Valerii Bruns

Valerii Bruns

Is an experienced Taekwondo coach with a 25-year professional career. He has held leadership positions in the sport, including the presidency of the Kiev-Kwon Taekwondo Club, the head coach position at the Kyiv School of Sport, and the coach position of the Ukrainian national team for juniors and students. His teaching philosophy focuses on continuous learning and passing on Taekwondo skills and values to his students, working together to fulfill their dreams and achieve medals at European, World, and Olympic Championships. Currently, he works as a Taekwondo Coach at TSV 1865 Dachau, Germany, and is the organizer of international tournaments and camps with over 1000 athletes of minors, cadets, juniors, and seniors.

Work Experience:

Since 1995, he has been teaching Taekwondo WT.
From 2005 to 2010, he was the president of the Kiev-Kwon Taekwondo Club with a weekly attendance of 100-150 students.
In 2010, he worked as the head coach at the Kyiv Taekwondo Federation.
In 2016, he started working as a coach of the Ukrainian national team for juniors and students and continues in this position in 2021.
Since 2022, he works as a Taekwondo Coach at TSV 1865 Dachau, Germany, and is the organizer of international tournaments and camps with over 1000 athletes of minors, cadets, juniors, and seniors.
He has worked with national athletes from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, and other countries.
He has participated in seminars with masters from Korea, Spain, Germany, and other countries.

Skills:

Mentoring and teaching.
Team building and leadership development.
Strategic planning and innovative thinking.
Working with top athletes and national teams.
Fitness and sports culture building.

Honors and Awards:

Gold medal at the 2014 World Cadet Championship in Azerbaijan.
Gold medal and bronze medal at the 2015 World Cadet Championship in Korea.
Bronze medal at the 2017 World Cadet Championship in Egypt.
Bronze medal at the 2017 World Junior Championship in Tunisia.
Bronze medal at the 2022 World Junior Championship in Bulgaria.
20 medals at the European Championship for cadets, juniors, and U-21.
Best Coach of the Ukrainian Taekwondo Federation in 2019.

Languages:

Russian: full professional proficiency.
Ukrainian: full professional proficiency.
English: user level.
German: beginner level.

Interests:

Travel.
Sports.
Fitness.
Taekwondo.
Coaching.
Art and design.