│Nils Bastedo│Daniel Carlsson│Johan Edvinsson│Ragnar Wernersson│
│Anna Andersson│Martin Nilsson│Mattias Lindvall│Cark-Henrik Rehn│
│Emma Sandberg│Joachim Svensson│
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Founder & Chief Instructor
Born October 13, 1971.
Rank: 4th dan (June 16, 2005)
Instructor Status: Licensed Instructor
Title: Seon-bae Sah-bum Nim
Email: nilsbastedo [at] gmail [dot] com Taekwondo
Achievements:
29/4 1995: Regional Championships, Tewksbury, MA. 1st place sparring
31/7 1997: 1st Degree Black Belt
31/7 1998: Certified Instructor
13/6 1999: World Open Championships - 1st place forms, 3rd place sparring
9-10/6 1999: PPCT Instructor Course
22/6 1999: 2nd Degree Black Belt
20/2 2000: 1st Degree Black Belt - WTF
13/6 2000: Instructor Re-certified
14-15/6 2000: Modern Tai Chi Level I Instructor Course
16/6 2000: Winner - 'Top 10' Forms 1999-2000, World Champion
18/6 2000: World Open Championships - 3rd place, Sparring
5-6/4 2001: Ground Fighting Level I Instructor Course
28/4 2002: 3rd Degree Black Belt
14/6 2002: 4th place, Top 10 Forms, 2001-2002
16/6 2002: World Open Championships - 1st place forms
17/4 2005: ATA International Invitational Tournament, Gyeongju, Korea - 1st place weapons, 2nd place forms, 3rd place sparring
14-15/5 2005: Ground Fighting Level I Instructor Course
16/5 2005: 4th Degree Black Belt
19/5 2005: World Open Championships - 3rd place sparring, 4th place forms
20-21/6 2006: PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor Course
25/6 2006: World Open Championships - 4th place forms
My Taekwondo Goals:
1. To create and support a strong and vibrant branch of Songahm Taekwondo in Sweden.
2. To find personal happiness by being open to the opportunities around me whilst not neglecting existing commitments.
3. To always remain a resource for my Taekwondo students, present as well as former, and help them in any way that I am able.
Instructor:
Senior Master Mal Kun Lee, 7th degree.
My personal Taekwondo history:
I have had the privilege of working with several excellent instructors. My first instructor was Mr Jordan Schreiber, who showed me the beauty of Songahm and is still an example of technical excellence and excellent values to me (www.bay-ata.com). I thank him for installing in me the love for this art which has thrived in me since I first started my training with him at Harvard in September 1994.
In the summer of 1997, Mr Anton Hattingh and Mr Chris Griffith worked me hard and helped me reach 1st dan. Mr Hattingh also encouraged me to open a school in Sweden. Though I initially told Mr. Hattingh I wasn't interested in starting a club, I did just that in September 1997.
In 1999, I attended my first World Chamionships. The future Master Kathy Lee was kind enough to help me with my training and preparations for the event and I managed to win the open forms competition with perfect scores (9s and an 8 on the overall for missing a ki-hap). As you can tell, I am still proud of that ;o).
The following year, Senior Master M.K. Lee came to the WTTU camp in Norway hosted by Mr Ole Skarning and myself. Since then, Sr Master MK Lee and I have been in frequent contact and he even hosted a camp in Lund in 2003. Sr Master MK also helped us contact Sr Master Westbrook, who hosted the camp held in 2004.
During my years in Songahm Taekwondo, I have had the privilege to meet and work out with several amazing instructors. Thank you Mr Schreiber, Mr Hattingh, Mr Griffith, Senior Master Kathy Lee, Senior Master M.K. Lee, Chief Master G.K. Lee, and Grand Master Soon Ho Lee. I have special affection and gratitude for the instructors and students in North Little Rock, who have let me work out there and spend personal time with themselves and their families whenever I have been in Little Rock.
Special thanks also Senior Master Westbrook for travelling all the way to Sweden in service of Songahm Taekwondo and to Mr Thomas Landrum for introducing me to double weapons practice. May you always fare well.
Thank you Eternal Grand Master, for giving Songahm Taekwondo to us all and for setting such a great personal example of kindness, self sacrifice, self discipline, and for showing us a world of possibilities.
Education:
June 1995: BA, Harvard University, Modern European History, Cum Laude in General Studies.
July 1998: Certified Instructor, Songahm Taekwondo, Little Rock, USA.
January 2000: Licensed Physical Therapist, University of Lund.
February 2002: Licensed Masseur, Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand.
August 2002: Personal Trainer, Scandinavian Academy of Fitness Education (SAFE), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Other Professional Experience:
1987-90 and 1995-96: Non-profit volleyball instructor (LUGI Volleyboll, Lund, Sweden).
January 2000 – September 2000: Physical Therapist (neurological-, cardiological-, and orthopedic rehabilitation, Hässleholms Sjukhus, Sweden).
September 2000-September 2001: Associate Consultant (Silver Oak Partners, Brussels, Belgium & Boston, USA).
January 2006-Present: English Teacher, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Other Interests:
Self improvement. Cooking, tennis, golf, dancing, and finance. PADI Rescue Diver och Shark Diver.
Songahm Taekwondo in Sweden:
I have found a successful system for running part time clubs here in Sweden, which I am willing to share with other licensed instructors of Songahm Taekwondo in order to spread this wonderful and much needed system here in Sweden. Due to the strong political influence on athletic organizations here, a full time school here is not a wise investment at this time. I have decided to move to Thailand, and have therefore spent much time preparing my Instructor Trainees and the board members so that they will be able to manage the club efficiently. The groundwork for continued success has been laid over the last eight years, and I am confident that the club will be able to survive and even continue to grow without me.
Personal:
Born in Delaware, USA, I was raised by my Swedish grandmother in Sweden. She also took care of my mother, who suffered from a very aggressive form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). My mother died when I was 18. After my high school graduation and a short stint in the Swedish army, I was accepted at Harvard University. I graduated from Harvard in 1995, but since my Swedish grandmother had died during my junior year, I decided to return to Sweden instead of pursuing a career in consulting or investment banking. In Sweden, I became inactive and started studying economics at an un-stimulating pace. I eventually quit and re-oriented myself by starting to study physical therapy instead. I also started a Taekwondo club which I have been running to this day. After three years of physical therapy studies and 8 months at a Swedish Hospital, I was offered one job as an investment consultant and one as a business consultant. Knowing that these opportunities were unlikely to return, I took the business consultant job and started working in Brussels. During the time I worked in Brussels, I returned to Sweden on weekends to teach Taekwondo to my students. I also fell in love with a woman in Denmark. Once the project in Belgium was over, I moved to my main office in Boston for the summer of 2001, but decided that I had better return to my students and to my lovelife. Unfortunately, the romance had already died, so I focused on my students and took temporary jobs to put food on the table. I had well-developed plans to start a major Taekwondo school in Sweden, but local non-profit regulations and competitive disadvantages for private enterprises convinced me to cancel those plans. Instead I trained my students to take over the club and moved to Thailand, where I am enjoying new challenges and life in general. The way my students have taken over the club si a great source of pride to me, and I still keep in touch with them on a daily basis.
Licenced Instructor
Born 1985.
Rank: 3rd Degree Black Belt (August 2008)
Instructor Status: Licensed Instructor
Title: Sah Bum Nim
Email: carlsson.daniel [at] gmail [dot] com
Taekwondo History:
Songahm Seminar with Chief Master MK Lee 2003.
Camp with Master Che and Master Chehade (WTF) i Hässleholm 2004.
Coach, Landskrona Cup 2004 (WTF rules).
Songahm Seminar with Sr Master Westbrook 2004.
1st Degree Black Belt, December 2004.
Groundfighting camp with Mr. Nils Bastedo 2005.
Coach during Regional campionships and Lomma Cup 2006.
2nd Degree Black Belt, June 2006
Ssahng Nat seminar with Sr. Master Kathy Lee June 2006
1st European camp/seminar, held in Sweden August 2007
2nd European camp/seminar, held in Portugal August 2008
3rd Degree Black Belt, August 2008
Licensed instructor, August 2008
3rd European camp/seminar, held in Scotland August 2009
Jahng Bong seminar with mr. Nils Bastedo, Scotland 2009
Taekwondo achievements
2nd place forms European tournament Sweden 2007
3rd place sparring European tournament Portugal 2008
3rd place weapons European tournament Scotland 2009
Taekwondo Goals:
My goal with my training is to be able to make a living practicing and teaching Taekwondo. To be able to do this I have to take several different steps.
Step 1. Join the Instructors program.
This is a step which I have allready begun with, at precent time I am to take step two in the program.
Step 2. To continuesly work with my way of teaching.
This step is one which is constantly challenging me and my way of teaching why everyone learns in different manners. Many learn things in similar ways, so a base of teaching would be good to develop, while the details to different stanses or kicks must be taught individually.
Step 3. To be dedicated towards my instructor, who is my link towards other ways of teaching and who have taught me most things I know about martialarts.
Step 4. To work with the ability to make as good practices as possible, to work at getting a practice book in which I can look at what makes out the basis of a practice and what makes a good practice great.
Step 5. To continually inspire myself with movies, books, seminars and such to increace my knowledge about martialarts.
Step 6. To try and inspire the ones I train with my inspiration.
Step 7. To never stop trying to develop.
My Instructor:
Mr. Nils Bastedo
Education:
June 2003, Graduated from Madison Comprehensive High School, Ohio.
June 2005, Graduated from Vipeholm High School with a diploma in Electrical Science.
University: History of ideas and learning, rethorics
Personal:
At the moment I am having a great time here on earth. Spring is upon us with a little bit rain now and then but that's life.
In Mr. Nils Bastedos' absence in Thailand I have been instructing in our groups, and I've got to say that I'm most proud of everyone. Everybody is practicing like there is no tomorrow. Everyone is making progress, everyone helps in making our practices lunds most fun, to have fun during practice in something I consider extremely important. To have fun while learning things are two things one should try to combine as best can.
I'm doing my best to make each practice as varied and as educational as possible. I enjoy pushing myself to come up with new ways of warm up, new kick and punch combinations and various drills to help others to control their body in a way that a martial artist should be able to.
Now when Mr. Bastedo have moved to Thailand he has left a great responsibility on mine and Ragnars shoulders, but he has also given us a great gift in form of a fully functional club that, in large, take care of itself. It is a club where I gladly spend a part of my spare time, and with hope I'm looking forward to spending yet a few hours in the facilities we train in.
Instructor Trainee since January 2004
Born 1985.
Rank: 1st dan
Instructor Status: Instructor Trainee since 2004
Title: Boo Sah Bum Nim
Email: johanedv [at] netscape [dot] net
Taekwondo Achievements: N/A
Taekwondo Goals: N/A
My Instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education: N/A
Other Achievements: N/A
Other Interests: N/A
Personal: N/A
Intructor Trainee since 2005
Born: 1988.
Rank: 1a dan
Instructor Status: Instructor Trainee since august 2005 (level I)
Title: Boo Sah Bum Nim
Email: ragnarwernersson [at] gmail [dot] com
Taekwondo Achievements:
Songahm Seminar with Sr Master Westbrook 2004.
1st Degree Black Belt May 2005
Groundfighting course with Mr Nils Bastedo 2005
Taekwondo Goals:
What means the most to me within taekwondo is my job as an instructor. I have just reasently, automn 2005, become instructor for our beginners group and work a lot within my abillity to teach.
My Instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education:
Second year student on Spykens natural science programme.
Other Achievements:
Automn 2003 Yellow belt in Kempo.
I have practiced LUGI Gymnastics between the years 1998-2001.
Other Interests:
Friends, music, film, computers and photography.
Personal:
This season has really started out great. I was afraid that I would loose my intrest in taekwondo when Nils left but Daniel has really done a great job taking over. Since Daniel took over instructing group 1 I've become the instructor of group 2 which I really enjoy. I'm really looking forward to every training and I've also noticed how my instructing has helped me in many ways, not only in my taekwondo training but also in real life. I have really boosted my confidence, for example, it's now much more easy for me to talk to people I don't know, both in front of groups and in person.
Instructor Trainee (Level 2)
Born: may 1988
Rank: 1st Degree
Email: akm.andersson@gmail.com
My instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education:
N/A
Taekwondo achievements:
EU camp with Sr Master Abair, Lund 2007.
1st Degree Black Belt May 2008
EU camp with Sr Master Abair and Drooge, Portugal 2008.
Taekwondo Goals:
N/A
Other achievements:
N/A
Other interests:
Umgås med vänner och familj. Träna över lag.
Personal:
N/A
Instructor Trainee (Level 1)
Born: 1990
Rank: 1 BR
Email: martinll.Nilsson@gmail.com
My Instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education:
N/A
Taekwondo achievements:
N/A
Taekwondo Goals:
N/A
Other Goals:
N/A
Personal:
N/A
Instructor Trainee (Level 1)
Born: April 1989
Rank: 1st Degree Black Belt
Email: mattias.lindvall@hotmail.com
My Instructor:
Mr. Nils Bastedo
Education:
3 years in Gymnasium.
Other Achievements:
The first Red belt in Kung-fu, Spring 2006
Taekwondo achievements:
1st Degree Black Belt May 2009
12/12 2009: European Tournament, Portugal.
2nd Place, Forms.
4th Place, Weapons.
Taekwondo Goals:
The Goal is to become as good as possible. And, ofcourse to become certifed instructor.
Other Goals: N/A
Personal:
I am a student in Lund. I was adopted from South Korea when I was 9 months old. I have been studying Sports Psychology at Lunds University during the Autumn 2009. I am a new Instructor Trainee, I joined the Leadership Program in May 2009. I think it is very nice to instruct, and to work with others.
Assistant Instructor
Born: 1985.
Rank: 2nd Degree Black Belt
Instructor Status: Instructor Trainee since October 2006 (level I)
Title: Boo Sah Bum Nim
Email: carlhenrik [at] gmail [dot] com
Taekwondo Achievements:
2006: 3rd place in sparring in the open tournament of the World Championships.
Taekwondo Goals:
For the time being I am taking a break from the taekwondo due to the fact that I just started studying medicine in Odense, Denmark. Basically my goals with taekwondo are to have fun and help people develop themselves mentally and physically by being a good instructor.
My Instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education:
2007: Started studying medicine at Syddansk Universitet in Odense, Denmark
2004: Graduated from the Science Programme at Spyken, Lund.
Other Achievements:
2006: June 19, Honorary Citizen in Little Rock, Arkansas,
2006: June 22, Honorary Ambassador for the state of Arkansas (Arkansas Traveler)
Other Interests:
Music, I play both the drums and the saxophone, and spending time with my friends and girlfriend.
Personal:
I have recently moved to Odense, Denmark to begin my studies in medicine to be a doctor. I like it here although I do miss my friends, and the taekwondo, back in Lund.
Assistant Instructor
Born: 1990.
Rank: N/A
Instructor Status: Instructor Trainee since October 2006 (level I)
Title: Boo Sah Bum Nim
Email: N/A
Taekwondo Achievements: N/A
Taekwondo Goals: N/A
My Instructor: N/A
Education: N/A
Other Achievements: N/A
Other Interests: N/A
Personal: N/A
Instructor Trainee since August 2000
Born 1969.
Rank: 1st dan
Instructor Status: Instructor Trainee
Title: Boo Sah Bum Nim
Taekwondo Achievements:
August 2000: 1a dan
HT 2000 - VT 2001: Chief Instructor (during NBs time in Brussels/Boston).
Jun 2001 - today: Not active in Songahm Taekwondo due to family and work related priorities (se 'Personal’).
Taekwondo Goals: N/a
My Instructor:
Nils Bastedo
Education:
Dec 1999: Law Degree, University of Lund.
Jan 2001: Certified Accountant, University of Lund.
Other Achievements:
1987: Orange belt, Jiu-jiutsu
1993: UN service in Mogadishu, Somalia
1995: UN service in Tuzla, Bosnien-Herzegovina
1999: PADI diving certificate
Other Interests:
Nature and wildlife, golf, politics, social & economic affairs.
Personal:
At this point in my life, my two children occupy most of my spare time, which explains (combined with my move from Lund to nearby Malmö) my prolonged absence from LSTK. I keep my skills honed by working out with a group of martial artists from different styles (ITF, Kickboxning, Jiu-Jiutsu, Shotokan) once a week. Much of this training is focused on sparring and self defense, including knife defense, which I consider to be one of the most difficult martial science and extremely challenging.
I am currently employed as a financial controller by Beijer Electronics and enjoy my work very much. Before that, I worked as an accountant. Enjoying what I do is the most important thing for me, and therefore I often spend time reflecting on my life. My best advice to everyone is: 'If you don't like where you are going, switch tracks'.
Right now, my significant other and I are working on a very exciting business idea. Maybe we will make it happen, maybe not. Either way, the road to our intended target will be a great experience and perhaps even more rewarding than actually reaching the final goal.