GRAND MASTER SUTHERLAND
9TH DEGREE
1958 - 2019

Grand Master Sutherland was the second highest ranking female in the world she began training in Tae Kwon-Do , April  9th 1974,

Promoted to Black belt 1st Degree in Glasgow, Scotland, UK under the then Master Rhee 7th degree, in March 1977.

Grand Master Sutherland sadly passed away on the 17th September 2019

CURRENT  POSITIONS  HELD

President of TKD Scot

ITF HQ Board of Masters Member

SCOT   Scottish Council of Tae Kwon-Do (SCOT) Scottish Sports Council recognised founded  2016 Board member 

Gandmaster Sutherland’s Martial Arts ,  
Full time Dojangs x 2 Full time instructor


FOUNDING /ELECTIONS AND PAST POSITIONS

1987 :  Founder of United Kingdom Tae Kwon-Do Federation  to date .

1993 :  AETF Umpire Committee

1994 :  Outstanding Instructor Medal presented by General Choi Hong Hi 1994

1997 :  Disciplinary Committee for the World Championships, Russia

1997 – 2009 :  Founder of  ITF Scotland . Elected President of ITF Scotland

2002 – 2004 :  AETF Treasurer

2004 – 2008 :  AETF Board of Directors

2008 :  Elected President of ITF Scotland.

2011 :  Elected President of ITF Scotland

2014 :  Founding Member of Scottish  Council of Tae Kwon- Do (SCOT  with Scottish Sports Council)

1989 – 2016 :  Secretary General of UKTF


EVENTS  HOSTED

International Umpires Courses
1993      1996     1997

1991 :  IIC with General Choi   Livingston

1993 :  IIC with General Choi  Edinburgh  

2000 :  European Championships, Edinburgh Scotland. 

2002 :  The first of the Masters IIC since passing of General 

2012 :  IIC  Livingston 2012

2018 :  IIC Whitburn

PERSONAL  DEVELOPMENT

Promotions Under Then Master K.H.Rhee 7th Degree.

Began 9th April 1974


COLOURED BELT GRADINGS

1st grading :  8th kup 30/06/74  (double promotion)

2nd grading :  6th kup 22/10/74  (double promotion)

3rd grading :  5th kup 04/02/75  

4th grading :  4th Kup 25/05/75

5th grading :  3rd kup 20/08/75

6th grading :  2nd Kup 13/01/76

7th grading :  1st kup  04/10/76  

BLACKBELT GRADING

26/03/1977 :  Promoted to 1st Degree in Glasgow, by Master K.H Rhee 7th degree,

03/09/1978 :  2nd Degree, B-201-35

06/03/1982 :  3rd Degree   B-111-30

22/08/1986 :  4th Degree by the founder General Choi  GB4-14

15/09/1990 :  5th Degree  GB5-13

26/05/1995 :  6th Degree  GB6-7

27/11/2000 :  7th Degree  GB7-7 

21/10/2007 :  8th Degree GB8-4

24/06/2017 :  9th Degree USTF 9-8 by Senior Grandmaster CE Sereff

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PARTICIPATION

(pre 1986 was as competitor)

1978 :  Edinburgh International

1980 :  European Championships Crystal Palace , London

1984 :  World Championships 1984 Glasgow 

Juniors AETF European Championships

As Umpire / Umpire Committee

1991 :  Vienna, Austria

1992 :  Terracina, Italy

1993 :  Benidorm, Spain

1997 :  Warsaw, Poland

SENIORS AETF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

As Umpire / Umpire Committee

1980 :  Crystal Palace, London

1993 :  Groningen, Netherland

1994 :  Lublin, Poland

1995 :  Cologne, Germany

1996 :  Riccione, Italy

1997 :  Zrece, Slovenia

1999 :  Riccione, Italy

2000 :  Edinburgh. Scotland

2001 :  Villa Jayosa, Spain

2002 :  Trebon, Czech

2003 :  Rijeka, Croatia

2004 :  Tampere, Finland

2004

2005 :  Terracina, Italy

2007 :  Poprad, Slovakia

2008 :  Wroclaw, Poland

ITF WORLD  CHAMPIONSHIPS

Umpire/Umpire committee

JUNIORS

1993 :  Moscow, Russia 

1995 :  Warsaw, Poland 

1996 :  Prague, Czec

2002 :  Ponse, Puerto Rico

2004 :  Ricciona ,Italy  

SENIORS

1984 :  Glasgow, Scotland

1990 :  Montreal, Canada 

1992 :  Pyon Yang, North Korea

1994 :  Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

1995 :  Warsca Poland

1996 :  Toronto, Canada 

1997 :  St Petersburg, Russia

invited on to the disciplinary committee by then Master Meng

during the ITF World Championships in St Petersberg, Russia

1999 :  Buenos Aires, Argentina

2001 :  Rimini, Italy 

2003 :  Warsaw, Poland

2006 :  World Cup , Benidorm

2007 :  Quebec, Canada

OPEN INTERNATIONAL

1993 : 1st German Open, Mulheim Germany 1993

1993 :  Belgium Open

1995 :  Peter the Great Cup St, Petersburg, Russia

1996 :  Peter the Great Cup St, Petersburg, Russia 

1997 :  Italian Open Riccione

2000 :  Poland V Europe Convention

2003 :  Benidorm , Spain

2009 :  INTA Irish Open

2010 :  INTA Irish Open

2011 :  INTA Irish Open

2012 :  INTA Irish Open

2013 :  INTA Irish Open

2014 :  INTA Irish Open

2014 :  Budapest European Cup

2015 :  INTA Irish Open

2016 :  INTA Irish Open 

2017 :  INTA Irish Open 

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTORS
COURSE IIC ‘S

14-04-1980 :  21st   No. 21-10   

22-08-1986 :  Vienna

27-07 1991 :  33rd   No.33-2         

16-10-1993 :  58th   No.   58-2     

04-08-1995 :  104th No .  104-1 

21-03-1999 :  11th   No.   CJH    Glasgow

02—3-2003 :   189th No.189-2    Livingston

19-10-2007 :  Belgium (promoted to 8th Degree)

03-05-2008 :   No 35-156   Dublin

29-01-2012 :  No.70-18   Hertfordshire     

12-05-2012 :   No.Livingston                

13/03/2015 :   No 100-254   Aberdeen

MASTERS INTERNATIONAL COURSE

2002 :  1st Masters International Course , Vienna, Austria.


UMPIRES COURSE

1986 :  ITF A classification, Vienna Austria

1992, 1993 :  London

1995 :  Benidorm, Continental Certification A

1996 :  Benidorm Spain

1997 :  Mestre Italy

1997 :  Scotland

1999 :  Middlesex,  London

2002 :  Koln   Germany  

2003 :  Benidorm

AETF CONGRESS ATTENDED

1993 :  Groningen, Netherland

1994 :  Lublin, Poland

1995 :  Cologne, Germany

1996 :  Riccione, Italy

1997 :  Zrece, Slovenia

1999 :  Riccione, Italy

2000 :  Edinburgh. Scotland

2001 :  Villa Jayosa, Spain

2002 :  Trebon, Czech

2003 :  Rijeka, Croatia

2004 :  Tampere, Finland 

2005 :  Terracina, Italy

2007 :  Poprad, Slovakia

2008 :  Wroclaw, Poland 

ITF CONGRESS ATTENDED

1992 :  Pyon Yang, North Korea,

1994 :  Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia ,

1995 :  Warsca Poland

1996 :  Toronto, Canada 

1997 :  St Petersburg, Russia ,  

1999 :  Buenos Aires, Argentina

2001 :  Rimini, Italy ,

2002 :  Vienna, Austria

2003 :  Warsaw, Poland,

2004 :  Ricciona ,Italy 

2005 :  Dortmund, Germany

2006 :  Benidorm, Spain

2007 :  Quebec, Canada

2012 :  Brighton , England