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Originally Posted by taekwondo-chick  hay ,
i do ITF taekowndo and have to admit i dont know much about WTF can anyone shed some light on the difference,i know they kick hard and fast!to me it seems like they focus more on sparring and less on patterns?i dont know!
would like to know more!
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Rather than to get into the politics & differences of the "federations" ... perhaps what you really want to know is how "Chang Hon" the style of ITF is different from "Kukkiwon" the style of WTF.
Aside from the ITF Tuls (or hyungs) & WTF Poomse, and the politics.... the terminology used by each is different as well.
For example the (WTF) round kick is the (ITF) turning kick - (WTF) spin hook kick is a (ITF) reverse turning kick - (WTF) front stance is the (ITF) walking stance...
The ITF incorporates the use of the sine wave motion that also separates the ITF from WTF.
The ITF was formed on March 22nd 1966 by then President & Founder General Choi Hong Hi. Gen. Choi created the patterns, terminology and systems and named it Taekwon-Do on April 11th 1955.
The WTF was formed in 1973 by the South Korean Government, as a rival body to the ITF. They created new patterns, techniques and methods and also called it Taekwondo.
Fair to say that the WTF concentrates on tournament sparring, in particular Olympic style competition whereas the ITF is more holistic, encouraging the development of the student as a complete martial artist focusing heavily on moral culture, discipline, and sound technique ...