| EDUCATION
& EMPLOYMENT |
| Summer
1979 |
Began formal Martial
Arts training |
| October 1981 – Current |
Training in Tae Kwon Do, the
Korean Art of Self Defense, under the direction of 9th Degree
Great Grand Master Moo Yong Yun. |
| October
1983 – Current |
United States Tae Kwon Do Union
(USTU) Referee Certifying Seminars |
| Sept. 1986 – Current |
Self-Employed – Started Bemidji
State University (BSU) Tae Kwon Do Club |
| April 2, 1986 – Current |
Self-Employed – Started Bemidji
Tae Kwon Do School |
| Fall 1993 – Current |
BSU Physical Education – Self
Defense Instructor |
| March, 1997 – Current |
S.H.A.R.P. (Sexual Harassment
Assault Rape Prevention) Instructor Certification Course |
| Summer 1997 – Current |
Training in KumDo – KumBub, the
Korean Art of sport and steel sword, under the direction
of 5th Degree Master Moo Yong Yun. |
| May, 1999
– Current |
PPCT (Pressure Point Control
Tactics) Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification Course |
| October, 1999 – Current |
PPCT Spontaneous Edged Weapons
Instructor Certification Course |
| April 3, 1984 – Sept. 1986 |
Self-Employed – Started Tae Kwon
Do School in Perham, Minnesota |
| May, 1986 |
Graduated from Perham High School |
| Fall 1986 – Spring 1992 |
Bemidji State University Graduate:
BS Degree in Technical Illustration/Graphic Design/Model
Building |
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CERTIFICATION
|
| Officially Certified,
6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor, through the Kukkiwon,
the World Tae Kwon Do Federation Headquarters and 7th Degree
World Chang Moo Kwan Association |
| Officially Certified,
4th Degree Master Instructor, through the International
KumBub-KumDo Federation |
| Officially Certified,
4th Degree Master Instructor, through the Korea HapKiDo
Association |
| Officially Certified,
Sports Massage Training Course, through Seoul Sports Graduate
University |
| Officially Certified,
Sports Ballroom Dance Course, through Seoul Sports Ballroom
Dance Academy |
| Officially Certified
Class B Referee, through the United States Tae Kwon Do
Union |
| Certified S.H.A.R.P
Instructor |
| Certified PPCT
Defensive Tactics Instructor |
| Certified PPCT Spontaneous
Edged Weapons Instructor |
|
LOCAL, NATIONAL,
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
(As Competitor and/or Coach) |
| 1981 – Current |
Competed
in over 100 local tournaments, earned approx. 130 trophies |
| July, 1982 |
Competed
in Junior Olympic Championships, South Bend, Indiana |
| July, 1983 |
Competed
in Junior Olympic Championships, Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| July, 1984 |
Competed
in National Championships, Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb. 1992 – 1994 |
Coached
Bemidji team at US Open International Championships (1 Silver,
2 Bronze Medalists) |
| July, 1992 – Current |
Coached
Bemidji team at US Junior Olympic Championships (4 Gold,
7 Silver, 21 Bronze Medalists) |
| Feb. 1993 – 1994 |
Competed
in US Open International Championships, Colorado Springs,
Colorado |
| May, 1993 |
Competed
in US National Championships, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Bronze
Medalist) |
| May, 1994 |
Competed
in US National Championships, Atlanta, Georgia |
| May, 2001 |
Competed
in US national Championships, Cleveland, Ohio (Gold Medalist) |
| May, 2002 |
Competed
in US National Championships, Detroit, Michigan (Gold Medalist) |
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4 Can/Am Championships |
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3 Time North Dakota State Champion |
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| AWARDS |
| 2006 |
1st American Inducted into the
World Chang Moo Kwan Association Hall of Fame |
| 1993 |
Kukkiwon Citation presented
by President of WTF while touring South Korea |
| 1991 |
Association Male Competitor of
the Year |
| 1986 |
Nominated Who’s Who among US
High Schools |
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