HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO IN INDIA, 1974.
In 1965, Grandmaster Jimmy R. Jagtiani started learning Taekwondo in Saigon, Vietnam. He qualified Black Belt 1 st Dan 1970 and 2 nd Dan in 1973 from Vietnam. Gm. Jimmy R. Jagtiani migrated from Vietnam to India in 1974. Taekwondo was introduced in India by Grandmaster Jimmy R. Jagtiani in 1974, the 1 st Taekwondo demonstration was held at Oudh Gymkhana Club, Lucknow with the help of brother Mike, Ram and Lachman. HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO IN INDIA - 1974. In 1975, Gm. Jimmy started given Taekwondo training to the PAC’s Police, Army Railway Protection Force “RPF” and to the Public at Christian College, Lucknow. On 2nd Aug. 1976, the Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) was formed by Gm. Jimmy R. Jagtiani and established as a National Body of Taekwondo in India. On 2nd August 1977, the first anniversary of Taekwondo Federation of India was organized with a demonstration of high power techniques at the K.D. Singh Babu Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. The students trained by