The Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) is an offshoot of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). It was founded by Park Jung Tae in 1990. Some sources cite the controversies surrounding General Choi Hong Hi as the impetus for the split, with indications that one of the motivations may have been disapproval of Choi's purported tendency to award high-level black belts to people who had not earned them. The official reason given on the GTF website: Note: The GTF should not be confused with the GTFi: The Global Taekwon-do Federation International.