a member of the International Olympic Committee
- the WTF is nothing more than a tournament committee, they only run tournaments and nothing else.
- they don't issue Dan (black belt) certificates
- they did not create any forms
- they did not create a sparring style
- they don't have a curriculum
- they don't have a color, or black belt system
- they do however choose what they feel is authentic taekwondo associations and what type of sparring and poomsae will be judged at their events.
As for the ITF:
- they set curriculum
-they issued Dan and instructor certificates
- they do not allow non ITF school students to enter their championships
- they run tournaments
- they are a private organization, meaning they are a business, just like the local muffler shop.
Hope that helps
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