List of taekwondo grandmasters

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Joined South Korean Air Force in 1962,

Taught Taekwondo to American Air Force reserves,

Opened the first branch of Mun Moo Kwan in the United States of America in 1969,

8th Dan Black Belt from Kukkiwon 9th Dan Chang Moo Kwan

Certified No. 253 September 22,1973 from The World Taekwondo Federation qualified as an International Master-Instructor in the Art and Science of Taekwondo appointed under President Un Yon Kim

Opened his first dojang World Martial Arts in 1973 (New Jersey). Taught Taekwondo for over 25 years in his own dojang until 1998.

In 1991, Grand Master Chang began as the Rockville Center Police Training Office teaching Taekwondo under Police Commissioner John P. McKeon.

On October 7, 2000, he successfully completed United States Taekwondo Union (USTU) Licensing Program Seminar for Grand Master Instructors. USTU is recognized by The United States Olympic Committee

Continued his teaching with Nassau County Police Athletic League until 2007.

Awarded for 20 years Service as the Training Officer for the Rockville Centre Police (1991-2011) Presented by Charles A. Gennario, Police Commissioner of Rockville Centre Police Dept.

Founded the Portuguese Taekwondo Association

Author of the first Taekwondo book ever published in the Portuguese language (1975) also distributed in Brazil

Promoter of Taekwondo in Portuguese speaking countries like Angola, Mozambique, etc.

Received Korean Presidential award.

Served as Peaceful Unification Advisor for the South Korean Government to improve its relationship with North Korea (1999-2005)[10]

Received the Korean Presidential award for outstanding performance as a peaceful unification advisor.[10]

Founded USTMA in Leesburg Virginia

Founded the "Kick Cancer Out of this World" benefit event which has raised over $120,000 for cancer charities.

Awarded the Korean National Medial of Honor (14 October 2017) by the Government of South Korea.

9th Degree Black Belt in Kum Do, 9th Degree Black Belt in Ta Kyuk Do, master's degree in physical education, inducted into Martial arts Hall of Fame 2016.

• 9th dan (Kukkiwon #05001960)
• 1st Class Master Instructor (Kukkiwon #1647001)
• 1st Class Poom/Dan Promotion Test Examiner (Kukkiwon #1020001)
• "S" Class World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), International Referee
  (WTF IR #013-0625)
• Author, Sport Taekwondo Referee Primer

(aka: Chong Lee)

Editor in Chief of Taekwondo Times

Top Ten Martial Arts Master in US

Certified International Referee (Kukkiwon)

Duke University Taekwondo Team Coach

Board Breaking World Record Holder (Broke 5,000 boards in 7 hours).

Edward B. Sell

World leader in Moo Duk Kwon style of Tae Kwon Do

Assistant to a three-star General in the Marines, Military Police Chief of Seoul, and a bodyguard for General William Westmoreland

1963 - Kyunggido State welterweight Gold Medal Champion

1967 - National Korea Championship Gold Medal

1967 - Won Korea President's Cup - Korea's Best Team and ROK Team Leader, knocked out two people and was undefeated in competition

1968 - Grand Master Kang receives license to teach Chung Do Kwan branch in Seoul, Korea.

1970 to 1977 - R.O.C. Taiwan's President Grand Master No, Hyo Young, invites Master Kang to teach Marine Corps and Special Military Police Academy. Also trained Hong Kong Movie stars, Sang-kwon Lee Fong, and Deeway in addition to teaching Taripei American School

1977 Arrived in Hawaii to teach U.S. Army Green Beret

1978 - Taught and opened the first W.T.F. Olympic System Brother's TaeKwonDo in Arizona.

1983 - W.T.F. Master Kang coaches the U.S. team in Denmark at the 6th World TKD Championship.

1985 - International referee at the World TKD Collegiate Championships.

1987 - International referee at the Pan Am Games in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1990 - U.S. Olympic Festival Referee

1992 - International Brother's Championship, Mesa High School. Include the Taiwan Olympic Team, Mexico Team, teams from Australia, Chile, and Brother's Taekwondo AZ, LA, AK, OK, and NC.

1999, 13 March - Awarded 9th Degree Black Belt by the Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Federation)

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Since 1975 Grandmaster Robinson has trained thousands of students to the highest levels of expertise in the Korean-based martial art.The co-founder of the UWTA was elected to the United States Grandmasters Society Hall of Fame and the American Taekwondo Association Hall of Fame after teaching thousands of students since opening his dojang in Sacramento, CA. GMR has been honored by the US Congress, the Joint Houses of the CA Legislature and was honored with the NBA 'Differencemaker' Award for anti-bullying efforts in the community. Clint Robinson served as Senior Vice President of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA). GM Robinson also leads the TKD classes at American River College as adjunct professor and created the Sports Business Management course for the Los Rios College District. The owner of RH Robinson Enterprises, operating up to 20 locations at times, has been recognized for his entrepreneurial business creation. Teaching classes daily the former champion competitor also attended Tuskegee University, Sacramento City College and California State University. Grandmaster Clint Robinson is also a USAF veteran. Elected a US member of the Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Advisory Committee, GMR was an honored guest speaker at the 2014 Grand Opening of the World TKD Park in Muju and regularly attends World Advisory events in Seoul, and signed the Kukkiwon World Peace Pledge as US rep in 2018. GMR hosts regional competitive events throughout the year including the UWTA Black Belt Test in Reno, NV, the Sacramento International Championships and offers community service events on bullying, health and fitness in TKD training for the public. GMR was Vice Chair of the Pan Am Hanmadang in 2017 and hosted the CA Hanmadang at Folsom Lake College in 2018/19, the first virtual CA UWTA Cup and Hanmadang in 2020.

• Kukkiwon #05000166 - Issued: 2001-09-08
• Founder: Wisconsin Governors Cup
• Founder: Virginia Governors Cup
• Author: Korean Culture, Tourism and Language
• Author: Star Taekwon-Do Master's Course
• Author: Martial Arts Dynamic Marketing and Management Seminar
• Author: International Discipline in the Martial Arts Seminar
• Author: A Health Revolution
• Secretary General for Korean-American Foundation (KAF)
• Past President of the Virginia State Tae Kwon Do Association
• Former Secretary General for US Taekwondo Martial Arts Commission
• Former Flexibility Consultant for Green Bay Packers

TaeKwonDo Times Magazine Issue March 1991

• Founder of the "Academia Internacional de Taekwondo"

• Kukkiwon Certificate number: 05001899
• first female to be awarded the World Taekwondo Federation certification for international level referee credentials
• Highest ranked non-Asian Kukkiwon female in the world
• President of the United States Chung Do Kwan Association

KukKiWon Advisory Committee Member IOC - OS Technical Expert World TKD Hanmadang Champ 2017

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• Taekwondo 9th Dan
• Hapkido 7th Dan
• Royal Taekwondo Grandmaster, Saudi Arabia, 1988-2006
• Royal Hapkido Grandmaster, Saudi Arabia, 1999-2006
• Grandmaster, Korean Embassy School, Saudi Arabia, 1988-2006
• Demonstrator Master, Special Forces, Saudi Arabia, 1988-2006
• International Referee 2nd Degree, Taekwondo, 2005
• Commendation by Minister of National Defense, Saudi Arabia, 2003
• Commendation by Minister of Culture Sports, Korea, 1998

https://www.masterlim.com/

• Inducted into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in Zagreb, Croatia 2015
• Technical Advisor Representing Australia

GM Hwang began studying at the age of 11 and received his 1st Degree in Tang Soo Do in 1957, his 2nd Degree in 1961, his 3rd Degree from the I.T.F. K-3-40 18 September 1968, staying loyal to General Choi Hong-hi through the years. He was at General Choi's side where he transcribed General Choi's last words. GM Hwang retired a captain in the ROK Army where he had instructed The Korean Tiger Division, The Korean Army, The U.S. Marines, U.S. Army, Marine, and the Vietnamese Army receiving many Commendations. GM Hwang simultaneously served as special assistant to General Choi, official spokesman of the ITF, chairman of the ITF promotion and merger committees, and Secretary General of the ITF. GM Hwang also served as the head of the KoreAmerica Taekwon-Do Union as requested by General Choi Hong-hi. GM Hwang is now head of the International Taekwon-Do Federation Unified. His mission is to carry on his previous duties as requested by General Choi to work to unify all who practice Taekwon-Do.

• 9th dan
• Head instructor of Woodbridge Taekwondo Group
• President of International Chang-Hon Taekwondo Federation (ICTF)

From 1983 to 1986, Master Creedon hosted the "University College Cork Open Martial Arts Championships" – the largest open style tournament of its kind to be held in Ireland at the time. Subsequently, he captained the Irish team that competed in Hee-il Cho's World Championships in Los Angeles in 1985. Grandmaster Creedon is also known for being a superb Instructor. His seminars being highly sought after, he has taught classes throughout his native country, Ireland, as well as Europe and the United States. He is also a prolific writer, and his articles on the various aspects of the Korean Arts, have featured in numerous martial art magazines including Taekwon-Do Times and United States Taekwondo Journal. Throughout his career, he has coached numerous students to national and international titles in both I.T.F. and W.T and has received citations from the International and World Taekwondo Federations. Master Creedon headed the Korean Martial Arts Program at University College Cork, for many years, where he taught both Taekwon-Do and Hapkido. In 2006 he received a "Special Achievement Award from the University College Cork in recognition of his contributions and dedication to Physical Education at the University for over a quarter of a century. For the last 47 years, Grandmaster Creedon has made the growth and betterment of Taekwon-Do a constant priority throughout his life and continues to make changes and improvements in all his students' lives.

Anthony N

Francis

• Korea Yudo Martial Arts College (former Yongin University) 1968
• Korean National Martial Arts Champion 1965-1968
• Korean Boxing State Champion. 1967
• Korean Army Tae Kwon Do Champion.  1969
• Korea Army Tae Kwon Do instructor, Vietnam War (White Horse Division) 1969
• Demonstrator for the World Tae Kwon Do Federation.  1972
• Captain of Yudo Martial Arts University Demonstration Team.  1973
• Instructor of U.S. Army General Staff Collebe, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1976 - 1979
• International Referee, 3rd Annual World Tae Kwon Do Championship, Chicago, IL 1977
• Founder of Ko's Black Belt Academy, Independence, MO 1979
• Master Instructor of the Year Award, Martial Arts Times magazine. 1980
• Instructor of KC Royals Baseball players (Larry Gura, Willie Wilson, U.L. Washington, and Willie Akins 1983-1985
• U.S. National Team Coach of Pan American Games. 1985
• U.S. National Tea Ambassador for Martial Arts Summit, Seoul Korea 1987
• Founder of Ko's Black Belt Academy, Overland Park, Kansas 1990
• US Tae Kwon Do National Team Manager 1994
• Kansas USAT 2011, President

10th Dan in Traditional Taekwon-Do

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Medina is an International Instructor certified by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo Chang Moo Kwan. 2019 was declared by the president GM Bongseok Kim of the world military taekwondo committee the First in U.S. Armed Forces to participate as an Athlete, Coach, and Referee in the world military taekwondo championship (CISM). 2018 WT International Referee. 1996 USATKD Certified National Referee and Coach. 2017 Induced by the Revista de Artes Marciales's Puerto Rico Hall of Fame 2016 Pioneer Award by U.S. Taekwondo Champions (GM James F. Stagen and GM Ron Berry). 2015-2019 President of the U.S. Military Taekwondo Foundation. 2015-2016 and 2019 First to organize the U.S. Armed Forces Taekwondo Reunion 2009 Induced to Taekwondo Hall of Fame and member. 2008–present: Member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and referee. 2000 - 2020 present: conduct combat and defense tactics training for young people in Hinesville, Georgia. This program is directed by the Liberty County Recreation Department (LCRD). 2000 Retired U.S. Army (22 years of service). 1999-2000 World Class Athletes Program (WCAP) Coach. 1996-2000 Coach the Army and the Armed Forces. 1994–present: President of Sport Taekwondo Center Associates. 1984-1995 National and International player for U.S. Armed Forces. 1975-1977 Open the first karate school in Humacao Puerto Rico. 1976-1977 for the first time introduced karate in Jaguar-San Lorenzo Puerto Rico. 1978 won first place in the Young Brothers team battle Tae Kwon-Do Associates. There were four teams of five fighters. Our team had only four fighters for which he fought 16 times, while the other fighters fought only eight times. During his time of competition (Puerto Rico) adopted the name of El flaco explosivo (the skinny explosive). 1984-1995 National and International player for U.S. Armed Forces. 1987 2nd World CISM Military TKD Bantam medalist, (first Puerto Rican).

GM Minyard was inducted into the USKIDO Black Belt Hall of Fame, in 2020, as Grand Master of the Year. He is also included in Who's Who in American Martial Arts. In 2022, GM Minyard was inducted into the Official Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame, recognizing his Lifetime Achievement in the art.

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He has been involved in martial arts for over forty-five years. He began learning Kempo Karate with Sensei Felix Vega from New York. He studied under Sensei Vega for two years. In 1971 he began in Tae Kwon-Do under Master Danny Ortiz at the YMCA in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the same time, he began in Judo under Dr. Ricardo Paranos. He began practicing both martial arts at the same time and achieved his black belt in 1976. He was the president of the Catholic University Judo Club and earned a gold medal in 1974 during the inter-college games (LAI) in the 139-pound division. 1977 he started practicing with the International Taekwon-Do Federation under the Young Brothers and his president GM Young-il Kong and the president in the Island, Master Benny Rivera. 1979 - 1984 was acting as the vice-president for the Young Brothers I.T.F. in Puerto Rico. He led Puerto Rico's Taekwon-Do team from 1974 – 1986 in national, international and world championships. He represented the Taekwon-Do team eighteen times in international events and won first place twelve times. From there, he won eight times as a Grand Champion in the heavy weight division amazingly weighing only 140 pounds. He was also a winner in breaking techniques and patterns or forms. He represents Puerto Rico in Venezuela, United States, Canada, Scotland, Virgin Islands, Domican Republic, Guatemala and Puerto Rico. 1984 was the Puerto Rico team coach in the world Championship in Scotland. The Puerto Rico team won third place in the world. 1983 received from his city mayor, an award of "The Best Athlete in Taekwon-Do" 1986 join the United States Navy. While he on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). Over three hundred U.S. Navy and Marines participated in his program. He created the Teddy Roosevelt Taekwon-Do team.

1991 served in the Desert Storm War for the liberation of Kuwait. Grandmaster Vega holds a 9th Dan with the International Taekwon-do Federation, 6th Dan in O.S.C. Ho Sin Sool (Street Self Defense), 5th Dan in Korean Hapkido, 5th Dan in World Taekwon-Do Federation, 4th Dan in O.S.C. Mu Ki-Do (Korean weapons) and a Black Belt in Judo. President of Oriental Sports Center Association. Records Taekwon-do Martial Arts Instructor in Ponce, Puerto Rico- 1976-1987 Taekwon-do and Self Defense Master Instructor in the U.S. Navy -1988-1991 Taekwon-do Martial Arts Master Instructor Norfolk, Virginia- 1991-2000 Taekwon-do and Self Defense Master Instructor Elizabeth City State University, NC-2006-2013 Taekwon-do and Self Defense GM Instructor Elizabeth City, NC 2005-2021 Awards

• 1976 Best competitor of the year presented by P.R. Karate Institute Ponce, PR
• 1981 Best Athlete of Taekwon-do presented by the City Mayor of Ponce, PR
• 1982 Best competitor of the year presented by Young Brothers Bayamón, PR
• 2007 Instructor of the year presented by Panam TKD Council
• 2009 Instructor of the year presented by Panam TKD Council
• 2010 President of the United States TKD Council (U.S.A. –I.T.F. NGB)
• 2013 Hall of Fame for the World Greatest Martial Arts Master
• 2015 Pioneer of the Martial Arts on 70's award in Puerto Rico
• 2015 President of the International Taekwon-do Federation UNION in America
• 2015 Chairman of Promotion of the International Taekwon-do Federation UNION
• 2016 vice-president of the International Taekwon-do Federation UNION
• 2017 Worldwide Taekwon-do Hall of Fame official induction.
• 2018 President & Founder of the International Taekwon-do Federation the Americas
• 2019 Who's is Who in The Legends of Martial Arts Hall of Fame

Competition:

• 1974 International Karate Championship Guaynabo, PR (3rd Place Open Division)
• 1975 Ponce Open Karate Championship Ponce, PR (1st Place H/Weight)
• 1975 S. Henry Cho Karate Championship New York, NY (3rd Place)
• 1976 S. Henry Cho Karate Championship New York, NY (1st Place)
• 1977 International Young Brothers Championship Bayamón, PR (2nd Place L/Weight)
• 1978 Caribbean Karate Championship Saint Croix, VI (1st Place H/Weight)
• 1979 1st International Henry Cho TKD Championship San German, PR (1st Place H/W)
• 1980 General Choi Cup, Suk-jung Kim TKD New York, NY (1st Place)
• 1981 2nd International Full Contact Championship, Venezuela (1st Place H/Weight)
• 1981 1st International Richard Chung Championship, Ponce, PR (1st Place H/Weight)
• 1981 2nd International Open championship, Buffalo NY, (1st Place H/Weight)
• 1982 Intercontinental Cup Quebec Canada, (3rd Place M/Weight)
• 1985 International TKD Championship Guatemala (3rd Place H/Weight)
• 1986 Navy Taekwon-do Games (1st Place M/Weight)

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also 9th Dan with World Taekwondo Chungdokwan under GM Hae Man Park also 9th Dan with World Jidokwan also 9th Dan with Traditional Changmookwan under GM Jon Weidenman also 9th Dan with USA Taekwondo (USAT) also 8th Dan with Kukkiwon also 8th Dan with World Tangsoodo General Federation also 4th Dan with the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) holds 1st Class Dan/Poom and Master Instructor with Kukkiwon as well as Hanmadan holds 1st Class IR Kyrugi with the WTF holds ITF Umpire Certification