Traditional Taekwondo Association
The Traditional Taekwondo Association® was set up by Grandmaster T.K. Loh
in 1989 in order to spread Taekwondo the way it was originally intended -
as a holistic concept of training the mind and body. The TTA looks to
provide its students with an understanding of the capability of the human
mind and body, and aims to instil the ideas of mental strength and a
persevering spirit.
The TTA also aims to enable its practitioners to focus and concentrate
their mind on the varying tasks and obstacles that Taekwondo presents as
well as attaining the indomitable spirit to overcome them, thus building
their confidence level and providing them with the humility attained through
their achievement.
The TTA seeks to provide its students with leadership training and to
develop a sense of self-discipline as well as the discipline of their focus,
coupled with an ability to conduct themselves with proper decorum and
etiquette. With the mushrooming of Taekwondo schools all over the world, the
Traditional Taekwondo Association will stay firm in its resolve to maintain
the traditional aspects of Taekwondo practices.
Grandmaster Loh, with his experience and knowledge, has maintained the
true way of Taekwondo in the form of the Traditional Taekwondo Association.
He has never devalued the journey a student has to make, the hardships, the
joy as well as the steadfast attitude the student has to cultivate in favour
of commercialism and sport. Coupled with his medical knowledge and Taekwondo
expertise, training in the Traditional Taekwondo has been most effective in
producing the highest quality of Taekwondo student.
In April 2004 Grandmaster Loh coached the TTA to win the Overall
Champions Trophy in the 8th World Chung Do Kwan Championship, which was held
in Singapore. The team took a total of 6 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronzes. The
team members also set the record for the highest jumping front kick at 9.5
feet and the longest flying sidekick at 12 feet. These are feats which will
be extremely difficult to beat.
The TTA strives to train its members to the highest level of competitive
skills so that they are able to participate at any international arena and
be second to none.
Not every club has a Grandmaster to watch over, guide and update their
students. The standards of the Traditional Taekwondo Association are high
and many have fallen by the wayside and only the best reach the top.
"Members training in my clubs created the Traditional
Taekwondo Association because they were dissatisfied with the standards of
practice of the various national bodies that we were under. They were proud
and keen to maintain the standards that we had achieved and wished to keep
this identity. The rest, as they say, is history."
Grandmaster T K Loh 8th Dan