Knut started with Martial arts in 1979 in Tromsø, we was just a small groupe 3 student with Mr. Herulf Mathisen(4.dan) as instructor and he was at that time a blue belt. We all continued in a new big club that was started up by Mr. Lars H. Hansen (1.dan) in Authum1979.  After finnished college in Tromsø in 1981 I moved to Hammerfest and continued as instructor for Hammerfest Karate klubb after Mr. Herulf Mathisen. But in 1982 I had to do my military service so I left Hammerfest and ended up in Harstad where I was asked to be instructor for Harstad Karateklubb(Wado Ryu) but after half a year we was able to change from Wado Ryu to ITF Taekwon-Do and Harstad Taekwon-Do club was started with Mr. Bjarne Helme(7.dan) as chairman. I continued as instructor with Mr. Terje Sivertsen(3.dan) as ass.instructor. During this first time we had help from Tromsø Taekwon-Do club with Mr. Herulf Mathisen as guesting instructor.

In 1990 Tønsberg Taekwon-Do klubb was started by Mr. Roger Kvalnes(1.dan) and Mr. Martin Borge(3.dan), after two/three years I took over as instructor and in 1994 we changed from ITF under Master Lehn to GTF with Master Garnæs. But in 1999 I decided to try somthing new and I joined ATN Taekwon-Do under Mr. Ivan Tzachev (7.dan) and I also started to practice Krav Maga where I received brown belt.  I started Træleborg ATN Taekwon-Do club where we started with just small kids, with help from Mr. Jonas Angel-Petersen(1.dan) and later with Mr. Odd-Birger Kirkevold(1.dan) we slowly expanded to more and more student and also we started with clubs in Sandefjord and Ringshaug (outside of Tønsberg).  But because of too much travelling in my day-job I had to let someone else take over the club and they changed from ATN to ITF.

5.gup Blue belt in sport karate/Kick Boxing.
1.dan Black belt in GTF Taekwon-Do
2.dan Black belt in ATI Taekwon-Do
Brown belt in Krav Maga
Certified National Instructor under GTN/GTF
Instructor C and B from GTN/GTF

7. kuy Green belt in Toyama Ryu Iaido

Have been member of: Tromsø Karate og Jiu-jutsu klubb, Alfheim Karate og Jiu-Jutsu klubb, Hammerfest Karate klubb, Hammerfest Bokseklubb, Hammerfest Taekwon-Do klubb, Harstad Karateklubb, Harstad Taekwon-Do klubb, Rørvik Kampsportgruppe, Horten karate klubb, Tønsberg Taekwon-Do klubb og Træleborg ATN Taekwon-Do klubb.

I have tried different styles: Shotokan, Kyokushinkai, Wado-Ryu, Kick Boxing, Boxing, Ju-jitsu, Judo, Tai Chi( Yang style and Tung/Dong Style), Taekwon-Do, Krav Maga, Wing Tsun, Kali Sikaran, etc.

Today I am training Kali Sikaran and Iaido at TS Kampsport and ITF Taekwon-Do.

Link to Martial arts:

Norges Kampsportfobund
Norges Taekwon-Do forbund
National Taekwon-Do Norway
Advanced Taekwon-Do Norway
ITF Taekwon-Do Academies

 

Last updated: 27. July. 2010