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Founder of Moo Sool Do and President of World Academy of Martial Arts Association. Korean National Champion (1963–1965). Kukkiwon Advisory Council (2008). Hall of Fame - U.S. Taekwondo Grandmasters Society. Former President, U.S.T.U. Michigan Tae Kwon Do Association. [2] [3] [4] Kim, Ki-whang: 10th dan: 1920–1993 United States of America
Taekwondo also sometimes involves the use of weapons such as swords and nun-chucks. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform known as a dobok. It is a combat sport which was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate and Chinese martial arts. [5] [6]
Universal Tae Kwon Do Federation Independent Kim Jong-chan (김종찬) 9th dan: 1936– Vancouver, Canada Jong Kim Martial Arts Surrey (Taekwondo) ITF Kim Kwang-il (김광일) 9th dan: 1939–2001 Germany Kwang Mu Sul Taekwon-Do Independent Kong Young-il (공영일) 9th dan: 1943– Las Vegas, USA Young Brothers Tae Kwon-Do Institute Independent
Park Dong-keun (Korean: 박동근; born c. 1941), also known as D. K. Park, is a South Korean Grandmaster of taekwondo.He holds the title "Grandmaster," [1] [2] the rank of 9th dan in taekwondo, [2] [3] and was Korea's only undefeated taekwondo fighter in more than 200 International championship competition. [1]
All the practitioners listed in this section are part of World Taekwondo. [65] [66] [67]Hadi Saei – Iranian councilor and former taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history and the most titled champion in this sport by winning 9 world class titles (three olympic titles in 2000 and 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and ...
Obtaining the rank denotes one as a "Grand Master". The honorary rank of 10th degree black belt, also known as "Eternal Grand Master", was bestowed upon Haeng Ung Lee, the founder of the ATA, following his death in 2000. The rank was sponsored and awarded by Grand Masters of other major martial arts, many of whom attended Haeng Ung Lee's funeral.
James C. Smith II, center, also known as "Mr. Jimmy," receives a certificate of rank for earning his 9th Dan (degree) Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Song Moo Kwan, also named "Song Moo Kwan Kong Soo Do ", is one of the Five original kwans (martial art schools) of taekwondo in Korea. [3] Its founder, from 1944, Supreme Grandmaster Byung Jik Ro (1919–2015), [5] [6] [3] was one of the highest ranking taekwondo practitioners in the world, and is considered the "Founder of Modern Taekwondo". [7]