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**Anaerbguagree** · 07-28-2007, 02:06 PM

Bryan,
You should also perhaps be aware of this (for whatever it's worth) since Mr Kang (of the link you provide) says he is the director of the World Kumdo Federation (WKF)..

from wikipedia (grain of salt caveat here):
World Kumdo Association (WKA) - founded around 2001 as a merger of thirteen of the smaller, rival kumdo organizations, they are critical of the KKA and seek to become a rival to the FIK by having kumdo included in the Olympic games with them as the recognized governing body ahead of the FIK. They are proponents of changes to the format and scoring system, advocating the use of electric scoring as with fencing. Although they have strong political ties with people who were involved in making Taekwondo part of the Olympics, their membership is far smaller in number to that of the KKA and many FIK affiliates. Some WKA officials are noted as being practictioners of taekwondo rather than kumdo. It claims affiliates in other countries as well.

07-28-2007, 02:06 PM	#7
Anaerbguagree Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	Bryan, You should also perhaps be aware of this (for whatever it's worth) since Mr Kang (of the link you provide) says he is the director of the World Kumdo Federation (WKF).. from wikipedia (grain of salt caveat here): World Kumdo Association (WKA) - founded around 2001 as a merger of thirteen of the smaller, rival kumdo organizations, they are critical of the KKA and seek to become a rival to the FIK by having kumdo included in the Olympic games with them as the recognized governing body ahead of the FIK. They are proponents of changes to the format and scoring system, advocating the use of electric scoring as with fencing. Although they have strong political ties with people who were involved in making Taekwondo part of the Olympics, their membership is far smaller in number to that of the KKA and many FIK affiliates. Some WKA officials are noted as being practictioners of taekwondo rather than kumdo. It claims affiliates in other countries as well.
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