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The British TaekwonDo Council is recognised by the Sports Council as the only Governing body for Tae Kwon Do in the UK The B.T.C. was established in conjunction with the Sports Council to unify and oversee the development of Tae Kwon Do in the UK. Only Organisations in membership of the British Tae Kwon Do Council are listed on this page. We cater for all styles of TaekwonDo, I.T.F, Kukkiwon as well as Independents. |
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FORMATION OF FEDERATION FOR TAEKWONDO IN THE UK SUMMARY AS AT MID-JUNE 2011
The British Taekwondo Council (BTC) - as the GB/UK level National Governing Body for Taekwondo recognised by the five Sports Councils under their joint policy - and the British Taekwondo Control Board (BTCB) - as the Governing Body for WTF Taekwondo in the UK recognised by the World Taekwondo Federation - have agreed to form a federation.
An informal summary of the key purposes identified for the federation is as follows:
In order to manage matters relevant to the federation, an overarching corporate structure has been set up as a company limited by guarantee, Taekwondo Organisation Limited (TOL). In addition to the BTC and the BTCB - in their respective governing body roles - Sport Taekwondo UK Ltd (STUK) - in its role as the key delivery body managing the World Class Performance Programme (funded by UK Sport) and the Excel Programme (funded by Sport England) - is also represented on the TOL Board.
The TOL Board is to consist of 7 directors:
TOL is still in the process of formation. The initial TOL Board held its inaugural meeting on 2 June 2011. TOL work-in-progress includes:
