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Originating Practitioner of SUIKIDO 水氣道
Discipline of Bodywork Therapy, Kinetic Movement, and Martial Art
The traditions that prepared the ground are named. The core disciplines were formed in direct master–student apprenticeship.
Martial Arts
Structural and technical foundation of SUIKIDO
Training in Denmark, Japan, China, Korea
Classical Bujutsu and martial Karate Jutsu training under Grandmaster M. Tanaka (Japan) and Grandmaster J. Bura (Denmark)
Graduate, Japan Karate Association (JKA) Kenshusei Specialist Instructor Program, Denmark — completed with honors
Awarded Sandan (3rd Dan) by Grandmaster M. Tanaka
Competed internationally as a member of the Danish National Karate Team and as Team Denmark sponsored martial athlete
Multiple national titles
Shoto World Cups (Budokan, Tokyo)
European and World Championships
Long-term training in temple and hermitage settings in China and Korea across martial, combative, and meditative disciplines
Sports Science, Physiology & Pedagogy
Certified Teacher of Physical Education (PE), Copenhagen, Denmark
Applied expertise in:
Anatomy and physiology
Athletic training and conditioning
Movement education and pedagogy
Contemporary Dance & Classical Ballet
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Brunel University, England
École-Atelier Rudra Béjart, Lausanne, Switzerland
Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Switzerland
International professional freelance dancer
Recipient of multiple performing arts grants
The Reumert — Dance Performance of the Year
