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{{Short description|South Korean taekwondo governing body}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = Kukkiwon
|native_name = 국기원
|native_name_lang = ko
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|image = Kukkiwon (2019).jpg
|caption = Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul
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|formation = 1972/1973
|type = GO
|status =
|purpose = Martial art and sport
|headquarters =
|location = [[Yeoksam-dong]], [[Gangnam District]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|region_served =
|language = Korean
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = Lee Dong Sup
|parent_organization = [[Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]]
|website = [http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr// www.kukkiwon.or.kr/]
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'''Kukkiwon''' ({{Korean|hangul=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 [[Government of South Korea|South Korean government]].<ref name="Min2005">Min, B.-H. (2005): [http://www.dynamic-korea.com/culture/view_culture.php?main=TKD&sub=&uid=200500007000&page=3&keyword=spread 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.</ref> It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the [[Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism|Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism]].<ref name="MCSTBureau">[http://www.mcst.go.kr/english/bureauofOffice/sports.jsp Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea: Bureau of Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723155736/http://www.mcst.go.kr/english/bureauofOffice/sports.jsp |date=2011-07-23 }} Retrieved on 9 January 2010.</ref>
==History==
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul = 국기원
|hanja = 國技院
|rr = Gukgiwon
|mr = Kukkiwŏn
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[[File:Kukkiwon-gates-2010.jpg|thumb|Entrance gates, 2010]]
Kukkiwon is based at 635 [[Yeoksam-dong]] in the [[Gangnam-gu]] district of [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].<ref name="LifeinKorea">[http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/seoul/359 Life in Korea: Kukkiwon] Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</ref><ref name="GNGIBS">[http://www.ingang.go.kr/eng/in/cultural_facilities.asp GangNam-Gu Internet Broadcasting Station: Cultural facilities] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905122714/http://www.ingang.go.kr/eng/in/cultural_facilities.asp |date=2010-09-05 }} Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</ref><ref name="SGC">[http://jobs.seoul.go.kr/global/view/living/liv_search/liv_search_05.jsp?corp_seq=1644 Seoul Global Center: Kukkiwon]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on 8 January 2010.</ref> Construction of the main building commenced on 19 November 1971, and was completed on 30 November 1972, with the organization being officially named on 6 February 1973.<ref name="KukkiwonHistory">[http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/english/introduce/introduce03.jsp?div=03 Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarters: Kukkiwon history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505064816/http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/english/introduce/introduce03.jsp?div=03 |date=2007-05-05 }} Retrieved on 25 May 2007.</ref><ref name="Gillis2009">Gillis, A. (2009): [http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/TTKD/TotallyTKD_Issue_1.pdf From spooky Kukki to WTF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715155650/http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/TTKD/TotallyTKD_Issue_1.pdf |date=2011-07-15 }} ''Totally Tae Kwon Do'', 1:31–32. Retrieved on 10 January 2010.</ref>
In May 1973, the [[Korea Taekwondo Association]] and Kukkiwon hosted the first [[World Taekwondo Championships]], with 200 taekwondo competitors from 17 countries in attendance.<ref name="KTAHistory">[http://www.koreataekwondo.org/KTA_ENG/html/kta/kta_01.asp Korea Taekwondo Association: History] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130113022107/http://www.koreataekwondo.org/KTA_ENG/html/kta/kta_01.asp |date=2013-01-13 }} Retrieved on 20 January 2010.</ref><ref name="ParkSeabourne1997">Park, Y. H., & Seabourne, T. (1997): ''Taekwondo techniques & tactics: Skills for sparring and self-defense'' (p. 13). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics ({{ISBN|0-88011-644-7}}).</ref> Kukkiwon has had a permanent taekwondo demonstration team since September 1974.<ref name="Min2005"/><ref name="KukkiwonHistory"/>
[[Kim Un-yong|Un Yong Kim]] was the first President of Kukkiwon,<ref name="Parandeul">[http://www.parandeul.co.kr/kukiwon.htm Parandeul Tours: Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarter)] Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref><ref name="Lai">[http://www.laitkd.com/history.html Yushen Lai's Taekwondo Academy: History of Taekwondo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614202304/http://www.laitkd.com/history.html |date=2010-06-14 }} Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref> and resigned from the position on 15 November 2001.<ref name="Ko">[http://www.komudokwan.com/taekwondo.html Ko Mu Do Kwan: Taekwondo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505214605/http://www.komudokwan.com/taekwondo.html |date=2010-05-05 }} Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref><ref name="ToiGye">[http://www.grafend.de/dok/Olympic%20Tae%20Kwon%20Do.pdf Toi-Gye Taekwon-Do: Olympic Tae Kwon Do]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on 12 January 2010.</ref> Woon Kyu Uhm of the [[Chung Do Kwan]] was elected president on 2 March 2004.<ref name="KukkiwonHistory"/> The President in late 2005 was Yong Gye Um.<ref name="TKDNZ2006">Tae Kwon Do New Zealand (2005): [http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/magazine.asp?article=378 Taekwondo New Zealand goodwill visit to WTF Headquarters and Kukkiwon Headquarters] ''Fight Times''. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.</ref> On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the [[Jidokwan]] was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.<ref name="KimJung2009">Kim, J., & Jung, D. G. (2009): [http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=1627 Seung Wan Lee elected as Kukkiwon Chairman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120032517/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=1627 |date=2010-01-20 }} ''MOOKAS'' (11 December 2009). Retrieved on 30 January 2010.</ref><ref name="KukkiwonAnnouncement2009">Kukkiwon (2009): [http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/popup/2009_notice_inter_branch_eng.doc Announcement for selection of "Kukkiwon Overseas Branches"] (31 December 2009). Retrieved on 13 January 2010.</ref>
In mid-2010, Won Sik Kang became the president;<ref name="TKDTJune2010">[http://www.taekwondotimes.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=806 New Kukkiwon President: Won Sik Kang] ''Tae Kwon Do Times'' (4 June 2010). Retrieved on 13 November 2010.</ref> he was also the current president of Song Moo Kwan, Korea.  President Kang stepped down at the end of his term of office in early 2013. After him the interim president while awaiting an election was Grandmaster Kyu Sok Lee, who also serves as Secretary-General for the [[Asian Taekwondo Union]]. Kim Chung Gun later acted as the Chair-in-Office. The next president was Grandmaster Lee Kyu Hyung (9th dan) after being provisionally named by the Director of the organization's board as of August 20, 2013;<ref name="WTKMediaAugust2013">[http://www.wtkmedia.com/lee-kyu-hyung-new-president-of-kukkiwon/ Lee Kyu Hyung, new President of Kukkiwon] ''World Taekwondo Media'' (20 August 2013). Retrieved on 22 August 2013.</ref> he resigned after a short period, claiming he was unable to perform the role to the best of his abilities due to political issues.
The current president is Grandmaster Lee Dong Sup, elected on January 28, 2021.
[[File:Flags Kukkiwon Seoul.JPG|thumb|Flagpoles and flags of the World Taekwondo Federation (now World Taekwondo) and of the Korean Taekwondo Association at the Kukkiwon]]
==See also==
{{Portal|South Korea|Martial arts}}
* [[Korean martial arts]]
* [[Sport in South Korea]]
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/ Kukkiwon official website] {{in lang|ko}}
* [http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/eng/index.action Kukkiwon official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.mcst.go.kr/ Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism] {{in lang|ko}}
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/kukkiwon Kukkiwon at Google Cultural Institute]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1972]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Seoul]]
[[Category:Gangnam District]]
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[[Category:1972 establishments in South Korea]]