| British Taekwondo Control Board | |
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| Formation | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Mansfield, NOTTS, |
| Membership | 11,000 |
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The British Taekwondo Control Board (BTCB) is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation. The BTCB is also a member of the British Olympic Association (BOA), the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) and British Taekwondo Council (BTC). The BTCB was established in 1982 and is the (self proclaimed) sanctioned Governing Body for World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Taekwondo in the United Kingdom. The function of the BTCB includes responsibility for the selection of National Teams to compete at International and Olympic level.[1]
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Advancing through the belts is done by a system of gradings. Gradings are typically held in 3 month cycles at regional training centres across the UK. Grading systems will typically consist of line work, patterns, theory, and sparring. Students can typically advance through the belts at a rate of 1 Kup every 3 months.
BTCB uses the following system of Belt Gradings:
BTCB (WTF Style) uses the Poomsae style of teaching Taekwondo.
GB Taekwondo holds the mandate for selecting National Team players and Olympic Team players in the UK. Since Taekwondo's inception at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, The UK has fielded several players into Olympic tournaments, such as Steve Jennings, Paul Green, Sarah Stevenson, Aaron Cook and Michael Harvey. To date, only one medal has been won (Sarah Stevenson - bronze 2008 Beijing Olympics).