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Affiliated to :
The Tae Kwon- Do Association of India & The International Tae Kwon-Do Federation Austria.
Chief instructor :
Mr. Prithvi Tamang 3rd Degree Black belt, national referee and international competitor.
Snr Instructor :
Mr. Rahim Bernard IVth Degree Black belt, International instructor, examiner and referee. Martial Art Commission instructor (governing body for martial arts in the UK).
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SHREE Shankar Kilapalkar :
Vice president of India Taekwon-do Association and president of GTF
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Chief instructor - Prithvi Tamang 3rd dan Black belt, national referee & international player, qualified as an I.T.F 3rd degree in August, 2007 at 12 Kakinda, Andra Pradesh, India. He had the honour of being graded by Master B . Rajendran,
(M.Com L.L.B), 7th degree Black belt, international instructor, chief technical director & examiner and the President of the Taekwondo Association of India.
Having joined ITF Taekwon do, in 1997, he trained under Sir Vinit Chourasia, 4th degree Black belt. Prithvi achieved his 1st degree Black belt in 2000, his 2nd degree in 2004, and his 3rd degree Black belt in 2007, in Kakinda, Andra Pradesh. On the competition front, he has won 7 bronzes, 5 silvers, 7 golds and was 3rd in the Asian ITF Taekwon do championships held 14th to 19th November, 2006 in New Delhi, India. His most recent success was in the July 2008’s South and West Indian Taekwon do champoionships, in Bangalore, where he achieved 5 gold medals and won ‘the best fighter’ title.
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Mr. Rahim Bernard IV degree black belt and international instructor from UK has studied T.K.D for over 25 years under Grandmaster Raymond M. K. Choy IX "MASTER OF MASTERS" BUTF ( www.butf.com ), as well as western boxing and kickboxing for 15 years. He was a member of the British fighting squad and their demonstration team for many years. It is no surprise that he is an accomplished fighter and has won countless championships.
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He has trained under Master Raymond Choy his devoted instructor for all his Tae kwon-do years, to whom he is forever grateful. He has trained in UK with THE FOUNDER, General Choi Hong Hi, Master Rhee Ki Ha, Master T Y Au and Master Sangha. In addition to this, he has trained, in Japan, with Master Yanagi and in USA with Steve Nasty Anderson, the world point fighting champion. He has also trained with Bill Superfoot Wallace, a World kick boxing champion and George Chang, Hollywood actor, in USA.
Mr. Bernard is also a qualified Fitness Instructor in many sporting disciplines eg weights, circuit-training and numerous children’s sporting activities. He has completed the Martial arts Commission special endorsements training scheme, run by the governing body for Martial Arts UK.
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He gathered immense knowledge and untold experience from the leaders in this arena and hence has been able to teach and train across the world, including Africa, where Mr Bernard put on a demonstration for Mrs. Sonya Gandhi and Prince Constantine of Greece and other world leaders at an educational conference that was the first of it’s kind to be held in Africa. He is still practicing TKD today and still a member of the BUTF.
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