Director of Weapons

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Katherine Wieczerza

Rank: 8th Degree Black Belt Academy of Tae Kwon Do, 8th Degree Black Belt GSS Tae Kwon Do, 7th Degree Black Belt World Tae Kwon Do Federation, 7th Degree Black Belt AAU Tae Kwon Do
4th Degree Goju-Shorei Weapons

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All Weapons testing products and testing will go through Master Wieczerza

 

 

  • June 2010                Appointed Director of Goju-Shorei Weapons System
  • June 2010                Appointed Region 3 (NC, SC, GA, TN & AL) AAU Taekwondo Regional Sports Director
  • May 2010                Promoted to 4th Dan, Goju-Shorei Weapons System
  • August 2009            Opened Unlimited Martial Arts in Nashville, TN – Co-Owner and Head Instructor
  • September 2007       AA Official – 2007 AAU TKD Team Trials – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • August 2007            AA Official – 2007 AAU TKD J.O.’s – Knoxville, TN
  • July 2007                 Tested for and Promoted to 7th Dan at the AAU Taekwondo ’07 National Testing
  • July 2007                 AA Official – 2007 AAU TKD Nationals – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • July 2006                 Promoted to AAU class AA official
  • June 2005                Appointed as the SE AAU Taekwondo District Director
  • July 2003                 Promoted to AAU class A official
  • July 2003                 Competed, Coached, & Officiated – 2003 AAU TKD Nationals – Knoxville, TN
    Placed 1st in Women’s forms (2nd Dan and above, ages 35-44)
    Placed 1st in Women’s heavyweight point sparring (ages 35-44)
  • May 10, 2003           Became the first woman ever to receive 3rd Dan certification in the Goju-Shorei Weapons System
  • April 20, 2002          World Tae Kwon Do Federation 6th Dan Certification
  • July 2002                  Promoted to AAU class B official
  • May 10, 2002            Became the first woman ever to receive 2nd Dan certification in the Goju-Shorei Weapons System
  • July 2001                  Promoted to AAU class C official
  • July 2001                  C Official, Coach, and Competitor – 2001 AAU TKD Nationals – Detroit, MI
    Placed 2nd in Women’s forms (2nd Dan and above, ages 35-44)
    Placed 3rd in Women’s heavyweight point sparring (ages 35-44)
  • May 10, 2001            AAU Tae Kwon Do 6th Dan Certification
  • November 25, 2000   Became the first woman ever to receive 1st Dan certification in the Goju-Shorei Weapons System
  • June 20, 1996            World Tae Kwon Do Federation 5th Dan Certification
  • June 1995                   Founded Tae Kwon Do Unlimited
  • May 1994                   Bronze medalist at ’94 U.S. Team Trials held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • May 1994                   Bronze medalist in sparring & Certified Coach  – 20th USTU National Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia
  • June 22, 1992            World Tae Kwon Do Federation 4th Dan Certification
  • May 1990                  Gold medalist in forms & Certified Coach  – 16th USTU National Championships held in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Spring 1990               Gold medalist in forms and sparring – women’s middle weight  – ’90 USTU Tenn. State Qualifier
  • Spring 1989               Gold medalist in forms and sparring – women’s middle weight  – ’89 USTU Tenn. State Qualifier
  • December 5, 1988      World Tae Kwon Do Federation 3rd Dan Certification
  • Spring 1988                Competitor/Tennessee team member – 14th USTU National Championships held in Miami, Florida
  • Spring 1988                Gold medalist in forms and sparring – women’s middle weight  – ’89 USTU Tenn. State Qualifier
  • June 1, 1986               World Tae Kwon Do Federation 2nd Dan Certification
  • Spring 1985                Competitor/Tennessee team member – 11th USTU National Championships held in Hartford, Connecticut
  • Spring 1985                Gold medalist in forms and sparring – women’s heavyweight – ’85 USTU Tenn. State Qualifier
  • January 13, 1983        World Tae Kwon Do Federation 1st Dan Certification
  • June 18, 1979             Began studying Tae Kwon Do at Shin Martial Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, with Master Seoung Eui Shin at the age of 14

In these modern times, many men are wounded for not having weapons, or knowledge of their use.
~Achille Marozzo, 1536