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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Martial Arts/ Fitness Organization |
| Genre | Licensor |
| Founded | 1969, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Founder | Haeng Ung Lee |
| Headquarters | 1800 Riverfront Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, , United States |
Number of locations | over 2,000 |
Area served | North America, South America, Europe, Saudi Arabia, India, Nepal, South Africa, South Korea, & Guam |
Key people | Grand Master Emeritus Soon Ho Lee; Grand Master In Ho Lee; Grand Master M.K. Lee; Grand Master William Clark; Grand Master Robert Allemier |
| Services | Martial Arts instructional |
| Website | www.atamartialarts.com |
ATA Martial Arts, formerly known as the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea.[1][2]
ATA Martial Arts has been headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas since 1977, and presided over by M.K. Lee since July 2022.[3][4][5]
With over 300,000 active members in over 21 countries [6][7]—800 schools and 120,000 members in the United States alone[6]—it is one of the largest taekwondo organizations in the world.[4]
- ^ "Local martial artists win taekwondo world championships". ObserverReporter. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Petaluma Taekwondo studio named ATA School of the Year". PressDemocrat. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Presiding Grand Master M.K. Lee Inauguration Part 2 | Induction of the 5th Presiding Grand Master". YouTube.
- ^ a b "ATA Martial Arts Celebrates 50th Anniversary During Worlds Event". 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Aaron, Michael (2019-07-10). "Little Rock-based ATA Martial Arts celebrates 50 years during World Expo". Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ a b "The Full History of ATA International". Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
- ^ "ATA International Fast Facts". Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-06-24.