The Birth of Kukkiwon

Obviously, a dojang (training hall) is needed in order to practice Taekwondo. Similarly, the association (Korea Taekwondo Association) also needed a central dojang, which acts as a center for all dojangs. In this regard, a central dojang was constructed to integrate and manage all dojangs scattered around the country, and play a pivotal role. Building a central dojang was a long-cherished wish of all Taekwondo practitioners at the time. It was because of this that during the first press conference after the inauguration of the president of the Korea Taekwondo Association, it was announced that, “(We will) build a central dojang.”
<un yong kim, the first president of kukkiwon>