Congratulations to Sr. Master Vladimir Grachev and his South African Team for achieving lst place at the European GTF Championships held in Italy September 8 – 13, 2026. The success of this championship can be attributed to the professional organizing skills of Mr. Vladimir Pyatkov and the support of all the Grandmasters, Masters, Instructors and…
We celebrate with Grand Master Kalfas Konstantinos of Greece for his outstanding Taekwon-do career and wish him many more years of good health and continued training. GM Kalfas has been a member of the Global Taekwon-Do Federation (GTF) since the first day it was founded by Grand Master Park Jung Tae in 1990. We thank…
Congratulations to Master Evagelos Kakouras from Greece who has been promoted to Master rank. Master Kakouras has been a loyal member of GTF Greece for decades and we look forward to many more years of his dedication and promotion of GTF.
CONGRATULATIONS GM TZATCHEV! The voting delegates representing their country organizations of the Global Taekwon-Do Federation (GTF), met on August 16th and through a democratic process elected Grand Master Tzatchev from Norway for this Director position. Over the years, GM Tzatchev has worked hard on behalf of this Federation and has pledged to continue doing his…
The Bulgarian GTF Taekwon-Do Federation will host its International Taekwon-Do GTF Summer Camp from August 24–30, 2026, at the Sunrise River Beach Resort on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The resort is one of the country’s largest sports complexes, providing an ideal setting for a week of technical training, physical conditioning, and fellowship. Participants will take…
Today, Grand Master Christopher Gantner conducted an Umpire and Referee Clinic in the Bronx, New York City, USA. The black belt participants ranged from 1st to 4th degree. Color belts were also included because understanding the rules helps them become better competitors and prepares them to judge once they reach black belt. There was no…
At the meeting of the Executive Committee on April 12th, 2026, a new sub-committee was introduced. It was unanimously agreed that GM Ivan Tzatchev from Norway would be the co-ordinator for the new Expansion Committee. Motivated GTF Instructors (no matter the rank) with good communication skills and knowledgeable about the GTF History and GM…
Mr. Vladislav Teliatnikov from Russia participated in the Technical Seminar for advanced GTF Members that took place in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and was examined on April 24, 2026 by the GTF Technical Chairman GM Chris Gantner and Sr. GM Eyup Zafer Gokbilen.
Mr. Miroslav Trifonov from Bulgaria was examined on June 27, 2026 by GM Ivan Tzatchev and Sr. Master Krasimir Gerginov after the seminar conducted by GM Tzatchev in Bulgaria.
Today, the meeting in downtown Toronto, Canada was very productive with the GTF President, HGM Linda Park, Mr. Christopher Park and Mr. Mohammed Meki Sherfa. Mr. Mohammed Meki Sherfa, 6th degree, is the President of the official Global Taekwon-Do Federation (GTF) in Ethiopia. He has a proven record of being a strong technical Taekwon-Do instructor…
