Not yet officially recognized as a club sport by the University, the club is currently under the jurisdiction of the Korean Association.
"We can go to competitions and compete as students who go to Harvard, but not as a Harvard team," Shim explained.
He has contacted both the Athletic Department and University Hall in hopes that the club, led by Master Peter Lee, a fifth degree black belt who qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1988, will receive recognition within a month or so.
The campus already boasts two other Taekwondo organizations, the American Taekwondo Association and the Korean Karate Club.
But according to Shim, the new WTF club is distinct from the others in its style and its form.
"It's like comparing squash and tennis," Shim said. "They're totally different."