GM Momme Knutzen

Curriculum Vitae for GM Momme Knutzen

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 Fed. 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 ETU President’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
And many other regional Championships in Denmark and Germany

Champions Career

1980.12.07 – 3rd Place – International Tournament, Sparring, Hamburg
1981.10.10 – 1st Place – Int. Open Tournament, 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 – European Championships, 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 – European Technical 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

Organizing 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 I have started over 20 Clubs in Denmark and 3 Clubs in Germany. In 1980 I started the organization “Choi’s Venner” with over 3.000 Taekwondo students in Denmark. In the period from 1999 to 2006 I was active with black belts seminar and test under Grandmaster Choi Kyoung An 9.Dan.

In 2006 I started my own Black Training Courses/Seminar; I make 2 Black Belt Courses/seminar a Year.

In 2011 and til now I am the founder and CEO of Taekwondo Life Academy, with 20Clubs in Denmark and 3 Clubs Germany with approx. 1.800 members. I work together with other Taekwondo Instructors and we make different instructor- , training- and black belt courses/Seminars.

In the period from 2006 I have personally promoted: 1st Poom 75 students, 2nd Poom 15 students, 3rd Poom 4 student, 4th 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 Advisory Board member

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