Washington State Governor's Cup

Washington State Governor's Cup Washington State Governor's Cup Taekwondo Championship The U.S. The Governor's Cup is held in the Fall and is hosted by the USMAC.

Martial Arts Center (USMAC) is proud to host the longest running and most prestigious taekwondo tournament in the Washington State. It began as the Capital City Invitational in 1989 and was official changed to the Governor’s Cup in 1995. What started off as a small local tournament has seen several thousands competitors competing in both forms and sparring competitions in all age groups. The tour

nament boasts competitors from around the region, including Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Canada. Past guests of the Governor's Cup were Washington State Governors: Booth Gardner and his wife, Mike Lowry, Gary Locke, Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire, and many dignitaries such as house representatives and senators, police chiefs, and other community leaders. The USMAC annually donates proceeds from the tournament to local charities.

EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 13! Planning to compete at the 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Champion...
09/04/2026

EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 13!

Planning to compete at the 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship? Don’t miss your chance to register early and save!

⏰ Early Registration Deadline: September 13, 2026

📅 October 24, 2026
📍 The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

🔥 Sparring • Poomsae • Board Breaking & More

⚡ Brown Belt through Black Belt Sparring will use Daedo Gen 3 PSS!

Get your athletes and teams registered before the early registration deadline!

👉 REGISTER TODAY: https://wagovcup.com

Reminder new venue for this year's Governor's Cup!  📅 October 24, 2026📍 NEW VENUE: The Evergreen State College | Olympia...
09/01/2026

Reminder new venue for this year's Governor's Cup!

📅 October 24, 2026
📍 NEW VENUE: The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

🔥 SPARRING • POOMSAE • BOARD BREAKING & MORE

⚡ Brown Belt through Black Belt Sparring will use DAEDO GEN 3 PSS!

Early Registration ends on September 13th! Sign up early and save!

Bring your team. Represent your school. Compete against athletes from across the region and experience the Governor’s Cup!

🥇 REGISTER TODAY!
🌐 https://wagovcup.com/

We’ll see you October 24th!

🥋🏆 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🏆🥋Get ready for the 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship!📅 October 24, 2...
08/29/2026

🥋🏆 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🏆🥋

Get ready for the 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship!

📅 October 24, 2026
📍 NEW VENUE: The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

Early Registration ends on September13th

🔥 SPARRING • POOMSAE • BOARD BREAKING & MORE

⚡ Brown Belt through Black Belt Sparring will use DAEDO GEN 3 PSS!

Bring your team. Represent your school. Compete against athletes from across the region and experience the Governor’s Cup!

🥇 REGISTER TODAY!

🌐 https://wagovcup.com/

🥋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🥋The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for registra...
08/27/2026

🥋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🥋
The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for registration!

🏆 NEW VENUE FOR 2026!

📍 The Evergreen State College — Olympia, WA

Get ready for an exciting day of competition as athletes, coaches, families, and martial arts schools from across Washington and beyond come together for one of the region’s premier Taekwondo events.

🔥 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup
📅 October 24, 2026
📍 The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

🥇 Sparring
🥇 Poomsae
🥇 Board Breaking
🥇 Speed Kicking
Register now and join us in Olympia!

🌐 https://wagovcup.com/

All Brown/Red Belt to Black Belt Sparring will use Daedo Gen 3 Electronic Chest Guard System and select divisions will u...
08/25/2026

All Brown/Red Belt to Black Belt Sparring will use Daedo Gen 3 Electronic Chest Guard System and select divisions will use Electronic Head Gear for divisions with head contact.

Athletes will need to provide their own Electronic Foot Protector Sensor Gen 3. Checkout Truescore page to order:

🥋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🥋The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for registra...
08/25/2026

🥋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 🥋

The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for registration!

🏆 NEW VENUE FOR 2026!
📍 The Evergreen State College — Olympia, WA

Get ready for an exciting day of competition as athletes, coaches, families, and martial arts schools from across Washington and beyond come together for one of the region’s premier Taekwondo events.

🔥 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup
📅 October 24, 2026
📍 The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA
🥇 Sparring
🥇 Poomsae
🥇 Board Breaking
🥇 Speed Kicking
Register now and join us in Olympia!

🌐 https://wagovcup.com/

🥋 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🥋The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for regi...
08/20/2026

🥋 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🥋

The 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship is officially open for registration!

🏆 NEW VENUE FOR 2026!
📍 The Evergreen State College — Olympia, WA

Get ready for an exciting day of competition as athletes, coaches, families, and martial arts schools from across Washington and beyond come together for one of the region’s premier Taekwondo events.

🔥 2026 Washington State Governor’s Cup
📅 October 24, 2026
📍 The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

🥇 Sparring
🥇 Poomsae
🥇 Board Breaking
🥇 Speed Kicking

Register now and join us in Olympia!

🌐 WAGOVCUP.COM

Welcome to the WA State Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship. Grand Master Young-Hak Lee, Washington State Taekwondo Foundation and the U.S. Martial Arts Center is proud to host the longest running and most prestigious taekwondo tournament in Washington State.

NEWS UPDATE:  Due to our original venue St. Martin's University Pavilion's renovation projoect being delayed we will be ...
08/19/2026

NEWS UPDATE: Due to our original venue St. Martin's University Pavilion's renovation projoect being delayed we will be moving the 2026 Washington State Governor's Cup to Evergreen State College in the Olympia, WA area. We will be opening registration soon once our website is updated. Stay tuned!

WAGOVCUP.COM

08/10/2026

Registration information coming soon!

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