How many styles of Tae Kwon Do in all?
In Taekwondo, many experts prefer not to label the differences in curriculums as "styles." They are what were known as "Kwans" which means a family of related schools under the leadership of one founder (the "Kwanjang"). There were five original Kwans which branched out to more than 20 or 30 between 1945 and 1955. Eventually, nine Kwans were officially recognized. They were unified in the Korea Taekwondo Association, numbered, and required by the Korean Government to be dissolved (the agreement was signed by the Kwan leaders, but each Kwan remains active today)Five original KwansChung Do KwanSong Moo KwanMu Duk KwanKwan Bop Bu / Chang Moo KwanYun Moo Kwan / JidokwanLater KwansHan Moo KwanOh Do Kwan: formed by former Chung Do Kwan students (Gen. Hong Hi Choi, and Tae Hi Nam) was the military Kwan.Kang Duk WonJung Do KwanOn May 20, 1976, The Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) replaced the Kwan names with numbers, and the Kwan system was allegedly dissolved, but it remains intact today.The nine official Kwans were:Kwan #1: Song Moo KwanKwan #2: Han Moo KwanKwan #3: Chang Moo KwanKwan #4: Moo Duk KwanKwan #5: Oh Do KwanKwan #6: Kang Duk WonKwan #7: Jung Do KwanKwan #8: JidokwanKwan #9: Chung Do KwanThere was also a 10th Kwan, Kwan Ri Kwan, which was labeled as the Administrative Managing Kwan.Since that time, there have been numerous organizations, and independent schools that have opened, each one changing the techniques, and method of instruction to one degree or another. These are individual personal preferences, and are too numerous to identify or label.