About The American Taekwondo 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) and the Songahm Taekwondo Federation (STF). 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 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. He or she will be with you every step of the way to help you reach your individual goals (and maybe even reach some new goals you never before thought possible).
Facts About ATA:
The American Taekwondo Association was founded by Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee in 1969.
The ATA is the single largest martial arts organization in North America and is dedicated to the martial arts discipline of Taekwondo.
There are more than 350,000 members of the ATA worldwide.
The ATA is internationally headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The ATA has nearly 1,500 schools in current operation on five continents.
There are programs for all ages and abilities the ATA utilizes in its education of Taekwondo:
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Tiny Tigers Program - ages 2 to 6 years old
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Karate for Kids Program - ages 7 to 13 years old
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Black Belt Academy Program - adults
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Leadership
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Protech Training Weapons Program
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ATA Xtreme
The ATA family lives by the philosophy of Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee, “Today not possible, tomorrow possible.”
ATA Leaders:
Grand Master Soon Ho Lee is the leader of the American Taekwondo Association as the highest ranked (9th degree black belt) individual in the organization.
Mrs. Sun C. Lee, widow of Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for ATA and Chairman of the H.U. Lee Memorial Foundation Scholarship Program.
The ATA Master's Council is the supreme group of decision makers and leaders for the organization with the guidance of Grand Master Soon Ho Lee.