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A martial arts organization is a governing or non-governing organization created for the purpose regulating and/or promoting one or more forms of martial arts.
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x Yu’s Academy of Martial Arts   Judo   Chris Maden Eighth Grade
Taekwondo Chris Maden Seventh Grade
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x Triangle Martial Arts Association   Hapkido
Triangle Martial Arts Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA, dedicated to bringing the benefits of martial arts training to traditionally underserved communities. Founded in the wake of the...
Chris Maden First Grade
Taekwondo Chris Maden First Degree
Jujutsu Chris Maden Second Degree
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x Kukkiwon   Taekwondo
Kukkiwon (국기원; 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports...
   
x Kang Duk Won   Taekwondo
Kang Duk Won was one of the original 9 kwans that eventually merged to create the Kukkiwon system. This Kwan was founded in the later 1950s by former students of the YMCA Kwon Bop Bu (Chang Moo Kwan). These two students of YMCA Kwon Bop Bu founder...
   
x Chang Moo Kwan   Taekwondo
Chang Moo Kwan is a Korean martial arts group was founded by Lee Nam Suk and Kim Soon Bae. At the end of World War II, several Kwans wet set up. In the late 1950s, these Kwans united under the name Tae Soo Do. A few years later, the name Taekwondo...
   
x Han Moo Kwan   Taekwondo
Han Moo Kwan was founded in August 1954 by Kyo Yoon Lee and is one of the nine original Kwans that later formed Kukkiwon Taekwondo. Lee was a student at the Chosun Yun Moo Kwan Kwon Bop Bu, learning from its founder, Sang Sup Chun. Later, after the...
   
x World Taekwondo Federation   Taekwondo
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the International Federation (IF) member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of the martial art of taekwondo. International Federations (IFs) are international non...
   
x Yun Moo Kwan    
Chosun Yun Moo Kwan Kong Soo Do Bu- founded in 1946 by Sang Sup CHUN, student of Shotokan Karate founder Gichin Funakoshi at Takushoku University in Japan. (The Choson Yun Moo Kwan had been the original Japanese Judo school in Korea for over 30...
   
x Jung Do Kwan   Taekwondo
Jung Do Kwan was founded in 1956 by Young Woo Lee, and was the last of the original nine Kwans that formed the Kukkiwon. This is detailed in "A Modern History of Taekwondo" by Kyong Myong Lee and Kang Won Sik (1999). An original student of the Chung...
   
x Song Moo Kwan   Taekwondo
Song Moo Kwan, originally named "Song Do Kwan", is one of the nine original kwans (martial art schools) of taekwondo in Korea. Its founder, from 1944, Byung Jick Ro (or Roh), is one of the highest ranking taekwondo practitioners in the world. Byung...
   
x Oh Do Kwan   Taekwondo
Oh Do Kwan founded in 1955, was the 6th Kwan to open in Korea. The word Oh (吾) can be translated both as 'mine' and 'our', which makes the meaning of Oh Do Kwan 'the school of my (or our) way'. General Choi Hong Hi founded the Oh Do Kwan along with...
   
x Chung Do Kwan   Taekwondo
Chung Do Kwan, created by Won Kuk Lee in 1944, is the first of nine schools or kwan teaching what came to be known as taekwondo. This style of Tae Kwon Do is known for its overall power and emphasis on kicks to the head. The Chung Do Kwan name was...
   
x International Taekwondo Federation   Taekwondo
International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is a Taekwondo organization founded on April 11, 1955, by General Choi Hong Hi (최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea. The ITF exists to promote and encourage the growth of the Korean martial art of Taekwondo. Since...
   
x Moo Duk Kwan   Taekwondo
Moo Duk Kwan is split into two groups. One is Soo Bahk Do, formerly Tang Soo Do, and earlier Hwa Soo Do. Soo Bahk Do was founded by Grand Master Hwang Kee, November 9, 1945. The name Moo Duk Kwan means "School of Martial Virtue" Hwang Kee witnessed...
   
Tang Soo Do
x Jidokwan Jidokwan logo Taekwondo
Jidokwan is one of the original nine schools of the modern Korean martial arts that became Taekwondo and was founded in what is now South Korea at the end of World War II. Its name translates as "School of Wisdom". The Jidokwan in Korea still exists...
   
x Shaolin Temple UK   Shaolin kung fu
Shaolin Temple UK is a martial arts school and centre for study of Shaolin culture, in particular Gong Fu-Ch'an, Qigong and Ch'an Buddhist Meditation. It was founded in 2000 by Shaolin monk Shifu Shi Yanzi, and is located in North London England,...
   
Qigong
x Aikikai Aikikai Hombu Dojo Aikido
The Aikikai is the original school of Aikido. It is centered on the Aikikai Foundation in Japan, and its figurehead is the Doshu (the family heir of the founder of Aikido). It is represented globally through the International Aikido Federation. The...
Christian Tissier Seventh Degree
Christian Tissier Shihan
x Sokaku Takeda Takeda Sokaku Daito-ryu
Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角, October 10, 1859 – April 25, 1943) was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu. Born in the Aizu domain (Fukushima Prefecture), Sōkaku grew up in a time of war (Boshin) and civil strife and...
Morihei Ueshiba Kyoju Dairi
x AKBAN Akban-rose AKBAN
Akban is an international educational non-profit martial arts school. The school's name developed from an acronym for the Hebrew initials of "Budo Ninjutsu groups association". It is now used as a two syllable name. The Akban school was...
   
x International Kendo Federation   Kendo
The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in 1970. It is an international federation of national and regional kendo associations and the world governing body for kendo. The FIK is a non-governmental organisation, and its aim is to promote...
   
Jodo
Iaido
x All Japan Kendo Federation   Kendo
The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) or Zen Nihon Kendō Renmei (全日本剣道連盟 abbreviated 全剣連 Zen Ken Ren) is a national non-governmental organization in Japan, founded in 1952. AJKF promotes and popularize kendō, iaidō and jōdō. All Japan Kendo...
   
Jodo
Iaido
x European Kendo Federation   Kendo
The European Kendo Federation (EKF) is the member of the International Kendo Federation which is responsible for the European zone. The EKF is the overall organization for the Japanese martial arts Kendo, Jōdō and Iaido in Europe. European kendo...
   
Jodo
Iaido
x British Kendo Association   Iaido
The British Kendo Association was founded in 1964 as a non-profit making organisation to foster and develop the practise and spirit of Kendo, Iaido, and Jōdō along traditional lines, with the objectives of: The BKA is the only organisation in the UK...
   
Jodo
Kendo
x British Naginata Association   Naginata      
x International Naginata Federation   Naginata      
x All Japan Naginata Federation   Naginata      
x Okinawan Hatha Goju Ryu Karate Do oki-symbol2.gif  
Okinawan Hatha Goju Ryu Karate Do is pure Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate with Hatha yoga exercises done as a way of stretching the body and relaxation. This form of Goju Ryu was created in the 1970’s by three of Central New York's most famous karate...
   
x Sho-Rei-Shobukan    
The Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Budo Organization The Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan Budo Organization was founded on 1 October 1972 by Chief Instructor John Roseberry ( A student of the late Seikichi Toguchi-Sensei in Okinawa) for the purpose of maintaining and...
   
x A.D.D.I. MARTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION    
The International non profit Martial Arts Orgnaization for all Systems and Styles     www.add-i.org
   
x Kwans    
This article is about martial arts. For the Finnish music band see Kwan Kwan (Hanja: 館; Hangul: 관) in Korean literally means building or hall, but when used in martial arts it can also refer to a school or clan of martial artists who follow the same...
   
x Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo    
Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo is a modern Korean martial art formed in April 1965 by Kim Young Taek, Hong Chong Soo, and Lee Kang Ik. For disambiguation see Moo Duk Kwan (disambiguation). The name Moo Duk Kwan means "School of Martial Virtue" Moo Duk Kwan...
   
x Ki Society   Ki-Aikido
The Ki Society (気の研究会, Ki no Kenkyūkai) is an aikido organization founded by Koichi Tohei in 1971, while he was the chief instructor at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. The official Japanese name of the organization is Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido Kai (心身統一合気道会),...
   
x Kokikai   Kokikai
Kokikai (光気会) is a style of Aikido, founded by Shuji Maruyama. The organization is called Kokikai Aikido International. The Kokikai style emphasizes natural movement, ki development, relaxation, good posture and mind-body coordination. It is a...
   
x National Ju Jutsu Council   Jujutsu
The National Jujutsu Council was established for the development and promotion of all styles of jujutsu and related systems for the UK.
   
x Seishindo Kenpo Association Seishindo Kenpo Association Crest SeishinDo Kenpo
The Seishindo Kenpo Association is a governing body put in place in 1981,  with the authoring of the Seishindo Kenpo Hand Book by Frank Landers, detailing rules and by-laws and standards for the Seishindo Kenpo system, and information on who may...
Woody Strode Black belt
John Hackleman Fourth Degree
Roger Hart Fifth Degree
Cathy Landers Fifth Degree
x SeishinDo Kenpo Seishindo Kenpo Association Crest Seishindo Kenpo Association
Seishindo Kenpo is an American martial art system of self-defense. (Seishin: 精神 せいしん mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention), (Do: 道 どう The Way), (Kenpo 拳法 けんぽう Chinese art of self-defense, "Fist Law"). Seishindo Kenpo is primarily an empty hand...
   
x John Hackleman John " The Train" Hackleman Pitfight Team      
x Pitfight Team   Pitfight Team
The Pit is a professional mixed martial arts association and training camp that operates in Arroyo Grande, California; with a branch in Las Vegas, NV, and affiliate schools throughout the United States. Founded in 1986 by John Hackleman, its...
   
x American Kenpo   International Kenpo Karate Association
American Kenpo or Kenpo Karate is a system of martial arts created by Ed Parker, characterized by the use of quick moves in rapid-fire succession. The multitude of fast strikes, sometimes criticized by other arts, has a dual purpose. The strikes may...
   
x International Kenpo Karate Association       Danny Rodarte Fifth Degree
x Kuk Sool Won   kuksool
Kuk Sool Won (Hangul: 국술원) is a Korean martial arts system founded by Suh In-Hyuk (Hangul: 서인혁; the Kuk Sa Nim or Grandmaster) in 1958. The name Kuk Sool Won translates to "National Martial Art Association" and despite often being shortened to 'Kuk...
   
x Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu   Wing Chun
Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu (TWC) is a style of the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. It is claimed to be the authentic, more effective version of Wing Chun taught exclusively to Grand Master William Cheung by Yip Man. GM Cheung claims it is superior...
   
x Classical Wing Chun   Wing Chun
Classical Wing Chun Kung Fu is the style of Wing Chun Kung Fu taught by Sifu Ian Protheroe and his students. Protheroe was a direct student of Grandmaster William Cheung in the 1980s in Melbourne, Australia, before moving north to Queensland where...
   
x Defense-Wise Martial Arts   American Kenpo   Chris Maden Eighth Grade
Chris Maden Seventh Grade
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