Grand Master Jeff Smith

Grand Master Jeff Smith is a 10th Degree Black Belt, internationally recognized martial arts champion, instructor, coach, and business leader. A legendary figure in American Taekwondo, Smith was a pioneering professional full-contact karate champion and has been inducted into multiple martial arts halls of fame. A longtime student of Grand Master Jhoon Rhee, he became one of the most prominent competitors and instructors of his generation. Beyond competition, Smith has spent decades helping martial arts school owners improve their teaching, enrollment, retention, leadership development, and business performance. Today, he serves as a senior coach with Martial Arts Wealth Mastery and is a contributing authority for Martial Arts Professional Magazine, bringing more than five decades of championship-level martial arts, teaching, school ownership, and coaching experience to today’s martial arts professionals.