Our WTTU Association

The American Taekwondo Association (ATA) is the premier North American organization dedicated to the martial arts discipline of taekwondo, and is the founding organization of other international affiliates that include the World Traditional Taekwondo Union (WTTU). Counting both the U.S. and worldwide, our organizations have over 1,500 independently owned and operated licensed schools and clubs, and we are beginning to register over 300,000 active members.

Since the first class was taught many years ago, the focus of our program has remained the same: to provide students the highest quality martial arts instruction available in a safe and positive learning environment that people of all ages can enjoy. Our instructors combine excellent student instructor ratios with state of the art training facilities. This has helped establish ATA schools and clubs as the leaders in the martial arts industry. Each instructor is a graduate of an instructor program that represents more than thirty years of research and development.

The World Traditional Taekwondo Union (WTTU) was founded by Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee in the fall of 1990. The WTTU is a branch of the Songahm Taekwondo family that also consists of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) and the Songahm Taekwondo Federation (STF). The ATA encompasses member schools in the United States and the STF includes member schools in South America. The WTTU covers the remaining portion of the world.

At this time, the WTTU has licensed schools in Canada, England, Portugal, Germany, South Africa, Guam, Japan, Sweden, and South Korea. Growth in the WTTU has been consistent and rapid since its inception.