This list of taekwondo grandmasters includes notable persons who have been recognized as grandmasters of the

Korean martial art Korean martial arts (Hangul: 무술, Hanja: 武術, ''musul'' or Hangul: 무예, Hanja: 武藝, ''muye'') are fighting practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use by both military and non- ...

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

. There is no single, universally-recognized set of criteria to define a taekwondo grandmaster; different organizations and different styles have their own rules. Those listed below are grouped by system:

Kukkiwon Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.Min, B.-H. (2005)Kukkiwon, the spiritual home ...

(widely known as the

World Taekwondo Headquarters Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.Min, B.-H. (2005)Kukkiwon, the spiritual home ...

International Taekwon-Do Federation International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea. The ITF was founded to promote and encourage the growth of the K ...

(ITF), and other systems (which includes some persons receiving ranks from taekwondo organizations that predate the other two systems, e.g., the original

Korea Taekwondo Association Korea Taekwondo Association ( 한국 태권도 협회; 韓國跆拳道協會; KTA), originally the Korea Tang Soo Do Association (1961),Park, S. H. (1993): About the author. In H. H. Choi: ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence'', 3rd ed ...

(KTA)) and United Taekwondo Association UWTA.

Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters)

This list includes persons who: # are ranked at least 9th -10th depending school ''

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'' by Kukkiwon (the highest rank normally awarded to living persons within that system); # are notable as individuals; and # are notable for their contribution to taekwondo. Gerard van den Berg 9th Dan 02-04-1957 Leiden Netherlands Grandmaster Gerard van den Berg Was on June 15, 2022 the first born Dutchman, Taekwondoka who has take an exam for the 9th Dan in the Kukkiwon Seoul Korea. http://www.taekwondoleiden.nl

International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF)

This list includes persons who: # are ranked 9th ''dan'' by the ITF (and thus officially recognised as 'Grand Masters' within that system);Choi, H. H. (1993): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence'', 3rd ed. (Vol. 1, p. 122). Mississauga: International Taekwon-Do Federation. # are notable as individuals; and # are notable for their contribution to taekwondo.

Other taekwondo systems

This list includes persons who: # have been widely recognized masters of taekwondo for at least 30 years; # are notable as individuals; and # are notable for their contribution to taekwondo.

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Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters)

International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF)

Other taekwondo systems

See also

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