Approved Examiners

All Dan/ Poom promotion tests conducted regionally must contain at least 3 examiners including:

One lead examiner who is a Kukkiwon 6th Dan or higher certificate holder, who has registered and appears on the published approved list of Lead Examiners below.

At least a further 2 examiners of 5th Dan* or higher holding recognised National or Kukkiwon certification**

*Panels will need to hold a minimum of 3 x 6th Dan Examiners with the Lead Examiner holding a Kukkiwon 6th Dan for promotion of candidates to 5th Dan

**Panels may be made up of more than 3 Examiners and hosts can invite 4th Dan grades to sit on the panel to gain experience of promotion testing, as long as the minimum requirements of panel make up are met

Please have a copy of these examiners certificates ready to upload as part of the sanction application process. (This requirement will be replaced in time with an approved list of registered panel members)

Responsibility of the Host

  • Club or group hosts wishing to secure the services of a lead examiner must make contact with an approved examiner from the approved list and agree terms before putting them forward as lead examiner for a grading.
  • When terms are agreed, Lead Examiners should give hosts their name as it appears on the list, Kukkiwon rank and approved examiner number.

Responsibility of Lead Examiners

It is the duty and responsibility of a designated Lead Examiner to ensure and apply rigorous standards to the promotion test, in line with Kukkiwon requirements.

The Lead Examiner is responsible for:

  • Checking the eligibility of each candidate to ensure they are eligible to take the test and grade applied for.
  • All communication and validation of results.
  • Applying for Kukkiwon certification within 10 days of conducting a promotion test, via the UK Kukkiwon Office, providing a prompt and efficient service to hosts and candidates without delay.

(Failure to provide an efficient service to hosts may result in the removal of an examiner from the approved examiner list)

Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank
UKKOALE1GrandmasterTong Wan Shin9Email
UKKOALE2GrandmasterDavid Bailey8Email
UKKOALE3GrandmasterElias Biescas8Email
UKKOALE4GrandmasterIan Leafe8Email
UKKOALE43GrandmasterPeter Johnson8Email
UKKOALE5GrandmasterKevin Jervis8Email
UKKOALE57GrandmasterMark Biddlecombe8Email
UKKOALE6GrandmasterNeil Guest8Email
UKKOALE7GrandmasterThomas Steeper8Email
UKKOALE75GrandmasterWilliam Crouch8Email
UKKOALE10MasterDarren Naraine7Email
UKKOALE11MasterEbrahim Asskaravi7Email
UKKOALE12MasterEdward Ellison7Email
UKKOALE13MasterFaryad Goudarzi7Email
UKKOALE14MasterGemma Biescas7Email
UKKOALE15MasterGerry Reilly7Email
UKKOALE16MasterGlen Culbert7Email
UKKOALE17MasterHarry Wake7Email
UKKOALE18MasterKambiz Ramzan Ali7Email
UKKOALE19MasterLindsay Lawrence7Email
UKKOALE20MasterManishankar Sunwar7Email
UKKOALE21MasterThomas Stammer7Email
UKKOALE22MasterYousef Dildar7Email
UKKOALE33MasterMichael Peter McKenzie7Email
UKKOALE42MasterMichael King7Email
UKKOALE45MasterPhilip James7Email
UKKOALE8MasterAlireza Alipour7Email
UKKOALE9MasterAzim Razak7Email
UKKOALE23MasterAndy Jeffries6Email
UKKOALE24MasterEdward Garcia6Email
UKKOALE25MasterErnest Garcia6Email
UKKOALE26MasterIsta Gurung6Email
UKKOALE27MasterJacob Martins Obiorah6Email
UKKOALE28MasterJohn Harrison6Email
UKKOALE29MasterKathy Hook6Email
UKKOALE30MasterLyndzie Eileen Mhairi Jeffrey6Email
UKKOALE31MasterMehdi Norouzi6Email
UKKOALE32MasterMichael (Joe) Brown6Email
UKKOALE34MasterMunir Azizshalizi6Email
UKKOALE35MasterRichard Fairhurst6Email
UKKOALE36MasterRichard Simpson6Email
UKKOALE37MasterSaid Khelwatty6Email
UKKOALE38MasterScott Coullie6Email
UKKOALE39MasterSteve Blomeley6Email
UKKOALE40MasterWinston Casaclang6Email
UKKOALE41MasterChan Sau6Email
UKKOALE44MasterMohammad Anwar Sediqi6Email
UKKOALE46MasterJayanta Thapa6Email
UKKOALE47MasterColeen Reilly6Email
UKKOALE48MasterPhillip James Payne6Email
UKKOALE51MasterChris Pearson6Email
UKKOALE58MasterPatrick Donnelly6Email
UKKOALE80MasterKevin Thompson6Email
Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank
Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank
UKKOALE49MasterDavid White5Email
UKKOALE50MasterSubasinghe Arachchige Upul Susitha Fernando5Email
UKKOALE52MasterTheophane Kouma5Email
UKKOALE53MasterChi Lai5Email
UKKOALE54MasterRichard James Stephens5Email
UKKOALE55MasterLynne Firth5Email
UKKOALE56MasterBrian Hussey5Email
UKKOALE59MasterMuhammad Bilal Naqshbandi5Email
UKKOALE60MasterMan Ko5Email
UKKOALE61MasterMani Thapa5Email
UKKOALE62MasterCraig Wallace5Email
UKKOALE63MasterRussell Pearson5Email
UKKOALE64MasterCallum Holness5Email
UKKOALE65MasterLaura Holness5Email
UKKOALE66MasterKuranage Dushantha Perera5Email
UKKOALE67MasterPeter Adamsons5Email
UKKOALE68MasterMohammed Munir Aziz Shalizi5Email
UKKOALE69MasterDhiraj Gurung5Email
UKKOALE70MasterSimon Turton5Email
UKKOALE71MasterRod Nielsen5Email
UKKOALE72MasterIan Murphy5Email
UKKOALE73MasterKam Man Chow5Email
UKKOALE74MasterGillian Fairbrother5Email
UKKOALE76MasterMark Yell5Email
UKKOALE77MasterKa Chun Lau5Email
UKKOALE78MasterWing Chung Hau5Email
UKKOALE79MasterMark Anderton5Email
UKKOALE81MasterDavid Bell5Email
Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank
Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank
GrandmasterChristopher Davies8Email
MasterNigel Hudson7Email
MasterCraig Waddington7Email
MasterLee Heyes7Email
MasterDavid Sutherill6Email
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Approved Examiner NumberDesignationNameKukkiwon Rank

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Apply to become an Approved Examiner

To become a Examiner and be placed on the list of approved examiners please click the button below to register.  Please ensure you have a copy of your Kukkiwon certificate for 5th Dan or higher to upload with your application.

(Note: For British Taekwondo clubs hosting a Regional Dan promotion test, all candidates must be British Taekwondo members and all examiners must be current British Taekwondo members with indemnity insurance & DBS / PVG / AccessNI)