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List of Taekwondo Grandmasters includes notable persons who have been recognised as grandmasters of the Korean martial art of taekwondo. There is no single, universally-recognised set of criteria to define a taekwondo grandmaster; different organisations and different styles have their own rules. Those listed below are grouped by system: Kukkiwon (widely known as the World Taekwondo Federation or WTF system), International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), and other systems (which includes some persons receiving ranks from taekwondo organisations that predate the other two systems, e.g., the original Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA)) and United Taekwondo Association UWTA. Also WANIN DO By Grandmaster Kyong Lee of Toronto, Canada.
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Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Federation)
This list includes persons who: (1) are ranked at least 9th dan by Kukkiwon (the highest rank normally awarded to living persons within that system); (2) are notable as individuals; and (3) are notable for their contribution to taekwondo.
International Taekwon-Do Federation
This list includes persons who: (1) are ranked 9th dan by the ITF (and thus officially recognised as 'Grand Masters' within that system); (2) are notable as individuals; and (3) are notable for their contribution to taekwondo.
Other taekwondo systems
This list includes persons who: (1) have been widely recognized masters of taekwondo for at least 30 years; (2) are notable as individuals; and (3) are notable for their contribution to taekwondo.