Editing Taekwondo (section)

=== 1946: Traditional Taekwondo ===
"Traditional Taekwondo" refers to the 1940s and 1950s martial arts by the nine original ''kwans''. They used a number of different names such as Tang Soo Do (Chinese Hand Way),{{efn|name="Tang Soo Do"|Used by [[Chung Do Kwan]] and [[Moo Duk Kwan]]}} Kong Soo Do (Empty Hand Way){{efn|name="Kong Soo Do"|Used by [[Yun Mu Kwan]]/[[Jidokwan]] and [[Chang Moo Kwan|YMCA Kwon Bop Bu/Chang Moo Kwan]]}} and Tae Soo Do (Foot Hand Way).{{efn|name="Tae Soo Do"|Was an early name of taekwondo before Choi Hong-hi managed to convince the organization to adopt the name ''taekwondo'' instead.}} Traditional Taekwondo is still practised today but generally under names like [[Tang Soo Do]] and [[Soo Bahk Do]].<ref name="KANG" /><ref name="Gillis" /> In 1959, the name ''taekwondo'' was agreed upon by the nine original ''kwans'' as a common term for their martial arts. As part of the unification process, The Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) was formed through a collaborative effort by representatives from all the ''kwans'', and the work began on a common curriculum, which eventually resulted in the Kukkiwon and the Kukki Style of Taekwondo. The original ''kwans'' that formed KTA continues to exist today, but as independent fraternal membership organizations that support the [[World Taekwondo]] and Kukkiwon. The ''kwans'' also function as a channel for the issuing of Kukkiwon dan and poom certification (black belt ranks) for their members. The official curriculum of those ''kwans'' that joined the unification is that of the Kukkiwon, with the notable exception of half the Oh Do Kwan which joined the ITF instead and therefore uses the Chan Hon curriculum.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}