Nepal Taekwondo Association is an International Federation governing the sport of Taekwondo and is a member of Nepal Martial Arts Association with other two martial arts disciplines under the Nepal Sports Council. NTA leads the most inclusive and accessible combat sport, which combines the values of an ancient Asian heritage with the values of a global elite sport. Taekwondo evolves on a solid base, mixing the traditional and the modern. The values recognized by practitioners and partners are the strength of our sport. They are distilled from those found in our society: the search for pleasure, surpassing oneself, perseverance. moral and physical strength, and respect for others. TAEKWONDO was introduced in Nepal as a martial arts discipline in 1983, with a group of Nepalese Taekwondo practitioners in initiation of Mr. Deep Raj Gurung. presently serving as a Secretary General of Nepal Taekwondo Association by performing first time Taekwondo Demonstration publicly. Any martial arts along with Taekwondo were banned in the country to practice or to train by or for any Nepalese citizen. After the successful performance of Taekwondo Demonstration. the Nepalese Government realized the beneficial aspect of introducing Taekwondo in discipline forces in Nepal Police & Nepalese Army & later it was accepted as a open sports discipline for every Nepalese citizen.
The Chunidevi Taekwondo Association was founded in 1969 in Lalitpur, Nepal by Siva Hari Budathoke, a former National Player in the Country Nepal. Budathoke's motivation was to establish a Taekwondo Dojo and to train students freely at the beginning. Chunidevi Taekwondo Association is one of the largest taekwondo organization in the Nepal. Also the one of the best training taekwondo association in the country. Claming a student of over 1500. Chunidevi Taekwondo Dozang is located at Bhaisepati, Lalitpur, Nepal.
World Taekwondo (WT, formerly the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)) is the international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and para-taekwondo. WT is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). A National Governing Body (NGB) governs the sport in each country. For example, within the USA, the NGB is USA Taekwondo. In South Korea, for example, the NGB is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA).
Within the WT, groups of NGBs are organized geographically into unions, with one union each for Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceana, and Pan-America. The Pan-America union, for example, has 42 member NGBs. The WT's Korean headquarters are in the Sujeong-gu district within the city of Seongnam in the province of Gyeonggi in South Korea. A second WTF office is maintained in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Colloquially, the term WTF-style taekwondo refers to the style of taekwondo used in WT-sanctioned competitions. This style is defined by the Kukkiwon, so technically the more correct name for this style is Kukkiwon-style taekwondo.