IN 1963 THE FOUNDER OF I.T.F.-T.K.D. GENERAL CHOI PROMOTED HIMSELF TO 9th DAN.
HE NEVER
ISSUED A 10th DAN CERTIFICATE , BUT THE W.T.F. /
KUKKIWON CERTIFIED SIX PEOPLE WITH THIS RANK !
TODAY THERE ARE OVER TWENTY-SEVEN 10th DAN
HOLDERS, AND OVER 310 9th DAN HOLDERS FROM
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WORLD-WIDE !