Name
John Haggerty

Position
Head Coach and Director of Caledonian Taekwondo

Qualifications

  • 6th Dan Kukkiwon (05076921)
  • World Taekwondo level 1 Coach
  • BSc (Hons)
  • Weightlifting Scotland Level 2

Started Taekwondo
1992

Competition Career
Competed internationally for Scotland

Taekwondo Career

  • Founded Caledonian Taekwondo: 1995
  • Opened Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre: 2004
  • BTCB Scotland National Coach: 2000 – 2003
  • Sport Taekwondo UK Ltd – Technical Centre Scotland Coach: 2000 -2003 & 2004 – 2007
  • BTCB Scotland Executive Committee Member: 2004 – 2007
  • Kup Grading Examiner: 2002 – present
  • Caledonian Taekwondo Ltd – Company Director 2007 – Present
  • Created Caledonian TKD Tiger school programme: 2006 – see link
  • Created Caledonian Police League: 2005
  • Created Caledonian Cup – 2009
  • Created Glasgow Open
  • Kukkiwon Registered Examiner – 2013
  • Director of Glasgow Taekwondo Association – 2012 – present
  • Director of Taekwondo Assoc Scotland Ltd – 2014 – present
  • European Championship – Coach for Scotland – 2014
  • European Under 21s – Coach for Scotland – 2014

Institutional Links
East & West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire Council: mentor to Schools Work Experience Programme
Glasgow Clyde College – Work Experience mentor 2014 – present