British Taekwondo Control Board
British Taekwondo (official title "British Taekwondo Control Board (WTF) Ltd"; BTCB) is a member of World Taekwondo. British Taekwondo is also a member of the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the European Taekwondo Union (ETU). It was established in 1982 and is the National Governing Body for World Taekwondo in the United Kingdom. Its functions include responsibility for the selection of National Teams to compete at International and Olympic level. Advancement. Advancing through the belts is by a system of gradings. Gradings are typically held in 3–4 month cycles at regional training centres across the UK . Black belt promotion tests are held three time per year at venue around the UK. Grading systems will typically consist of line work, patterns, theory, and sparring. Students can typically advance through the belts at a rate of 1 Kup every 3 months. Belts. BTCB uses the following system of Belt Gradings: BTCB (WTF Style) uses the Poomsae style of teaching Taekwondo. Olympic Taekwondo. GB Taekwondo holds the mandate for selecting National Team players and Olympic Team players in the UK. Since Taekwondo's inception at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, The UK has fielded several players into Olympic tournaments, such  as Steve Jennings, Paul Green, Sarah Stevenson, Aaron Cook and Michael Harvey. To date, five medals have been won (Sarah Stevenson – Bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jade Jones – Gold at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics as well as, Lutalo Muhammad – Bronze & Silver at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics).