The World Taekwondo & Hapkido Association (WTHA) is an elite military style organization of Advance Korean Martial Arts training, specifically Taekwondo & Hapkido, “Honoring The Past” and “Embracing The Future” whose founders are certified by Multiple Kwans, the Kukkiwon, The Korea Hapkido Association, the Korea Hapkido Federation, and recognized as experts around the world with one mission in mind, to elevate and unite practitioners across the globe with an elite World Class standard curriculum and World Class Credentials.

The WTHA is spearheaded by real Masters whose certifications were earned through lifetimes of hard work and dedication to Korean Martial Arts. While repetition of fundamental skills has great value, instead of simply repeating history or eliminating it, the WTHA has invested in the development of this World Class Elite Military Style Advanced Korean Martial Arts Curriculum uniting tradition with superior modern skill sets setting a new bar for the future.

Both Taekwondo and Hapkido share rich histories of cross cultural training with other Korean, Chinese, and Japanese martial arts systems throughout history prior to evolving into the systems and styles of today. The World Taekwondo & Hapkido advanced training systems both have their roots in the centuries of previously documented mixed martial arts practiced until the end of World War II and has an easily traceable lineage from that point forward as follows: