My achievements
Martial arts experience
- Started training in 1978 at the Jiu-Jitsu Club ‘KI’ in Skovlunde. Has trained Jiu-Jitsu ever since, with a single break from 1991 to 1998 due to family expansion.
- Graduated 1st Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 1985
- Graduated 2nd Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 1987
- Graduated 3rd Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 2003
- Graduated 4th Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 2011
- Graduated 5th Dan Jiu-Jitsu in 2015
- Received 6th Dan as an honorary degree in 2020
- Graduated 3rd Kyu Aikido in 1983
- Graduated 4th kyu Iaido in 1984
- Practised Karate and Judo for many years alongside Jiu-Jitsu
- Since 2011, has been working extensively with ground fighting and BJJ – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Graduated blue belt in BJJ in 2015
Teaching experience:
- Has been an instructor at the Jiu-Jitsu Club ‘KI’ in Skovlunde since 1982 and at Aarhus Jiu-Jitsu since 2010.
- Has taught a wide variety of subjects in sports, such as martial arts and dog breeding, and in work-related subjects such as IT, production planning and organisational theory.
- Teaches weekend training sessions, courses and summer camps for Ju-Jitsu Denmark, the official association under the Danish Sports Federation.
- Teaches courses in self-defence for women in Aarhus
- Style instructor (a kind of national coach) in the Danish Judo and Ju-Jitsu Union (DJU) Jiu-Jitsu Style since 2004.
- Trainer licence A (highest level) in combined DIF and DJU training centre for trainers in Jiu-Jitsu. Includes teaching methods, training methods, physiology, anatomy, injury prevention and mental training.
- Internship instructor at DJU training centre
- Grading judge for all grades since 2002 after a break (also judge in the period 1986–1992)
Authorship
Publications
- Jiu-Jitsu - Introduktion - Mest til selvforsvar - 1. udgave - 2021
- Jiu-Jitsu - Effektivt selvforsvar - Dine første teknikker - 1. udgave - 2025
- Jiu-Jitsu - Selvforsvar for kvinder - Fordi du er værd at forsvare - 1. udgave - 2025
- Jiu-Jitsu - Self-Defence for Women - Because You Are Worth Defending - 1st edition - 2025
Other position(s)
- Auditor at the Jiu-Jitsu Club “KI”, Skovlunde
- Former member of the activities committee at Ju-Jitsu Denmark
- Former Finance Manager at Ju-Jitsu Denmark
- Former Chairman of the Activities Committee for Ju-Jitsu Denmark
- From 2004 to 2021, responsible for and camp leader of Ju-Jitsu Denmark's annual summer camps
- Appointed Honorary Member of Ju-Jitsu Denmark, 2023
Private
Work:
- Senior project manager for primarily IT projects.
Born:
- 13 August 1964
