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A Brief History of The Tae Kwon-do Association of
Great Britain (TAGB)
Tae
Kwon-Do was introduced to the UK in 1967 by Master Rhee Ki Ha. Owing to
political differences arising in Korea, first two then several groups came into
existance. A number of these were and still are dominated by foreign
nationals controling Tae Kwon-Do whose sole aims were political and financial.
A group of the most senior British Tae Kwon-Do instructors became so
disillusioned with the state of Tae Kwon-Do in this country that in 1983 they
joined forces to form the Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain (The TAGB).
Since those early days the TAGB has grown to become the largest and most
successful Tae Kwon-Do Association in Britain with over 25,000 members in over
500 schools nationwide. Within it’s ranks it has some of the worlds top
performers with several World, European and British Champions.
The TAGB is not just concerned with it’s own development, that is why it
played a major role in the unification of British Tae Kwon-Do into one
body. In 1988 the TAGB helped form the British Tae Kwon-Do Council (BTC) this
being the only governing body of Tae Kwon-Do to be recognised in this country by
the Sports Council
The TAGB also helped form Tae Kwon-Do International, with the object in bringing
together other Tae Kwon-Do practitioners throughout the world regardless of politics. Since
it was founded in 1993 Tae Kwon-Do International has grown to become one of the
biggest Tae Kwon-Do world bodies. It’s World Championships are amongst the
largest attended and draws participation from every continent worldwide.
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