HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO IN INDIA BY GM. JIMMY R. JAGTIANI, FATHER OF TAEKWO...

HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO IN INDIA, 1974.












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In 1974  Master Jimmy migrated from Vietnam to India, he promoted and introduced Taekwondo in India, the 1 st Taekwondo demonstration was held at Oudh Gymkhana Club, Lucknow in 1974 with the help of brother Mike, Ram and Lachman.  In 1975, Master Jimmy started given Taekwondo training to the Police, Army Railway Protection Force and to the Public at Christian College, Lucknow. The Taekwondo Federation of india “TFI” was formed on 2 nd Aug. 1976. HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO IN INDIA - 1974. Taekwondo Federation of India “TFI”  was formed and established on 2 nd Aug. 1976,  founded by Gm. Jimmy R. Jagtiani. The TFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Lucknow in the year 1982.  The Registered Office of the TFI is at Lucknow.  The Art of Taekwondo was introduced for the first time in the National Games, organized by the Indian Olympic Association at New Delhi in the year 1985 From 1975 to 1986, Gm. Jimmy R. Jagtiani, Founder...
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First Indian Taekwondo Team Participated in Asian and World Taekwondo Championship.

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The first Indian Taekwondo Team comprising of 4 persons, 3 players and 1 manager participated in the 5 th Asian Taekwondo Championship, Singapore 1982. The Team 1. Ramesh  Manager. 2. Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani player cum coach. 3. Dinesh Kumar Singh player. 4. K.V. Babu Rao player. The first Indian Taekwondo players participated in Asian,1982 and World Taekwondo Championships,1983 Further,  the Indian Taekwondo Team comprising of 7 persons, 6 players and 1 manager participated in the 6 th  World Taekwondo Championship, Copenhagen, Denmark- 1983. Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani with Dr. Un Yong Kim, President  of World  Taekwondo Federation “WTF”  in Denmark 1983. Visits:  www.taekwondofederationofindia.com Gm. Jimmy R. Jagtiani, 8 th  Dan Taekwondo, 6 th  Dan Hapkido Secretary General: Taekwondo Federation of India, TFI Secretary General: International Taekwondo Academy, ITA  (Korea). ...
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On 2nd August 1977, the first anniversary of the Taekwondo Federation of India was organized,  with a demonstration of highly techniques at the K.D. Singh Babu indoor stadium. The students trained by me, especially Mr. Inder Kumar Singh and Mr. Dinesh Kumar Singh both are senior most students along with others entered the Arena and enchanted the viewers by their superb performance, which was inaugurated by none other than the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea His Excellency Mr. Bum Suk Lee was the Chief Guest and Dr. Banarsi Das Gupta was the Guest of Honor. His Excellency Mr. Bum Suk Lee awarded the Ambassador’s Medal and declared Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani , “Founder of Taekwondo in India” in 1977. His Excellency Mr. Bum Suk Lee was so fascinated with the p erformance by Master Jimmy, he awarded the Ambassador’s Medal and declared Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani , “Founder of Taekwondo in India” in 1977. On 2nd August 1978, 2 nd Anniversary of Taekwond...
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