Passion for Martial Arts
ABOUT ME
ACADEMY
HWARANG TIGERS
BLACK BELT DEGREE
5th dan
GRANDMASTERS
Beomsanim Ko Tae Jeong
Beomsanim Ky-Tu Dang
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MSc in Business Economics and Auditing from Copenhagen Business School
VOLUNTEER WORK
Founder and head instructor of HWARANG TIGERS
WORK
Senior Group Financial Controller at DEAS Group
INTEREST
Running, Pilates, Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Travelling, Hiking, Books and Family
FAVOURIT QUOTE
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"
- Bruce Lee
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I was born of filipino parents and partly raised in Barcelona, Spain and Copenhagen, Denmark. I have two elder brothers (George and Emmanuel) and a younger sister (Sherwin).
My siblings are all black belts in Martial Arts. George in Aikido, and Emmanuel, as well as Sherwin in Taekwondo. My dad did also practiced Karate when he was serving the police force in the Philippines (PNP) before immigrating to Denmark in the mid 70's.
I started practicing Taekwondo when I was seven years old with my brother Emmanuel. The main reason for starting was that I have always been fascinated by martial arts movies, especially Bruce Lee. At the same time, I also needed a spare time activity that could balance my temper.
Today, taekwondo has become part of my lifestyle and I always practice it passionately. Further to this point, I teach children and youth in order to give back to society as a way of showing my appreciation to my grandmasters, as well as to people who have helped me along the way and contributed to my personal success.
To supplement taekwondo I run, swim and practice pilates to prevent injuries. In addition, I do cross training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai.
To get the optimum out of training, I am aware of my daily eating habits and therefore try to live a healthy lifestyle. As a martial artist or athlete the body is exposed to high physical loads. Therefore it is important that the body is allowed to repair the muscle cells and replenish its energy stores.