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