Taekwon-Do career: 1968-2021 = 53years
On September 1968 at the age of 15, after having played soccer for 6 years, started to train in Taekwon-Do.
Black Belt Promotions:
1972 : 1st degree
1974 : 2nd degree
1977 : 3rd degree
1981 : 4th degree
1985 : 5th degree
1990 : 6th degree
1996 : 7th degree
2003 : 8th degree
2010 : 9th degree
Other achievements
Competitor career:
7 times Dutch National Champion period 1970-1978
European Champion in sparring category -63 kg on 1976
Chairman career:
Chairman of Tournament & Umpire Committee for the All European Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) from 1993 to 2005
Chairman of Tournament & Umpire Committee for the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) from 1994 to 2005 (not the year 1999)
President
President of the All European Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) period 2004 to 2006
Coach
National coach for the Netherlands from 1981 to 1987
National coach for Italy from 1987 to 1992
Technical Director
Technical Director for the Italian Taekwon-Do Federation from 1992 – present
Board of Directors Member
International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) 2003-2007 – treasurer
International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) 2007- march 2011 – secretary general
International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) march 2011 – 2019 – Director
Technical & Instruction Committee Member
Responsible for the ITF under Gen Choi Hong Hi named to set the rules and regulations and promote pre free arranged sparring period 2000-2001
Member of the ITF Technical and Instruction Committee from 2003 to 2015
Seminars
+ 15 Umpire Courses in Europe and rest of the world
56 IIC courses for the ITF worldwide and instructed over 6000 black belts
+100 private seminars
Travelling
Visited over 50 countries as a competitor, coach, organizer, member of board for the AETF and/or ITF