By becoming a member of Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) and registering on the global management system (GMS) you will;

• be a valued member of our Taekwondo Community.

• have access to TNZ’s online education, eg referee and coach’s courses for both Poomsae and Kyorugi.

• manage your TNZ membership and/or that of your clubs (via your assigned club admin)

• access to World Taekwondo education and events

  • registering for online and in person education opportunities e.g. WT Coaching Levels

  • registering for World Taekwondo Tournaments - e.g. International G-ranked Events.

• ability to apply for GAL (Global Athletes Licence) as required by WT to compete internationally at G-ranked events.

• access to Kukkiwon education, events and grading opportunities via the NZ Kukkiwon Office

Additional reasons to become a TNZ member

• Certainty

• Clear understanding of what you will be provided with from your governing body is fundamental to your success as well as ours.

• Transparency

• Open communication that is informative, supportive and underpins the nature of your membership.

• Expectation

• Fair and reasonable processes that deliver to your expectations.

• Strength

• Robust structures that demonstrate and objectively achieve goals for the greater benefit of the membership

How to join: Clubs and Individuals

Clubs

As of May 2024 TNZ voted in a new membership system for clubs at its AGM. As a result on January 1st, 2025, TNZ will adopt a new Club registration database for it’s management and administration of taekwondo Clubs in New Zealand. This register/database is independent of the World Taekwondo Global Management System (WT GMS) database.

As part of this registration process, Club Instructors are asked to register their clubs with Taekwondo New Zealand as either a Gold ($400 annual fee), Silver ($200 annual fee) or Bronze ($0 annual fee). Clubs choosing not to register with Taekwondo New Zealand will be removed from the TNZ register/database, but not from the WT GMS.

For those that missed the TNZ Zoom meeting discussing what the change mean for your club click on the image above to view a recording of the meeting (17 min video)

The funds generated by this process will be invested into the development of taekwondo in New Zealand. Investment will take the form of education, equipment purchase and any other activity deemed by the Taekwondo New Zealand Board to be in the interest of development of taekwondo.

To register your club click on the button below to accesss a PDF form to fill out. Once you have filled out the form hit submit and your application will be sent to our Club membership administrator.

If you have any questions about the process please email comms@newzealandtaekwondo.co.nz

For any clubs that wish to update their status (or remove themselves) on the TNZ GMS, please contact the GMS administrator by email gms@newzealandtaekwondo.co.nz

Individuals

Individuals can join TNZ. To join TNZ, you will need to register on the Global Management System or GMS. The GMS is a datebase promoted by World Taekwondo for its National Member Associations (NMAs) to use to manage their countries members. All NZ registered members on the GMS are members of TNZ.

“The GMS is an online global membership database comprised of all taekwondo practitioners registered to the MNAs. Practitioners include, but are not limited to athletes, coaches, trainers, referees, officials, executives, medical staff, support staff, media, volunteers and fans.” World Taekwondo

For individuals you can register your membership directly on the GMS via the simplycompete website (Click here). Memberships for individuals are on an annual basis and will need to be renewed each year. Currently individual memberships have a cost of approximately $8 NZD ($5 USD), this is an admin fee to the GMS administrators.

What information must I provide?

Step 1.

• Date of Birth

• Full name

• YOUR unique email address (each member must have their own email address)

Step 2.

After completing Step 1, you will be sent an email to confirm your email address and it will ask for the following:

• a photo/scan of a photo ID i.e. student ID/drivers licence/passport

• if you are a Black belt, you will need to submit a copy of your Kukkiwon certificate/card

Once you have provided all the information above, your application will be checked and “approved”

On the completion of your GMS registration you will be a member of TNZ, Congratulations!

If your club or your member organisation is seeking to join TNZ or you need more information on this process please contact us at comms@newzealandtaekwondo.co.nz

 We look forward to discussing your membership opportunity with you.