About the
Instructor
Hayden Breese IV Dan |
Hayden Breese began training in 1991 as a student of Grant Evans in Mosgiel, Dunedin.
After achieving a black belt in December 1996, Hayden joined the Army to train as an officer. While based in Palmerston North, Hayden ran the Massey Taekwon-Do club, New Zealands very first Taekwon-Do club opened by a pioneer of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand, Mr Norman Ng.
In 1999, after leaving the Army and returning to Dunedin, Hayden completed a strategic management review for the development of the national Taekwon-Do organisation, ITFNZ. The final document contained both research and analysis in addition to a plan for developing ITFNZ Taekwon-Do into the future.
That same year Hayden participated as a competitor at the National Championships and was awarded the Best Overall Black Belt title, Later that year he graded to his 2nd Degree in Nelson.
Upon moving to Auckland in 2000, in his role as ITFNZ Marketing Director, Hayden was responsible for establishing ITFNZ Awards, and developing as editor, the national magazine "TKD Talk" (now Taekwon-Do Talk) into a glossy A4 publication. That same year, Hayden was nominated for the president’s award for outstanding contribution to ITFNZ.
Qualifications:
Bachalor of Business Studies
1st Class Honours in Management (Massey)
Master of Commerce in Marketing (Otago)
Coaching New Zealand Lvl 1 and 2
Current First Aid Certifcate
Current Instructors Certifcate |
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Hayden also played a key role in designing and developing the concept of ITFNZ's first ever Instructors Conference reluctantly handing over the management job before heading overseas to work and travel.
In 2001, Hayden trained and traveled with the New Zealand team as a supporter to the World Championships in Italy. On settling in New Zealand, Hayden resumed the role of Director of Marketing for the International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand and graded to his 3rd Degree in November 2003.
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