Grand Master Sutherland's CV

Began training in Tae Kwon-Do April 9th 1974,

Promoted to Black belt 1st Degree in Glasgow, Scotland, UK under the then Master Rhee 7th degree, in March 1977.

CURRENT POSITIONS HELD

President of TKD Scot

SCOT Scottish Council of Tae Kwon-Do (SCOT) Scottish Sports Council recognised founded 2016

Board member

Gandmaster Sutherland's Martial Arts , Full time Dojangs x 2 Full time instructor

FOUNDING /ELECTIONS AND PAST POSITIONS

1987 Founder of United Kingdom Tae Kwon-Do Federation to date .

1993 AETF Umpire Committee

1994 Outstanding Instructor Medal presented by General Choi Hong Hi 1994

1997 Disciplinary Committee for the World Championships, Russia

1997 – 2009 Founder of ITF Scotland . Elected President of ITF Scotland

2002 – 2004 AETF Treasurer

2004 – 2008 AETF Board of Directors

2008 Elected President of ITF Scotland.

2011 Elected President of ITF Scotland

2014 Founding Member of Scottish Council of Tae Kwon- Do (SCOT with Scottish Sports Council)

1989 - 2016 Secretary General of UKTF

EVENTS HOSTED

International Umpires Courses

1993 1996 1997

1991 IIC with General Choi Livingston

1993 IIC with General Choi Edinburgh

2000 European Championships, Edinburgh Scotland.

2002 The first of the Masters IIC since passing of General

2012 IIC Livingston 2012

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Promotions Under Then Master K.H.Rhee 7th Degree.

Began 9th April 1974

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS

1st grading : 8th kup 30/06/74 (double promotion)

2nd grading: 6th kup 22/10/74 (double promotion)

3rd grading : 5th kup 04/02/75

4th grading : 4th Kup 25/05/75

5th grading: 3rd kup 20/08/75

6th grading: 2nd Kup 13/01/76

7th grading: 1st kup 04/10/76

BLACKBELT GRADING

26/03/1977 Promoted to 1st Degree in Glasgow, by Master K.H Rhee 7th degree,

03/09/1978 2nd Degree, B-201-35

06/03/1982 3rd Degree B-111-30

22/08/1986: 4th Degree by the founder General Choi GB4-14

15/09/1990: 5th Degree GB5-13

26/05/1995: 6th Degree GB6-7

27/11/2000: 7th Degree GB7-7

21/10/2007 8th Degree GB8-4

24/06/2017 9th Degree USTF 9-8 by Senior Grandmaster CE Sereff

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PARTICIPATION
(pre 1986 was as competitor)

1978 Edinburgh International

1980 European Championships Crystal Palace , London

1984 World Championships 1984 Glasgow

Juniors AETF European Championships
As Umpire / Umpire Committee

1991 Vienna, Austria

1992 Terracina, Italy

1993 Benidorm, Spain

1997 Warsaw, Poland

Seniors AETF EUROPEAN Championships

As Umpire / Umpire Committee

1980 Crystal Palace, London,

1993 Groningen, Netherland,

1994 Lublin, Poland,

1995, Cologne, Germany

1996 Riccione, Italy,

1997 Zrece, Slovenia,

1999 Riccione, Italy,

2000 Edinburgh. Scotland,

2001 Villa Jayosa, Spain,

2002 Trebon, Czech,

2003 Rijeka, Croatia

2004 Tampere, Finland 2004

2005 Terracina, Italy,

2007 Poprad, Slovakia,

2008 Wroclaw, Poland

ITF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Umpire/Umpire committee

Juniors

1993 Moscow, Russia

1995 Warsaw, Poland ,

1996 Prague, Czec

2002 Ponse, Puerto Rico ,

2004 Ricciona ,Italy

Seniors

1984 Glasgow, Scotland,

1990 Montreal, Canada ,

1992 Pyon Yang, North Korea,
1994 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia ,

1995 Warsca Poland

1996 Toronto, Canada

1997 St Petersburg, Russia , invited on to the disciplinary committee by then Master Meng during the ITF World Championships in St Petersberg, Russia.

1999 Buenos Aires, Argentina

2001 Rimini, Italy ,

2003 Warsaw, Poland,

2006 World Cup , Benidorm

2007 Quebec, Canada

Open International

1993 1st German Open, Mulheim Germany 1993,

1993 Belgium Open

1995 Peter the Great Cup St, Petersburg, Russia

1996 Peter the Great Cup St, Petersburg, Russia ,

1997 Italian Open Riccione

2000 Poland V Europe Convention

2003 Benidorm , Spain

2009 INTA Irish Open

2010 INTA Irish Open

2011 INTA Irish Open

2012 INTA Irish Open

2013 INTA Irish Open

2014 INTA Irish Open

2014 Budapest European Cup

2015 INTA Irish Open

2016 INTA Irish Open

2017 INTA Irish Open

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTORS COURSE IIC ‘S

14-04-1980 21st No. 21-10

22-08-1986 Vienna

27-07 1991 33rd No.33-2

16-10-1993 58th No. 58-2

04-08-1995 104th No . 104-1

21-03-1999 11th No. CJH Glasgow

02—3-2003 189th No.189-2 Livingston

19-10-2007 Belgium (promoted to 8th Degree)

03-05-2008 No 35-156 Dublin

29-01-2012 No.70-18 Hertfordshire

12-05-2012 No. Livingston

13/03/2015 No 100-254 Aberdeen

MASTERS INTERNATIONAL COURSE

2002 1st Masters International Course , Vienna, Austria.

UMPIRES COURSE

1986 ITF A classification, Vienna Austria

1992

1993 London

1995 Benidorm, Continental Certification A

1996 Benidorm Spain

1997 Mestre Italy

1997 Scotland

1999 Middlesex, London

2002 Koln Germany

2003 Benidorm

AETF CONGRESS ATTENDED