Willem Jacob (Wim) Bos

Born in Appingedam, Netherlands on November 11th, 1952 

Taekwon-Do career: 1968-2019 = 51 years

On September 1968 at the age of 15, after having played soccer for 6 years, started to train in Taekwon-Do. 

Black Belt Promotions: 

1972 : 1^st degree 

1974 : 2^nd degree

1977 : 3^rd degree

1981 : 4^th degree

1985 : 5^th degree

1990 : 6^th degree

1996 : 7^th degree

2003 : 8^th degree

2010 : 9^th degree

Other achievements

Competitor career:

• 7 times Dutch National Champion period 1970-1978
• European Champion in sparring category -63 kg on 1976

Chairman career:

• Chairman of Tournament & Umpire Committee for the All European Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) from 1993 to 2005
• Chairman of Tournament & Umpire Committee for the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) from 1994 to 2005 (not the year 1999)

President

President of the All European Taekwon-Do Federation (AETF) period 2004 to 2006

Coach

• National coach for the Netherlands from 1981 to 1987
• National coach for Italy from 1987 to 1992

Technical Director

Technical Director for the Italian Taekwon-Do Federation from 1992 – present

Board of Directors Member

• International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) 2003-2007 – treasurer
• International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) 2007- march 2011 – secretary general
• International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) march 2011 – 2019 – Director

Technical & Instruction Committee Member

• Responsible for the ITF under Gen Choi Hong Hi named to set the rules and regulations and promote pre free arranged sparring period 2000-2001
• Member of the ITF Technical and Instruction Committee from 2003 to 2015

Seminars

• + 15 Umpire Courses in Europe and rest of the world
• 56 IIC courses for the ITF worldwide and instructed over 6000 black belts
• +100 private seminars

Travelling

Visited over 50 countries as a competitor, coach, organizer, member of board for the AETF and/or ITF

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