The World Taekwondo & Hapkido Association

Honoring The Past, Embracing The Future

What is the WTHA

What is the WTHA?

World Class Elite Military Style Advanced Korean Martial Arts – Comprehensive – Customs –  Courtesy – Curriculum – Credentials

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 unite and elevate practitioners across the globe with a World Class Multi-Kwan curriculum and World Class Credentials.

Throughout history both Taekwondo and Hapkido share rich histories of cross cultural training with other Korean, Chinese, and Japanese martial arts systems prior to evolving into the systems and styles of today. The World Taekwondo & Hapkido Association advanced training systems both have their roots in the centuries of previously documented mixed martial arts practiced up until the end of World War Il, the post war Kwans, and has an easily traceable lineage from that point moving forward to present day.

The WTHA Advanced Skills Curriculum

The WTHA advanced skills curriculum comprises these multiple Korean Taekwondo and Hapkido Martial Arts systems combined into an evolutionary military style progressively structured beginner to advanced skills system of unparalleled ability in every aspect of unarmed and armed stand up to ground combat. These training techniques, skill sets, and methods have not previously been taught outside of the WTHA. Not merely a superior physical fighting skill it is also a warriors way of thought and behavior. Therefore the WTHA is committed to instilling Advanced Skills, Traditional Values, Customs and Courtesies, Self Discipline, Self Defense, Physical Fitness, Social Skills, Situational and Behavioral Awareness, Moral Culture, Warrior Ethos, and Goal Oriented Self Improvement Skills setting a new bar for the future.

In Taekwondo:

GM Hwang Kee

Tang Soo Do & Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan pioneer and visionary founder.

GM Chong Soo Hong

First Kukkiwon Vice President, second Taekwondo Moo Duk Kwan President.

GM Jae Sun Do

Korean National Treasure, former Korean Airforce Instructor, International Referee, Founder, Author, former Secretary General of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan and major contributor to the early development of Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo in the U.S. Midwest and the Americas, a pioneer in curriculum study and major contributor to WTHA curriculum development.

GM Frank R. Nelson

Kukkiwon Certified International Master, Kukkiwon Certified Poom/Dan Belt Promotion Examiner, 8th Dan Moo Duk Kwan, 8th Dan Jidokwan, 8th Dan Chungdokwan, 7th Dan Korea Hapkido Association, 6th Dan Korea Hapkido Federation, Retired US Army Captain and Combat Veteran, former U.S. and British Special Forces Instructor, former Florida State LEO, Valencia Community College Adjunct, a multi system advanced practitioner and and major contributor to WTHA curriculum development.

In Hapkido:

GM Yong Sool Choi

Yoo Sool and Yawara/Yoo Kwon Sool pioneer and founder.

Gm Kim Myong Yong

Korean Jin Jun Kwan Hapkido founder.

GM Kwang Sik Myung

World Hapkido Association founder.

GM Bong Soo Hong

International Hapkido Association founder.

GM Ji Han Jae

Coined the name Hapkido and founded the Korea Kido Association, the Korea Hapkido Federation, the Sung Moo Kwan, Shin Moo Hapkido, and World Shin Moo Hapkido.

GM Chong Min Lee

American Hapkido Association Founder.
The Korea Hapkido Federation
The International Hapkido Federation
The Korean Hapkido Association

Gm Jae Sun Do

Korean National Treasure, former Korean Airforce Instructor, International Referee, Founder, Author, Former Secretary General of the Pan American Moo Duk Kwan and major contributor to the early development of Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo in the U.S. Midwest and the Americas, a pioneer in curriculum study and WTHA curriculum development, former student of JJK GM Kim Myong Yong and others, and WTHA President.

GM Frank R. Nelson

Kukkiwon Certified International Master, Kukkiwon Certified Poom/Dan Belt Promotion Examiner, 8th Dan Moo Duk Kwan, 8th Dan Jidokwan, 8th Dan Chungdokwan, 7th Dan Korea Hapkido Association, 6th Dan Korea Hapkido Federation, Retired US Army Captain and Combat Veteran, former U.S. and British Special Forces Instructor, former Florida State LEO, Valencia Community College Adjunct, a multi system advanced practitioner and major WTHA curriculum contributor, former and current student of each of the above mentioned Hapkido systems, and WTHA Vice President.

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World Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy curriculum consists of:

Now for a limited time you can begin your training in the world’s most elite advanced Taekwondo & Hapkido training curriculum for

*ONLY $10 PER MONTH*

Note: Questions?

(Hapkido Curriculum Syllabus under construction)

The World Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy (WTHA) is an elite organization of Military Style Advance Korean Martial Arts training whose founders are recognized and certified by the Kukkiwon, the Korea Hapkido Association, the Korea Hapkido Federation, multiple Kwans, and other prestigious organizations.

The WTHA organization mission focuses on restoring a superior uniform standard and connecting Students and Masters alike to World Class Credentials through world wide dissemination of this Elite Military Style Advanced Korean Martial Arts training system consisting of superior evolving beginner to advanced skills in the Korean Martial Arts of Taekwondo and Hapkido.

The WTHA advanced skills curriculum comprises these multiple Korean Taekwondo and Hapkido Martial Arts systems combined into an evolutionary military style progressively structured beginner to advanced skills system with unparalleled ability to prepare a practitioner for every aspect of unarmed and armed stand up to ground combat. Not merely a superior physical fighting skill it is a way of thought and behavior. Therefore the WTHA is committed to instilling Traditional Values, Customs and Courtesies, Self Discipline, Self Defense, Physical Fitness, Social Skills, Situational Awareness and Behavior, Moral Culture, Warrior Ethos, and Goal Oriented Self improvement Skills.

Now for a limited time you can begin your training in the world’s most elite advanced Taekwondo & Hapkido training curriculum for

*ONLY $10 PER MONTH*

Note: Questions?