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Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski M.D. (8 DAN) was born on 3 July 1955 in Lodz (Poland). He is a pioneer of traditional karate in Poland - he started practising karate in 1970. Two years later, Poland was visited by the Japanese Karate Master Chiyomaro Shimoda. An incidental meeting of the teenager and the master gave rise to a passion which could no longer be stopped or confined to any boundaries. He graduated the Military Medical Academy (later he worked as the Polish Air Force medical doctor) and the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow graduated with specialization karate coach. On April 4, 2015 in Chokokuji Soto Zen Temple in Tokyo (Japan), Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski reached the 8 DAN. He is President of the World Traditional Karate-Do Fedearation (WTKF),〔http://www.wtkfkarate.org/〕 former International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) seated in Geneva (Switzerland). He is also founder and Chairman of the Traditional Karate Federation of Poland (TKFP).〔http://www.karate.pl/〕 TKFP has got about 200 member clubs and sections in all regions of Poland. Nowadays it is estimated that in Poland there are approx. 30 thousands people practicing traditional karate. ACHIVEMENTS For 20 years Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski has been a student of the late Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama – founder and first Chairman of the International Traditional Karate Federation ITKF, co-founder of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is a coach of the national team of Poland and author of all their successes. Since 1992 until 2014 Polish national team members won 544 medals at the World and the European Championships; as many as 209 times they won championship titles, becoming one of the most highly recognized national team in the world. Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski was a Chairman of the Organizing Committee of many international tournaments and championships held in Poland: * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Włodzimierz Kwieciński」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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