This is a brief introduction to Grand Master William. All the trophies and medals in the photos were won by him a over 150 martial arts Championships.
He is from England .He is a fully qualified Taekwondo master certified with the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Korea . (Kukkiwon)
He has been teaching martial arts all over the world for many years.He started Taekwondo many years ago. He was promoted to black belt Shorinji Kempo many years ago.
He is a world traveller he has travelled , worked and lived in over 16 countries including Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey. France, Spain, Holland,
The Philippines, U.S.A. China , Korea, Japan, many countries in the Caribbean, Barbados, Martinique,St.Lucia.
In all those countries he taught Taekwondo and Hapkido and karate . He also trained with and taught the National Taekwondo Teams of those countries .
He is a master of four different styles of martial arts and he has black belts in 9 different styles of martial arts.
The Grandmaster is :
Black Belt 9th Dan Taekwondo from the World Taekwondo Chungdokwan Federation ( Examined and certified in Korea )
Black belt 8th Dan Taekwondo ( Examined and certified by the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Korea - The Kukkiwon in Korean Language . This is the most famous and highly recognised Taekwondo governing body in the World )
Black Belt 8th Dan Hapkido from the World Hapkido Federation certified and examined in Korea . (Certified and Examined in South Korea at the World Kido/Hanminjok Hapkido Federation by President Grandmaster Seo In Sun .
Black belt 7th Dan Hapkido ( certified and examined in Korea ) He took his 7th Dan with Grandmaster Ji Han Jae who was in the film " Game of Death " with Bruce Lee. Grandmaster Ji Han Jae is the founder of hapkido and a legend in martial arts history.
Black Belt 9th Dan Tang Soo Do ( Korean Karate) Graded in Korea with the President of the World Tang Soo Do general Federation and a panel of Korean Grandmasters. These Grandmasters are part of Tang Soo Do history .
Black Belt 8th Dan Kickboxing.( certified with the World Kickboxing Organisation)
Black Belt 7th Dan I.T.F. Taekwondo
Black Belt 1st Dan Goju Ryu Karate ( certified and examined in Japan)
Black Belt 1st Dan Shorin Ryu Karate ( certified and graded in Japan )
Black Belt 1st Dan Shorinji Kempo (certified in Japan)( He was one of the youngest black belts in the World outside Japan, probably the youngest in the World outside of Japan)
He is Grandmaster level in Taekwondo , Hapkido , Tang Soo Do and Kickboxing.
He is 4 times World Champion 1998 ,2001.2004 and 2005 (Taekwondo patterns and nunchaku)
He is 110 times British Champion. British National Champion . England National Champion. Wales National Champion.Southern England Champion. He won all these championships and more for many years until he moved to Korea and then China in 2006. He won pure W.T.F taekwondo styles Championships. He won all styles of martial arts championships. He won Korean martial arts styles championships. He won Karate Championships. He won I.T.F. taekwondo style championships.
He is 3 times USA Champion ( gold medalist at the father of taekwondo championships in poomsae and sparring 1997, gold medalist AAU Championships poomsae )
He is 6 times European Champion. Taekwondo and all styles martial arts championships.
15 times International Champion. Taekwondo and all styles martial arts championships.
He has many more awards and qualifications in the martial arts that are too countless to mention. Most of the championships that he has won are for patterns(poomsae),forms. He won Taekwondo, Karate, weapons and all styles martial arts national, international and world championships.
But he won the USA Open Taekwondo Full Contact Sparring Championships Gold Medal in 1997 ( Chung Do Kwan Father of Taekwondo Championships )
Martial Arts is this Grandmaster's life !!