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
Significance:
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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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
Significance:
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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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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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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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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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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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
Significance:
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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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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