By this, I mean a living master. Can be in any country too.
2007-10-12 15:17:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
greatest at what?..... I have met many, and they are all truly amazing people.. kind hearted, eagar to share what they know, and just genuinly good people... here is a shot biography of one
http://traditionaltkd.com/grandmaster.html
I am partial and havent met all of them so I will not dare say he is the "greatest" but he is pretty damn great
2007-10-12 16:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on a lot of things. * What is your definition of a "Master" ? * Are you taking about real TKD or the junk taught at a McDojo ? There is no correct number of years. But assuming we are talking about someone becoming a real master of a legitimate art, then I can tell you that it can;t be done in less than several decades. Some people will never be able to do it no matter what or how long they train. Only McDojo promote students based on how long they have trained only. ********************** EDIT: Let me clear up a misconception that is common..... No one becomes a master simply by reaching a certain rank. Many people think that if you reach 4th degree black belt, you are a master. The Korean styles have given this false idea. The rank system that was first used by the Koreans was copied from that used by the Japanese and Okinawans. In those arts titles and ranks are separate. by that I mean that you are a Master if and only if the organization awards the title. If they do it is given in writing and is either written on the rank certificate, or given as a separate document. The minimum rank for a master is 4th degree black belt. But the organization may decide to promote the student to 4th dan or higher, yet not award a masters title. It is done all the time. Surely it would not make sense to award everyone a title because they get to 4th dan. Any time I go into a martial arts schools where everyone gets some title, Sempai, Sensei, Shihan, ...etc. when they reach a certain rank, I know that something is very wrong. I have been in a large dojo where there were 14 brown belts in the class. All of them were being called Sempai. That is just not done in Japan or Okinawa. It simply makes no sense.
2016-05-22 04:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about a half dozen that can "never be equaled"
Among them is my favorite.......
"Grand Master Byong Yu"
http://www.byongyu.com/main_menu.htm
http://www.lacancha.com/byongyu.html
Many say he won more competitions than any other.
TAE KWON DO HALL OF FAME
Golden Masters Instructors Award
World Professional Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame.
3 United States Presidential Citations
(and much more)
2007-10-12 19:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This opinion will be different from every person you ask. There are many different styles of Tae Kwon Do, and each style will have many different masters.
Each master may be "great" in a different area, there is no way to quantify greatness.
2007-10-13 09:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by sugarnspike613 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't train in TKD, but back in the 80s the only TKD masters I knew and heard of were Jhoon Rhee and Hee IL Cho.
2007-10-14 02:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the general choi hon hi the gran master that invent Taekwondo in the 70s
2007-10-12 17:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by werner s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Living? I'd say Hee Il Cho, he was World Champion and currently is 9th dan.
2007-10-14 09:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Emanuele 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a question that can not be answered by any one. it is only an opinion of the human brain. there are to many ways to say some one is better than some one else.
2007-10-13 03:58:44 · answer #8 · answered by apisfl07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG hands down Grand Master H.U. Lee 9th degree black belt!!!!!!!
2007-10-12 16:17:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋