Frans

PROFILE

NAME: Frans Christensen, 5th Degree

LOCATION: Aberdeen, NSW

 Frans

BRIEF HISTORY: 

Frans started Taekwon-do training in 1985 with Peter Spokes, and three years later received his Black Belt. He stopped training for an extended period of time due to work commitments and his instructor suffering a chronic injury.

Frans started instructing for Ilshim International TKD when he opened a club in Aberdeen in October 1997.

As a competitor, Frans competed in his first tournament the following year in Bundaberg and won the heavyweight division.  That same year he hosted the Upper Hunter championship in Muswellbrook, and has hosted a number of other tournaments over the subsequent years.

In October 2000 Frans represented Australia in Japan (First Asia Championships) and won a Bronze medal.

In 2002, he won the heavyweight division of the New Zealand Open Championships, known as the Epson Cup.

In 2003, Frans was selected to represent Australia at the ITF World Championships held in Poland.

In 2004 Frans was invited to coach the junior team for the ITF Junior World Championships held in Italy.

In 2005 Frans was selected to represent Australia at the ITF World Championships held in Dortmund Germany, but unfortunately he was unable to attend this event.

In 2007 Frans was promoted to the Head Coaches position for the Australian team for the ITF World Championships held in Canada.

He has since retained the Head Coaches position for the 2009 World Championships in Argentina, and the 2011 World Championships to be held in Wellington (New Zealand).

In 2010 Frans was appointed as Tournament Director for Ilshim International TKD.

He was also promoted to 5th Dan Blackbelt in Aug 2010.

With all of his personal achievements, Frans’ greatest achievements and rewards have come from his ability to train his students to the highest levels of Martial Arts excellence and through him, many of these students have gone on to represent Australia on the National and World Stage.

In his time as a Taekwon-do Instructor at Aberdeen, Frans has had a significant number of individual students who have represented Australia at World Championship level, with some representing on a number of occasions. Many of his current and former students hold multiple National and International titles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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