GM Momme Knutzen
ABOUT GRANDMASTER MOMME KNUTZEN
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICIAL TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME®
REPRESENTING DENMARK
1973.09.04 -Start with Taekwondo training
1978.12.16 – 1. Dan Promotion
1980.12.27 -2. Dan Promotion
1983.07.02 – 3. Dan Promotion
1987.12.27 – 4. Dan Promotion
1992.12.27 – 5. Dan Promotion
1999.03.16 – 6. Dan Promotion
2005.06.14 – 7. Dan Promotion
2013.08.29 – 8. Dan Promotion
REFEREE CAREER
1977.11.19 – National Referee, Denmark
1982.09.20 – 3rd Class Int. Referee – European Taekwondo Union
1983.10.20 – . 3rd Class Int.Referee World Taekwondo Federation: The first in Denmark
1984.09.01- 1st Class Int. Referee, ETU
1985.09.04 – 7. World Championship s, Seoul, Korea Int.Referee
1987.04.15-2nd ETUPresident’s Cup,Lefkosa,Cyprus -Int.Referee
1987.10.01- 8th World Championships, Barcelona, Spain-Int.Referee
1988.04.22 – 7th European Championships, Ankara, Turkey – Referee Director
1988.09.17 – 24th Olympic Games, Seoul, Korea – Int. Referee
1989.04.01 – Promoted from 3rd Class to 2nd Class WTF Int. Referee
1996.06.27 – 1st World Junior Championships, Barcelona, Spain,Int. Referee
1997.02.14 – US-Open Colorado Springs, USA, Int. Referee
1998.06.05-WTF World Cup, Sindelfingen, Germany-Int.Referee
1999.09.25 -Qualifying Tournament, Asian Manila – Int. Referee
2000.01.01- Promoted from 2nd Class to 1st Class WTF Int. Referee
AndmanyotherregionalChampionships inDenmarkandGermany
CHAMPION CAREER
1980.12.07 – 3rd Place – International Tournament, Sparring, Hamburg
1981.10.10-1stPlace-Int.OpenTournament, Sparring,Aarhus,Denmark
1881.10.24–3rd Place-Int.Team Championships, Sparring, Hamburg, Germany
1981.11.22–3rd Place -Eurocup Tournament, Poomsae, London
1983.05.15 -1st Place – Int. Tournament, Poomsae, Aarhus, Denmark
1983.05.16- 3rd Place-Int.Tournament,Sparring,Aarhus,Denmark
1997.09.19- 7th Place -EuropeanChampionships,Antalya,Turkey
1997.11.01-6th Place -Open German Champion, Poomsae, Krumbach
1998.02.13 -4th Place -US open, Poomsae, Orlando, Florida, USA
1999.10.22 – 7th Place -EuropeanTechnical Championships, Poomsae, Kolding, Denmark
1999.11.13- 1st Place -Scandinavian Open, Poomsae, Aarhus
1999.11.27- 1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Skanderborg
2000.07.02 – 1st Place -Landsmeisterschaft Schlewig-Holstein, Germany
2000.11.25- 1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Skanderborg
2001.11.10 – 1st Place -Scandinavian Open, Poomsae, Aarhus
2001.11.24- 1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Brande
2002.11.09- 1st Place -Nordic Championship, Poomsae, Aarhus
2002.11.27-1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Skanderborg
2003.10.19 – 1st Place – Danish Championship, Poomsae, Skanderborg
2004.11.13- 1st Place -Nordic Championship, Poomsae, Aarhus
2004.11.27- 1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Brande
2005.11.05- 1st Place -Danish Championship, Poomsae, Skanderborg
2006.11.18 – 1st Place -Nordic Championship, Poomsae, Aarhus
2006.11.25 -1st Place – Danish Championship, Poomsae, Viby
And several regional championships
ORGANIZER CAREER
1979.10.25 – 4th World Championships Sindelfingen Germany -Manager, Danish Team
1983.10.20 – 6th World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark-Organizing Committee
1990.10.18 – 8th European Championships, Aarhus, Denmark – Organizing Committee
July (7 days ) 1982 -1986 -1991-1994 -1998 and 1999 International Summer camps with
over 700 – 1000 participants from all over Europe, and many other small regional
Championships and Camps.
In the period from 1976 to 2010 he started over 20 Clubs in Denmark and 3 Clubs in Germany. In 1980 he started the organization “Choi’s Venner” with over 3.000 Taekwondo students in Denmark. In the period from 1999 to 2006 he was active with black belts seminar and tested for his 9th Dan under Grandmaster Choi Kyoung An. In 2006 he started his own Black Training Courses/Seminar; and held 2 Black Belt Courses/seminar per Year.
In 2011 and til now he the founder and CEO of Taekwondo Life Academy, with 20 Clubs in Denmark and 3 Clubs Germany with approx. 1.800 members. He works together with other Taekwondo Instructors and we make different instructor- , training- and black belt courses/Seminars. In the period from 2006 Ihave personally promoted: 1st Poom 75 students, 2nd Poom 15 students, 3rd Poom 4 student, 4t h Poom 1 student; 1st Dan 122 students, 2nd Dan 77 students, 3rd Dan 42 students, 4th Dan 17 students, 5th Dan 9 students, 6th Dan 10 students and 7th Dan 1 student.
Instructor courses
1978.09.17 – Instructor 1license, Danish Sports Federation
1980.05.11 -National Taekwondo Trainer license
1981.03.15 -Instructor 2 license, Danish Sports Federation
2001.03.18 – Trainer C-license, German Sports Federation
2004.05.31- Trainer B-license, German Sports Federation
2007.07.28 – 3rd Class Taekwondo Instructor, KukKiWon, Korea
2015.11.15 – 2nd Class KukKiWon Examiner
Other achievements
1990.01.01 – Letter of Appointment, WTF Games Committee
2007.01.01 – Bronze Medal of Honor – European Taekwondo Union
2008.06.29 -Gold Medal of Honor-Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
2011.07.01-KukKiWon Advisor Board member
2024 – National Director of the Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame – DENMARK