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:Active
Organization:International Taekwon-Do Federation Scotland
Significance:
First Honorable Grand Master of the ITF
ITF Secretary General to Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Chair of the ITF Grand Masters Promotion Committee
Scotland
Promotion Date: July 1, 1997
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
First ITF Grand Master promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
United Kingdom
Promotion Date: December 8, 1997
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
USA
Promotion Date: December 8, 1997
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
South Korea
Promotion Date: May 1, 2001
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
Canada
Promotion Date: March 1, 2002
Status:Active
Organization:ITF USA
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
USA
Promotion Date: March 1, 2002
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
USA
Promotion Date: March 21, 2002
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Promoted by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
USA
Promotion Date: December 4, 2008
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
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.
Canada
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: March 21, 2009
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Paraguay
Argentina
Promotion Date: November 29, 2009
Status:Inactive
Organization:Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: March 6, 2010
Status:Active
Organization:Federazione Italiana Taekwon-Do ITF
Significance:
Italy
Promotion Date: December 15, 2010
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Malaysia
Promotion Date: October 2, 2010
Status:Active
Organization:ITF England
Significance:
England
Promotion Date: March 7, 2011
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Deutschland
Significance:
Germany
Promotion Date: March 7, 2011
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Deutschland
Significance:
Member ITF Technical and Instruction Committee
My Moments with General Choi
Germany
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
Germany
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status:Active
Organization:ITF USA
Significance:
Member ITF Grand Master Promotion Committee 2019 -
USA
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status:Active
Organization:Hellenic Quadrathlon ITF Federation
Significance:
Greece
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status:Active
Organization:ITF USA
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: October 15, 2016
Status:Active
Organization:ITF England
Significance:
England
Promotion Date: December 18, 2016
Status:Inactive
Organization:Malaysian Taekwon-Do Federation
Significance:
Malaysia
Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status:Active
Organization:Hungarian ITF Taekwon-Do Federation
Significance:
Hungary
Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status:Active
Organization:Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
Significance:
Canada
Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status:Active
Organization:Irish National Taekwon-Do Association (INTA)
Significance:
Ireland
Promotion Date: October 15, 2017
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
First female ITF Grand Master
Germany
Promotion Date: September 17, 2018
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Belgium
Significance:
Belgium
Promotion Date: September 25, 2018
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Taekwon-Do Australia
Significance:
Australia
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:Federación Argentina de Educadores Integrales de Taekwon-Do
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:ITF USA
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:Federation of Taekwon-Do of the Argentine Republic
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: April 23, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Nederland
Significance:
Netherlands
Promotion Date: November 22, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:Federacao Brasileira de Taekwon-Do ITF
Significance:
Brazil
Promotion Date: December 19, 2019
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: May 12, 2020
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Ireland
Promotion Date: July 20, 2020
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: October 5, 2020
Status:Active
Organization:National Taekwon-Do Norway (NTN)
Significance:
Norway
Promotion Date: November 27, 2020
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: December 18, 2020
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: May 31, 2021
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: June 9, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:Federazione Italiana Taekwon-Do ITF
Significance:
Italy
Promotion Date: July 9, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: June 13, 2021
Status:Inactive
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: July 25, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: September 7, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:National Taekwon-Do Norway (NTN)
Significance:
Norway
Promotion Date: November 10, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
Significance:
New Zealand
Promotion Date: November 25, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Nederland
Significance:
Netherlands
Promotion Date: December 4, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
Significance:
New Zealand
Promotion Date: December 15, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
Significance:
Canada
Promotion Date: December 17, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: December 17, 2021
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Second female ITF Grand Master
Argentina
Promotion Date: April 16, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: May 27, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Scotland
Significance:
Scotland
Promotion Date: June 5, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:Asociación Colombiana de Taekwon-Do ITF
Significance:
Colombia
Promotion Date: June 30, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI)
Significance:
Canada
Promotion Date: July 17, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Deutschland
Significance:
Germany
Promotion Date: November 12, 2022
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Nederland
Significance:
Netherlands
Promotion Date: February 20, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: March 20, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: May 9, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:Federación de Taekwon-Do de la República Argentina
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: June 28, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand Inc.
Significance:
New Zealand
Promotion Date: June 28, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: July 28, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:Federación de Taekwon-Do de la República Argentina
Significance:
Chair of the ITF Umpire Committee
Argentina
Promotion Date: August 17, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:ITF America
Significance:
USA
Promotion Date: September 6, 2023
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Taekwon-Do Norway
Significance:
Norway
Promotion Date: January 17, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:Federación Española de Taekwon-Do ITF
Significance:
Spain
Promotion Date: April 1, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: May 20, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:Polish Taekwon-Do Association
Significance:
Poland
Promotion Date: May 20, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:Malaysian Taekwon-Do Federation
Significance:
Malaysia
Promotion Date: June 2, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:Polish Taekwon-Do Association
Significance:
ITF Secretary General
Poland
Promotion Date: June 9, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:
Significance:
Argentina
Promotion Date: July 16, 2024
Status:Active
Organization:ITF Nederland
Significance:
Netherlands
Promotion Date: January 6, 2025
Status:Active
Organization:ITF England
Significance:
England
