Mark McKenzie 🇺🇸
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About
- Training since first belt36 year(s) and 4 month(s)
- LocationTexas, United States of America
- AcademyKim's Tae Kwon Do Unclaimed
- AffiliationKim's United Taekwon-Karate Federation
- Member sinceJanuary 20215 years on TKDchecker.com One of the first 1,000 members
Lineage
- Grandmaster (9th dan) HS Kim
- Grandmaster (9th dan) Doug Tesdal & Grandmaster (8th dan) Jill Tesdal
- Myself
Achievements
4 of 17 unlockedCurrent rank verified by promoting instructor
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Verifications received8 / 10
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Years trained36
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Gold medals0 / 5
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Competition matches0 / 10
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Forum posts8 / 500
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Sparring, mid 1990's as a 2nd dan, as a teenager competing in the adult division due to my size.
Post-promotion with fellow new 4th dan Mr. Raul Vasquez
Promotion history
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- 6 years, 8 months, 27 days
Black belt 4th dan Current belt
January 4, 2020Portland, Oregon, USA
Promoted byGrandmaster Doug TesdalMy instructor was GM Doug Tesdal (9th dan) and the test was held at the Sellwood Kim's TKD studio run by Masters Cynthia and Aaron Brown. GM Tesdal presided over the test.
- 21 years, 3 months, 30 days
Black belt 3rd dan
September 5, 1998Portland, Oregon, USA Kim's Taekwon-do
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikMy instructor was GM Doug Tesdal, who was a 5th dan at this time. Promotion was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by Grandmaster (9th dan) Hong Sik Kim.
- 3 years, 2 months, 26 days
Black belt 2nd dan
June 10, 1995Portland, Oregon, USA
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikMy instructor at this time was GM Doug Tesdal, who at the time was 4th dan. Test was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by Grandmaster (9th dan) Hong Sik Kim
- 2 years, 5 months, 1 day
Black belt 1st dan
January 9, 1993Portland, Oregon, USA
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong Sik1st dan, Jr. Black Belt. My instructor was Stan Anderson, 3rd Dan who was under Grandmaster Doug Tesdal, who was 4th dan at the time. Promotion was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by Grandmaster (9th Dan) Hong Sik Kim
- 8 months, 7 days
Brown belt
May 2, 1992Portland, OR, USA Kim's Taekwon-do
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikMy instructor was Stan Anderson, 3rd dan. While I was a 1st degree purple belt, our federation's founder & president, GM Hong Sik Kim made a change to our belt system. He introduced the use of stripes and added a 10th kup to the belt system. Instead of obtaining my 3rd degree brown belt, I was awarded a brown stripe on my purple belt in January of 1992, and received my solid brown belt in May of that year, which corrolated to 2nd Kup. I recieved my 1st Kup, which was indicated by a black stripe on the brown belt, in September of 1992
- 1 year, 5 months, 1 day
Blue belt
December 1, 1990Portland, OR, USA Kim's Taekwon-do
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikInstructor was Stan Anderson, 3rd dan. Test was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by GM Hong Sik Kim. At the time our belt system did not use stripes, and ran from 9th Kup to 1st Kup, then 1st dan to 9th dan. We had 2 ranks of Blue Belt (2nd degree then 1st degree) and 2 ranks of Purple Belt, then 3 ranks of brown. This was a promotion to 2nd degree blue belt, 7th Kup.
- 5 months, 3 days
Purple belt
May 4, 1991Portland, OR, USA Kim's Taekwon-do
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikMy instructor was Stan Anderson, 3rd degree black belt. The test was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by GM Hong Sik Kim. At the time our belt system ran from 9th kup to 1st kup, 1st to 9th dan. White, Yellow, 2nd degree blue, 1st degree blue, 2nd Purple, 1st Purple, then 3rd to 1st Brown. This promotion was from 1st Blue to 2nd degree Purple belt.
- 8 months, 3 days
Yellow belt
September 1, 1990Portland, OR, USA Kim's Taekwon-do
Promoted byGrandmaster Kim, Hong SikPromoted from 9th kup white belt to 8th kup yellow belt, test was held at the 2nd & Ash studio by GM Hong Sik Kim
- 3 months
White belt
June 1, 1990Aloha, Oregon, USA Kim's Taekwon Do
My instructor was Stan Anderson, 3rd dan
Votes received for current rank
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"Looks all good."
"The times informed seem more than reasonable. Liked the breaking! My thumbs up!!!"
"Well documented, certification appears legit."
"Certificates and pictures looks ok"
"Certificate looks good."
"Documented with certificate. "
"Good storie, pictures and documents"
"No doubts - LEgit"
