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We list herein all individuals ever awarded the title of Grand Master (9th dan) by the ITF.
All Grand Masters are sorted according to their rank at the time of the promotion.
The “status” indicates the current status (active/inactive) of each Grand Master in our federation.
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status: Inactive
Organization: International Taekwon-Do Federation Scotland
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First Honorable Grand Master of the ITF
ITF Secretary General to Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Chair of the ITF Grand Masters Promotion Committee
Promotion Date: July 1, 1997
Status: Inactive
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First ITF Grand Master promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: December 8, 1997
Status: Inactive
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: December 8, 1997
Status: Inactive
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: May 1, 2001
Status: Inactive
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: March 1, 2002
Status: Active
Organization: ITF USA
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: March 1, 2002
Status: Inactive
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: March 21, 2002
Status: Inactive
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Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Promotion Date: December 4, 2008
Status: Inactive
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ITF President 2003 - 2010
Created the ITF vision: Taekwon-Do is a sport, a martial art, a way of life, and a tool for social development.
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status: Inactive
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Past President GM Trajtenberg passed away
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: November 29, 2009
Status: Inactive
Organization: Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
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Promotion Date: March 6, 2010
Status: Active
Organization: Federazione Italiana Taekwon-Do ITF
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Promotion Date: December 15, 2010
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: October 2, 2010
Status: Active
Organization: ITF England
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Promotion Date: March 7, 2011
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Deutschland
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Promotion Date: March 7, 2011
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Deutschland
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Member ITF Technical and Instruction Committee
My Moments with General Choi
Promotion Date: October 15, 2014
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Deutschland
Significance:
ITF President
ITF Senior Vice President 2011 - 2019
Presidential messages
My moments with General Choi
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status: Active
Organization: ITF USA
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Member ITF Grand Master Promotion Committee 2019 -
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status: Active
Organization: Hellenic Quadrathlon ITF Federation
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status: Active
Organization: ITF USA
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status: Active
Organization: ITF England
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Promotion Date: December 18, 2016
Status: Inactive
Organization: Malaysian Taekwon-Do Federation
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status: Active
Organization: Hungarian ITF Taekwon-Do Federation
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status: Active
Organization: Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status: Active
Organization: Irish National Taekwon-Do Association (INTA)
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Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status: Inactive
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First female ITF Grand Master
Promotion Date: September 17, 2018
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Belgium
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Video: Induction of GM Frank Vanberghen
Promotion Date: September 25, 2018
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Taekwon-Do Australia
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: Federación Argentina de Educadores Integrales de Taekwon-Do
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: ITF USA
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
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Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Nederland
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Promotion Date: November 22, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: Federacao Brasileira de Taekwon-Do ITF
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Promotion Date: December 19, 2019
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: May 12, 2020
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: July 20, 2020
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: October 5, 2020
Status: Active
Organization: National Taekwon-Do Norway (NTN)
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Promotion Date: November 27, 2020
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: December 18, 2020
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: May 31, 2021
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: June 9, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: Federazione Italiana Taekwon-Do ITF
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Promotion Date: July 9, 2021
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: June 13, 2021
Status: Inactive
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Promotion Date: July 25, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: September 7, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: National Taekwon-Do Norway (NTN)
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Promotion Date: November 10, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
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Video: Induction of GM Evan Davidson
Promotion Date: November 25, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Nederland
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Promotion Date: December 4, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
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Video: Induction of GM Paul McPhail
Promotion Date: December 15, 2021
Status: Active
Organization: Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
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Promotion Date: December 17, 2021
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: December 17, 2021
Status: Active
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Second female ITF Grand Master
Promotion Date: April 16, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: May 27, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Scotland
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Video: Induction of GM Gordon Wallace
Promotion Date: June 5, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: Asociación Colombiana de Taekwon-Do ITF
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Promotion Date: June 30, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
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Ode-to-General-Choi
Promotion Date: July 17, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Deutschland
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Promotion Date: November 12, 2022
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Nederland
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Promotion Date: February 20, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: March 20, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: May 9, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: Federación de Taekwon-Do de la República Argentina
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Promotion Date: June 28, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
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Promotion Date: June 28, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: July 28, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: Federación de Taekwon-Do de la República Argentina
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Chair of the ITF Umpire Committee
Promotion Date: August 17, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: ITF America
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Promotion Date: September 6, 2023
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Taekwon-Do Norway
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Promotion Date: January 17, 2024
Status: Active
Organization: Federación Española de Taekwon-Do ITF
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Induction of GM Juan Ferrando
Promotion Date: April 1, 2024
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: May 20, 2024
Status: Active
Organization: Polish Taekwon-Do Association
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Promotion Date: May 20, 2024
Status: Active
Organization: Malaysian Taekwon-Do Federation
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Promotion Date: June 2, 2024
Status: Active
Organization: Polish Taekwon-Do Association
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ITF Secretary General
Promotion Date: June 9, 2024
Status: Active
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Promotion Date: July 16, 2024
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Nederland
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Promotion Date: January 6, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: ITF England
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Promotion Date: March 10, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: Irish National Taekwon-Do Association (INTA)
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Promotion Date: March 17, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: Swedish ITF Federation
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Promotion Date: March 24, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: ITF Scotland
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Promotion Date: March 24, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: Allied National Taekwon-Do Association Australia Inc
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Promotion Date: March 31, 2025
Status: Active
Organization: International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
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