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GRANDMASTER EDWARD B. SELL
Taekwondo
Grandmaster Edward Sell and Grandmaster
Brenda Sell
Grandmaster
Edward B. Sell is
the highest ranked non-oriental in Taekwondo. His credentials
and reputation are world-renowned. Grandmaster Sell has received
the highest recognition, appointments, and degree of anyone
outside of Korea. He has more than 35 years of experience in
the study, training, researching, teaching, and performing
of one of the World's most effective forms of self defense
(Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan).
 He
is the founding President of one of the oldest Taekwondo Institutions
in the world, the U. S. Chung Do Kwan Association (est. 1967).
He offers credentials to Black Belts who wish to excel in the
profession of teaching Taekwondo. Grandmaster Sell developed
a unique Instructors Degree system to keep the retention of high-ranking
black belts.
He
currently has more than 100 Master Black Belt students from 4th-7th
Dan. He is known throughout the world for his impressive brick
and concrete breaking techniques and high impact Taekwondo exhibitions.
 He
and his wife, Grandmaster Brenda J. Sell (7th Dan), have established
an international Christian Black Belt Demonstration Team, called The
Sell Team. They have received assignments through the U.S.
Pentagon to perform at military installations throughout the
world. They also perform in churches and public schools using
Taekwondo to carry inspiring messages encouraging and motivating
people of all ages to "be all they can be."
- 1960-67
- Instructor in Policemen's Combative Tactics.
- 1963 - First
American ever to be allowed to compete in a Korean National
Championship
- 1966 - First
American to receive the Taekwondo Certificate of Merit from
the Korea Taekwondo Association for outstanding contribution
in the promotion of Taekwondo to the US Military.
- 1966 - First
American to receive a 4th Degree Black Belt, earning him the
title of Highest Ranked Non-oriental in Taekwondo, (of which
he still holds today.)
- 1966 - First
American to receive the Master Instructor's diploma.
- 1967 - Formed
his own national association, the US Chung Do Kwan Association
currently sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation.
- 1969 - Developed
the Instructors Degree certification system to motivate, properly
train and certify American Taekwondo Instructors.
- 1969 - He
is the author of America's first Taekwondo training manual.
- 1972 - First
American to be awarded the appointment to International Master
by the W.T.F.
- 1973 - He
and his wife authored one of America's best selling textbooks
Forces of Taekwondo, currently in it's 10th revised edition.
- 1973 - He
was the Coach of the US Team in the 1st World Taekwondo Championship,
Korea.
- 1973 - 1st
World Taekwondo Championship his student, and brother Ray Sell
took a bronze medal.
- 1974 - First
American to receive International Referee Certification.
- 1976 - International
Referee, 1st World Games-Seoul, Korea.
- 1981 - Founder
of The Sell Team, an International Christian Demonstration
Team.
- 1987 - 8th
Degree Black Belt World Chung Do Kwan Association-Seoul, Korea.
- 1988 - Public
Relations Committee 1988 Olympics-Seoul, Korea.
- 1988 - Featured
on the cover of Taekwondo Times December Issue.
- 1991 - 8th
Degree Black Belt certified by the World Taekwondo Federation
(Kukkiwon).
- 1997 - Featured
on the cover of Tae Kwon Do Times.
- 1997 - 9th
Degree Black Belt certified by the World Chung Do Kwan.
- 2001 - 9th
Degree Black Belt certified by the World Taekwondo Federation
(Kukkiwon).
He
has promoted more than 5,000 Black Belts in his career and his
teaching principles have been exposed to nearly 250,000 American
students. He is also the Founding President of the following:
US Chung Do Kwan Association, Korean Taekwondo Association of
America, The Sell Team (International Christian Demonstration
Team), Taekwondo Rangers, and the Christian Taekwondo University.
His goal in life is to touch people's lives, encouraging them
to be strong in mind, body, and spirit.
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