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Brenda Sell is a 65-year-old American taekwondo practitioner. She was born on January 23, 1955 in the United States. She is a 9th degree black belt in taekwondo and is the first American woman to be awarded the rank of Grandmaster. She is the founder and president of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA).
Sell began her martial arts training in 1969 and earned her first black belt in 1975. She has since earned numerous black belts in various martial arts styles, including taekwondo, hapkido, and karate. She has also trained in judo, aikido, and tae kwon do.
Sell has competed in numerous taekwondo tournaments and has won several national and international titles. She has also served as a referee and judge at numerous taekwondo tournaments.
Sell is the author of several books on taekwondo, including The Complete Taekwondo Guide and The Complete Taekwondo Workout. She has also written several articles on the sport.
Sell is married and has two children. She currently resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Sell is the president/CEO of the United States Chung Do Kwan Association (USCDKA) and the only non-Asian female person to be recognized by the Kukkiwon as a 9th Dan Black Belt in the Chung Do Kwan style of Taekwondo, making her the highest ranked non-Asian female Tae Kwon Do practitioner in the world. This announcement was made at the Kukkiwon testing in Denver, Colorado in June 2017. Sell began her Taekwondo Journey at the age of 14, in the state of Michigan. Sell earned her 1st degree black belt in two years.
Sell has been teaching and training in the art of Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan for over 40 years, alongside of her husband, Edward B. Sell who died in February 2014.
In 2014, Sell was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and was declared cancer free in 2017.
Sell was awarded the Gold Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010, during which time, she also opened The Sell Team Academy of Taekwondo, which serves as the National Headquarters for the United States Chung Do Kwan Association. In 2012, she was awarded her 9th degree black belt by Hae Man Park, and in 2017, she was awarded her 9th degree black belt by the Kukkiwon High Dan Testing Board at a special, historical testing in Denver, Colorado. She was named the highest ranked American female in all of Taekwondo, and only the 2nd female to ever attempt a 9th degree Kukkiwon black belt.
Before his death, Edward Sell appointed Brenda Sell both the position of President of the USCDKA in 2003, and the position of CEO of the organization in 2013.
Sell co-found the Evangelistic Taekwondo Exhibitions (currently known as the Sell Team Ministries), which would involve crusades in the military bases all over the country. In 1983, Sell was invited to Korea for the first ever international female competition at the 1st pre-world games. Sell was appointed as an international referee for the 1st Women's World Taekwondo Championships at the 1987 World Taekwondo Championships in Barcelona, Spain. She was awarded the Black Belt of the Decade.
In 1981, Sell and her husband founded the Evangelistic Taekwondo Exhibitions, which would eventually be renamed The Sell Team Ministry. This team uses Taekwondo to teach their Christian faith to places like schools, fundraising events, prison ministries, West Point Academy, etc. The Sell Team Ministry is a non-denominational Christian demonstration team.
Sell was one of the first females to be certified as an international referee for the World Taekwondo Federation in 1977. In 1988 Sell and 2 other female referees officiated in the first female division in Barcelona, Spain.
Sell began her training in 1970, and attained her black belt in 1972. She competed in the tournament circuit during the years 1970-1975. In 1977, she would become the first female to be awarded the World Taekwondo Federation certification for international level referee credentials. She earned her 4th degree black belt, and master's degree in 1978.
Brenda J. Sell (born 1955-) is an American martial arts instructor, and the highest ranking non-Korean female practitioner of taekwondo, according to the Kukkiwon, an international ranking body within Taekwondo. She holds the rank of 9th degree black belt in the art.
