The U.S. Central Taekwondo Association or USCTA was founded in
1994 by Grandmaster In Hui Won, 9th DAN Black Belt, and President
of this rapidly growing martial arts organization. Grandmaster Won came to
the United States from Korea in 1980 and became a U.S. citizen in
1988. Since 1980, and prior to the founding of USCTA, Grandmaster Won
operated several successful Taekwondo schools under the name of
Grandmaster Won's Taekwondo in and around Oklahoma City and the throughout
the State of Oklahoma. These schools still operate successfully today
under that same name, Grandmaster Won's Taekwondo. And now under the
USCTA, schools in the State of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas have been
added to this very successful and very well run organization. The USCTA is
growing at an alarming rate.
Master Dr. Gar Won Ko,
6th DAN Black Belt, is Vice-President of the USCTA and is also in charge
of all USCTA and Han Moo Kwan activities in the State of Kansas. The
Kansas Headquarters for the USCTA and the U.S. Han Moo Kwan Association is
the Ko Mu Do Kwan at
2819 E. Central in Wichita.
The USCTA provides all services in conjunction with owning and operating
small, medium, or large schools or dojangs throughout the United States.
These services include promotions for all Gup levels from White to Black
Belt (USCTA Gup Certificates), DAN Certifications for all Black Belts
(USCTA Black Belt DAN Certificates), Instructor's Certification, DAN
Certifications directly from the Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters),
and Black Belt DAN; Certifications directly from the Han Moo Kwan
headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
The USCTA is housed in a beautifully spacious 10,000 square foot building
(one of the largest schools in the State of Oklahoma) recently built by
Grandmaster Won on 25 acres of land just south of Oklahoma City. This
selected site will also contain an extensive outdoor training
facility for endurance training, survival training, traditional Korean
regimental training, obstacle course training patterned by the military
style of training.
On the inside of this most spacious and well-equipped training gymnasium,
Grandmaster Won frequently conducts special technique seminars, taekwondo
competition seminars, referee certification seminars, and school
operation/business seminars. In fact, Grandmaster Won teaches good
business practices and trains many current small school owners how to run
a most efficient and successful taekwondo school.
Grandmaster Won and Master Dr. Ko understand that it is very important for
each and every taekwondo school owner and operator out there to have a
very good, helpful and honest support system behind them for that success
in business. Master Dr. Ko also offers his support to school owners in
Kansas by providing high-level demonstrations of traditional martial arts
to help the owner/instructor promote their school in their area.
At the Ko Mu Do Kwan, USCTA Kansas Headquarters, Grandmaster Won
frequently conducts Referee Seminars, Cutting-Edge Olympic Taekwondo
Competition Seminars with visiting Masters from Yong-In University in
Korea, Business Seminars, Advanced Black Belt and Instructor's Seminars,
and Promotional Examinations.
During these times, Master Dr. Ko and his students perform Kyukpa
(Breaking) and Gyoroogi (Fighting) demonstrations to help promote the art
of Tae Kwon Do and the USCTA.
The USCTA belongs to the Korea Taekwondo
Association and the Han Moo Kwan, which is one of the oldest and original
kwans in Korea (founded in August 1953). The founder and still first
Generation President of the Han Moo Kwan is the Great Grandmaster Kyo Yoon
Lee and is Grandmaster Won's master in Korea.
Han Moo Kwan
In addition to Grandmaster Won holding the 9th DAN Black Belt, he has been
elected as President of the USTU in the State of Oklahoma for seven (7)
years.
Grandmaster Won holds the highest rank
in the world as a First Class International Referee and attended the 2nd
International Referee Seminar in Seoul, Korea in 1975 during the 2nd World
Taekwondo Championships hosted by the Kukkiwon. He was Certified as Master
Instructor in Korea in 1974 and was also Certified as a Referee in 1974 by
the Korea Taekwondo Association.
Since his time in the United States, Grandmaster Won has trained close to
1,000 taekwondoists to Black Belt.
The reader must understand that both on the Internet (virtual reality) and
in the Real World, many martial arts organizations don't even have a
school or gymnasium, they remain virtual (in the owners mind or in their
computer) or they exist only in their living rooms. Many people who read
their ads and hear their claims don't even know that they do not have an
actual school established.
Both Grandmaster Won (10,000 square foot gym) and Master Dr. Ko (6,000
square foot gym) have schools and gyms. Also, these spacious gym environments are NOT
"Sterile", which means, at one look, you see, feel and know that these
gyms are very well equipped with serious training apparatus for the most
serious martial arts practitioner. This concept and commitment that
Grandmaster Won and Master Dr. Ko both share and have is unique in this
world of "fast-dollar" operated schools. Quality is the 'Q' word with
them.
The Headquarters for the U.S. Central Taekwondo Association, U.S. Tae Kwon
Do Han Moo Kwan Association and Main Training Gym is addressed at 10801
S. Sunnylane in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73160. Grandmaster Won can be
reached at (405) 793-0752.
The Kansas Headquarters for the U.S. Central Taekwondo Association,
U.S. Tae Kwon Do Han Moo Kwan Association and Kansas Training Gym is
addressed at 2819 E. Central in Wichita, Kansas 67214. Master
Dr. Ko can be reached at (316) 651-5050.
The USCTA has numerous branch school affiliates in Arkansas, throughout
the entire State of Oklahoma, and throughout the State of Kansas. This
Association and Martial Arts Organization is the fastest growing entity in
the Central U.S.
Ko Mu Do Kwan
Headmaster of Ko Mu Do Kwan and Vice-President of USCTA,
In Kansas, Master Dr. Ko represents the U.S. Central Taekwondo
Association and the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Han Moo Kwan Association.
To locate a USCTA affiliate school near you, call the Home
Office and President, Grandmaster Won at (405) 793-0752.
In Kansas, if you have any local questions or inquiries on
the U.S. Central Taekwondo Association, or the U.S. Tae Kwon Do Han Moo
Kwan Association, please contact: Master Dr. Gar Won Ko,
Vice-President, Kansas Headquarters, U.S. Central Taekwondo
Association and U.S. Tae Kwon Do Han Moo Kwan Association; as
well as the Headmaster of the Ko Mu Do Kwan, at
(316) 651-5050.
If you are interested in becoming an instructor or if you are currently
operating a school and would be interested in becoming a part of a very
well run organization with no politics, just good honest traditional
service, then don't hesitate to contact: Master Dr. Gar Won Ko,
Vice-President, Kansas Headquarters, U.S. Central Taekwondo Association
and U.S. Tae Kwon Do Han Moo Kwan Association; Headmaster, Ko Mu Do
Kwan at (316) 651-5050 or contact, President, Grandmaster
In Hui Won at the U.S. Central Taekwondo Association and U.S. Tae Kwon
Do Han Moo Kwan Assn. Home Office in Oklahoma City at
(405) 793-0752.
We would also be very happy to receive your E-mail inquiries as well.
Send E-Mail to:
komudokwan@southwind.net
Upcoming Tournament Info: The 17th Annual Oklahoma
Invitational Taekwondo Championships sponsored by Grandmaster In Hui Won will be held
on February 8, 2003 at the John Smith High School Fieldhouse in Del City. This is the
largest tournament in Oklahoma with over 500 competitors. For more information, click
on the following upcoming events link:
Upcoming Events
Kansas State Headquarters,
U.S. Central Taekwondo Association
2819 E. Central
Wichita, Kansas 67214
Master Dr. Gar Won Ko, 6th DAN
Phone: (316) 651-5050
