Grand Master Phillip Koeppell coming to Muncie, IN

[IMAA]

FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE INTERESTED;

WHO: Grand Master Phillip Koeppell
When: Nov16, 2002
Where: YWCA charles street Muncie, Indiana
HOW MUCH: Kids $20 Adults $40
TIME: 10am-Noon(kids)
Noon-4pm (adults)

Contact: Cory Ballinger via Email at [email protected] for more info


Thanks

 

[arnisador]

What system will he be teaching?

 

[RyuShiKan]

What is he "Grandmaster" of? and how did he become a "Grandmaster" (i.e. how did he earn such a lofty rank?)

 

[Kirk]

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Lodge/9295/koeppel.html

 

[RyuShiKan]

While he claims to have put in a few years in training and claims to have studied with some interesting people (Kise who is infamous for his ....shall we say...."generosity" in giving out dan ranks) it's odd I didn't see anything from a legit organization that promoted him to a "Grandmaster"..........the highest rank I saw from a legit group was 8th dan which is not equal to "Granmaster".
Sorry to be so harsh/blunt but every time I see another "Grandmaster" I get that feeling like when people run their fingers down a chalkboard.

 

[arnisador]

In some TKD organizations Grandmaster corresponds to 7th degree; in fact being a GM below 10th dan is not uncommon in Korean systems. In Japanese systems it seems to me it's usually the top person only.