Jimmy R. Jagtiani
First Indian Grandmaster Inductee in Taekwondo Hall of Fame, USA-2009. Father of Taekwondo in India: Titled by the Hall of Fame, USA. Founder: Taekwondo in India. Founder: Taekwondo Federation of India. Secretary General: Taekwondo Federation of India
37 Years completed. The Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) celebrates 37th Anniversary of TFI in Lucknow on 2nd Aug. 2013. It may be recalled the TFI was formed on 2nd Aug. 1976, founded by Grandmaster Jimmy R. Jagtiani. Father of Taekwondo in India. The first Indian Grandmaster Inductee in Taekwondo Hall of Fame, USA. Thirty Seven Years!!! Thirty Seven years of struggle and hope, thirty Seven years of dedication and satisfaction, thirty Seven years to the service and Humanity and thereby to the cause of Taekwondo. Glory comes after on its own.
"My personal desire is that all senior instructor / trainees who had learned under unauthorized person and should come together and all such disputes should end in the name of TAEKWONDO, I shall be happy to welcome them with the spirit of sports and discipline".
I wish to express my appreciation to all my Senior Students, Instructors, Referee, Management Committee of TFI, Organizers of Nationals, Parents, Sponsored, Legal Advisors, Printed Media, Electronic Media and specially the International Taekwondo Academy (ITA), the Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarter), Korea, who are with me and assisted me in a way or the other to give life to the TFI.
HAPPY 37TH ANNIVERSARY OF TFI.
Grandmaster Jimmy R. Jagtiani, Secretary General:TFI Father & Founder of Taekwondo in India International Technical Advisor: Kukkiwon. World Taekwondo Leader Forum: Kukkiwon.