Affiliations & Recognition

Kukkiwon 국기원

World Taekwondo Headquarters

Kukkiwon is the world headquarters of Taekwondo and the body that issues official dan (black belt) certification recognized internationally. Bulsajo black belt ranks are registered through Kukkiwon, which means the rank travels with the student anywhere in the world.

World Moo Duk Kwan 무덕관

Our traditional lineage

Moo Duk Kwan — the school of martial virtue — is the lineage our curriculum descends from. The forms, the terminology, and the emphasis on character over trophies all come from this tradition. It is why the room runs the way it does.

FEMEXTKD

Federación Mexicana de Taekwondo

FEMEXTKD is Mexico's national governing body for Taekwondo — established in 1976, made up of 32 state associations, and Mexico's member federation to World Taekwondo. Bulsajo carries its endorsement, which ties this school to one of the strongest competitive Taekwondo programs in the hemisphere.

Asociación de Taekwondo Víctor Estrada

Where Master Skye earned his black belt

This is the one that is personal. Master Skye earned his 1st degree black belt in Olympic style Taekwondo in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the Víctor Estrada school — training under Grandmaster Víctor Estrada Sr. and Marcos Estrada, the association's general directors. Bulsajo is formally affiliated with the association through that line.

The association carries the name of Víctor Estrada, who took bronze at Sydney 2000 — Mexico's first Olympic medal in Taekwondo, won the year the sport became a full Olympic event. He added silver at the 1993 World Championships and gold at three straight Pan American Games, has since been inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame of the Americas, and today is head coach of the Mexican national team.

Founded in 2000, the association now runs dozens of schools across Mexico inside the FEMEXTKD structure. It means the standard a Bulsajo student is held to did not start in Belle Glade — it came up through that room in Guadalajara.

Kombat Taekwondo

Professional full-contact league

Kombat Taekwondo is the professional league that blends traditional Taekwondo with full-contact competition, with licensed clubs in over a hundred countries and broadcasts on major sports networks. Our teens and adults program is being rebuilt around this format for students who want to compete seriously.

Palm Beach County PAL

Police Athletic League — youth & teen programming

The Palm Beach County Police Athletic League is a registered National PAL program, supported and staffed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. It runs supervised athletic and mentoring programs for youth and teens at five sites across the county — one of them right here in Belle Glade. We are joining PAL to open our mat to more young people in the Glades, especially the ones for whom cost would otherwise be the deciding factor.