11 LC 34 2878

House Resolution 161

By: Representative Pak of the 102nd

A RESOLUTION

Honoring and commending Kukkiwon, the world headquarters of Taekwondo, and proclaiming October 1, 2011, as Kukkiwon Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Kukkiwon, the world headquarters of Taekwondo, was created in 1972 in order to revitalize and globalize Taekwondo as the leading martial art form; and

WHEREAS, in 1973, Kukkiwon laid the groundwork that launched Taekwondo as an international art by holding the world's first Taekwondo championship and establishing the World Taekwondo Federation; and

WHEREAS, in 1978, Kukkiwon committed to the unity and the growth of Taekwondo by integrating ten separate Taekwondo Kwans, namely the Chung Do Kwan, Moo Duk Kwan, Jido Kwan, Song Moo Kwan, Chang Moo Kwan, Kang Duk Won Kwan, Jung Do Kwan, Oh Do Kwan, Han Moo Kwan, and Kwan li Kwan; and

WHEREAS, Kukkiwon continues to actively promote the martial art by conducting overseas tours for Poomsae training, international seminars, and the World Taekwondo Leaders Forum for academic interchanges; and

WHEREAS, Kukkiwon has helped in the process of registering Taekwondo as an official sport in the Olympics and maintaining its status as a true Olympic sport by increasing the number of Taekwondo practitioners; and

WHEREAS, Kukkiwon conducts the World Taekwondo Hanmadang every year, a venue for Taekwondo players to come together and learn from each other in further developing the art; and

WHEREAS, there are hundreds of Taekwondo academies in Georgia and thousands of Georgians are learning Taekwondo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that October 1, 2011, is hereby recognized as Kukkiwon Day at the state capitol in honor of its tremendous accomplishments in Georgia and around the world.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul, Korea.