NavigationHomeMission NewsEventsUSTW History Taekwondo History OfficersDan Certification Instructor Cert. Schools/ClubsMembersMembership Merchandise ContactJoin USTWFind out what a membershipin the USTW can do for you.Sign up for a membership today!Learn more...Contact USTWQuestions? Comments?E-Mail USTWinfo@ustw.orgUnitedStates Taekwondo Won, Inc.3501 MacCorkle Ave. Ste 127Charleston, WV 25304-1419(865)399-1912Welcome toAmerica's Traditional Taekwondo OrganizationWelcome to the online home ofthe United StatesTaekwondo Won (USTW).The USTW is a non-profit corporation foundedspecifically to preserve,organize,develop and promote the practice oftraditional Taekwondo martial artswithin the UnitedStates of America and its Territories.We invite you to explore our web site. We hopethat our web site willprovide you with a clear understanding of whatthe USTW represents. Wealso hope that ourweb site will provide you with a clearunderstanding of what the USTWwould like toaccomplish.It is the dedicated mission and purpose of theUSTW to preserve,organize, develop and promote the traditionalvalues and historictraining methods ofTaekwondo within the United States of Americaand its Territories. TheUSTW, while dedicated topreserving the legacy of traditional Taekwondomartial arts practicedwithin the United Statesof America, respectfully calls upon the entireTaekwondo world to dothe same for our global anduniversal legacy oftraditional Taekwondo martial arts.If you would like to join us in this effort torefocus our nationalTaekwondo practice and legacy, in the UnitedStates, back to thetraditional martial artsideals and core beliefs (because those idealsand beliefs have givenspecial value and meaningto the traditional practice of Taekwondo
martial arts for thousands of
years), we invite
you to join us in the United States Taekwondo
Won.
Individual Membership in the USTW is open to
all traditional Taekwondo
practitioners training within the United
States and its Territories.
The benefits of
Individual USTW Membership include, but are
not limited to: Dan
Conversion; Dan
Promotion; and, Instructor Certification; all
on a national level.
All Taekwondo schools and clubs located in the
United States and its
Territories can apply for an organizational
Membership in the USTW. The
benefits of
School or Club USTW Membership include, but
are not limited to: Gup
Certification; School
or Club Recognition; and, access to a network
of like-minded Taekwondo
practitioners,
schools and clubs; all on a national level.
The USTW represents the unique American legacy
of traditional
Taekwondo, and we operate as a national
not-for-profit corporation with
preferred tax status
under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States
Tax Code. This provides
special tax advantages to the
Members of the USTW who incur certain tax
deductible expenditures
(including, but not
limited to: dues and out-of-pocket expenses,
including mileage).
Members of the general public are
also entitled to claim a tax deducti