American Taekwondo Association
The American Taekwondo Association (ATA) was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea. It is one of the largest taekwondo organizations in the United States, and in association with the Songahm Taekwondo Federation (STF) and World Traditional Taekwondo Union (WTTU), is one of the largest in the world, claiming a membership of 350,000. The ATA is currently headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas and led by In Ho Lee.
Taekwondo consists of about 130,000 people.
ATA-affiliated schools also host self-defense seminars to teach techniques for emergency escape from an attacker.
Read more about American Taekwondo Association: Songahm Taekwondo, Belt and Rank System, Forms, One-step Sparring, Uniform, Master Uniforms, Songahm Grand Masters, Master's Council
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