Mukwan functionaries

The people introduced below are responsible for making Mukwan Jyväskylä run:

Matti Heikkinen, 6th dan

Mukwan’s Head Instructor, Head Coach of the Mukwan Sparring Team
matti.heikkinen(at)mukwan.com, +358 50 542 3660
Twitter: Matwitti and TeamMukwan

  • Started taekwondo in 1986 in Jyväskylä
  • Professional coach’s degree 2015
  • Chairperson of the Finnish Taekwondo Federation sparring committee 2011–2014
  • Coach or manager for various Finnish Taekwondo Federation national team squads 2009–2012
  • Kukkiwon Poomsae Seminar 2008
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation taekwondo instructor training course (level 2) 2008

  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation competition coach training course (level 1) 2006

  • World Taekwondo Federation commendation for contribution to taekwondo 2000

  • Kukkiwon Taekwondo Foreign Instructor Training Course 2000

  • Sports-oriented leisure instructor degree (The Sports Institute of Finland) 1994

Ilja Patrikainen, 5th dan

Taekwondo instructor, Head of the Mukwan Forms Team
ilja.patrikainen(at)mukwan.com, +358 400 917 097

  • Started taekwondo in 1988 in Jyväskylä
  • Forms athlete since 2002, with numerous Nordic Championships and Finnish Championships medals Represented Finland in the World Championships in forms in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 and in the European Championships in forms in 2011 and 2013

  • Forms instructor in Helsinki 2008–2016

  • Head Instructor of Jämsän Taekwondo

  • Kukkiwon Poomsae Seminar 2008

  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation competition coach training course (level 1) 2008

  • Kukkiwon Taekwondo Foreign Instructor Training Course 2006

Riitta-Ilona Hurmerinta, 4th dan

Taekwondo instructor; club communications support
riittailona.hurmerinta(at)gmail.com, +358 40 534 5269
Twitter: RiittaIlonaH and TeamMukwan

  • Started taekwondo in 1992 in Jyväskylä
  • Communications consultant for Mukwan: website renewal (2016), content production (2016–)
  • Forms athlete since 2003, with numerous Nordic Championships, Finnish Championships and international A-Class competition medals. No. 1 in the European ranking in her category in 2011. Represented Finland in the World Championships in forms in 2009, 2010 and 2014 and in the European Championships in forms in 2009, 2011 and 2013
  • Kukkiwon Poomsae Seminar 2008
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation competition coach training course (level 1) 2008

Kari Rannila, 4th dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: teenager and adult basic courses and the Mukwan Demonstration Team; Club Secretary
kari.rannila(at)mukwan.com

  • Started taekwondo in Mukwan’s first Junior course in 2002
  • Member of the Mukwan Demonstration Team since 2007
  • Represented Finland in the Nordic Championships in sparring

Tero Rannila, 4th dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: teenager and adult basic courses and the Mukwan Demonstration Team
tero.rannila(at)mukwan.com, +358 50 413 0058

  • Started taekwondo in Mukwan’s first Junior course in 2002
  • Member of the Mukwan Demonstration Team since 2007

Maria Heikkinen, 3rd dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor: Adults, Juniors, MiniKids,
Club Chairperson
Club Coordinator's supervisor
maria.heikkinen@mukwan.com

Antti Haaranen, 3rd dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: Adults, sparring athlete;
Vice-Chairperson
antti.haaranen@mukwan.com

Anna Hakkarainen, 3rd dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: MiniKids and Juniors; sparring athlete;
anna.hakkarainen(at)mukwan.com, +358 40 745 5895

  • Started taekwondo in 2001 in Jyväskylä
  • A sparring athlete, with numerous Finnish Championships medals
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation junior instructor training course (level 2) 2019
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation instructor training course (level 1) 2011

Maria Nummela, 3rd dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: MiniKids and Juniors; 
maria.nummela(at)mukwan.com, +358 40 716 8835

  • Started taekwondo in 1998 in Jyväskylä
  • Member of the Mukwan Demonstration Team since 2007
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation junior instructor training course (level 2) 2019
  • Finnish Taekwondo Federation instructor training course (level 1) 2007

Maiju Lari, 1st dan

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: MiniKids, Juniors and related basic courses
maiju.lari(at)mukwan.com

  • Started taekwondo in 2010 in Jyväskylä

Laura Sippola

Assistant taekwondo instructor, specialization: MiniKids, Juniors and related basic courses
laura.sippola@mukwan.com

  • Started taekwondo in 2019 in Jyväskylä

Ursula Hytönen

Club Coordinator
toimintakoordinaattori(at)mukwan.com

  • Started taekwondo in 2018 in Jyväskylä
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