Dear PATU MNA Presidents, Council Members and Friends,

Welcome to the official website of the Pan American Taekwondo Union, where visitors and members will be able to receive updated information on PATU events, seminars, championships, WTF events, and helpful advice to athletes, trainers, coaches, instructors, and parents.  

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) is one of five continental Taekwondo organizations within The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) which include Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania Taekwondo Union. PATU encompasses the entire western hemisphere all the way up from the North Pole to the Southern tips of South America.  With a total of 42 member nations and 2 provisional member nations the Pan American Taekwondo Union is responsible for all international events and matters related to the sport of Taekwondo in the Pan Am Region. PATU functions solely to provide members with all the resources they need to enable the member schools and clubs to train athletes to the best of their ability in both mind and body.

Internationally, PATU promotes, coordinates and oversees various activities of WTF and PATU in the Pan Am Region, including the Summer Olympic Games.  Nationally and regionally, PATU promotes Taekwondo development in the region, organizes seminars, lectures, championships and tournaments, administers WTF/Kukkiwon black belt rank and manages international referee certification programs.  PATU also works to update our members with any and all new development of Taekwondo equipment and its regulations.  PATU strives to support all aspects of Taekwondo to its purveyors as well as provide a wealth of information to help the students of taekwondo attain the maximum benefit of taekwondo training.

As the newly elected president of the PATU, I would like to invite you all to explore our new website and learn more about the largest continental union of the World Taekwondo Federation, and on behalf of the PATU and its council members, I would like to invite everyone to partake in the improvement of our website by providing news, announcements and general information to enrich the contents of the website for the millions of members in the Pan Am Region.  We must all work together to fully appreciate this great Olympic Martial Art Sport of Taekwondo.  Enjoy our website and visit often to update yourself with valuable information on the ever developing sports of Taekwondo.

 

Sincerely,

 

Master Ji Ho Choi

President, PATU

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025	PATU President’s New Year’s Message.	» Read more
024	PATU Completes 2009 with a Great Success.	» Read more
023	PATU held EXCO & Council Meeting during the Pan Am Jr. Championship in El Salvador.	» Read more
022	1st Pan Am Jr. Poomsae and 5th Pan Am Jr. Kyoroogi  Championship was a great success.	» Read more
021	2009 World Taekwondo Tour Completed in Mexico City, Mexico.	» Read more
020	2009 World Championship Completed with a Great Success.	» Read more
019	WTF President Choue reelected at the WTF General Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark.	» Read more
018	The 5th Pan Am Junior Kyoroogi Championships to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador.	» Read more
017	The 1st Pan Am Junior Poomsae Championship to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador	» Read more

029	“U.S. Open” International Taekwondo Championships to be held in Las Vegas.	» Read more
028	PATU Poomsae Referee Certification Course scheduled in Las Vegas	» Read more
027	Dates for Taekwondo Games set for 21st Central American & Caribbean Games	» Read more
026	New Dates for the 9th South American Games in Medellin, Colombia.	» Read more
025	2010 YOG Qualification Tournament and the 8th World Junior Championships to be held in Tijuana, Mexico.	» Read more
024	New Dates for IX Central American Games in Panama.	» Read more
023	2010 PATU EXCO & Council Meeting to be held in Las Vagas.	» Read more
022	The 21st Central American & Caribbean Games to be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	» Read more
021	The 9th South American Games will be held in Medellin, Colombia	» Read more
020	The 8th World Junior Championships to be held in Tijuana, Mexico	» Read more
019	IX Central American Games are postponed till 2010	» Read more
018	The 4th World Poomsae Championships to be held in Cairo, Egypt	» Read more