John Cullen
Name
John Cullen
Position
Coach Caledonian Taekwondo
Qualifications
Ba (Hons) Business Law, London College of Clinical Hypnotherapy (2007 - 2009) D.Hyp MBSCH
Started Taekwondo
1995
Began Competing
1995
Commentating for the BBC at Beijing Olympics 2008
Competition Career
Media Career
Academic Career
Additional Information
Competition Career 1997 - 2000
British Students Champs 97 Gold
USA East Coast Champs 97 Gold
Shins Open 97 Gold
City of Glasgow 98 Gold
Shins Open 98 Gold
Central Cup 99 Gold
Tokyo Invitational 99 Bronze
Cumbria Open 00 Gold
Central Cup 00 Silver
Scottish Open Gold
Pungsaeng High 00 - 02 Trained and lived
 
Competition Career 2001 - 2003
Scot Open 02 Gold
Korean Open 02
Torneo International 02 Bronze GB Team
British Champs 03 Gold (first senior Scottish male winner)
Dutch Open 03 GB Team
German Open 03 GB Team
Mexican Open 03 GB Team
Scottish Open 03 Gold (-78Kg)
Scottish Open 03 Gold (-84Kg)
World Universiade 03 GB Team Captain
World Olympic Qualifiers 03 GB Team
 
Paris Open 2006 European Championships 2006
Competition Career 2004 - 2007
Paris Open 04 Bronze
Belgian Open 04 GB Team
Dutch Open 04 GB Team
European Championships 04 GB Team
World University Games 04 GB Team
Tornoe International 04 GB Team Gold
Czech Open 05 Gold
British Champs 05 Gold
Austrian open Bronze
European Cadet Champs Head of GB Team
Polish open 05 Bronze GB Team
Torneo International GB Team Gold
Paris Open 05 Bronze
Swedish Open 06 Silver GB Captain
Chinese Olympic Camp 06 GB Captain
US Open Head of GB Team
Dutch Open 06 GB Team Captain
China & Korea Camp 06 GB Team Captain
European Championships 06 GB Team Captain
Further Info
Founded Lee Sung Lee exchange programe in 2004
Former GB Team Captain & Head of Team
Scottish National Coach 2007 to present www.tkdscotland.com
Employment History (media only)
  
BBC Television 2008 Beijing Olympics (To be reprised in 2012)
TV Co-commentator providing live expert analysis on Olympic Taekwondo.
Sky Sports Television 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011: British International Open.
Presented a one-hour Taekwondo highlights programme for Sky Sports comprising of live commentary, interviews, introductory and closing sequences and in depth analysis.
Hit the Roof TV (Geneva) May 2010
Lead Presenter and commentator for the live world feed of the Taekwondo World Championships 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark. Recorded daily news and highlights package for TV stations worldwide.
Hit the Roof TV (Geneva) August 2010
Lead presenter and commentator for the Junior World Championships Tijuana Mexico.
Also voiced over original highlights package, translated Spanish and Korean interviews.
Hit the Roof TV(Geneva) September 2010
Lead presenter and commentator for the Youth Olympic Games Qualification event in Tijuana Mexico.Translate Spanish and Korean interviews and assist in program editing.
BBC Television London October 2010
Working in partnership with the BBC and NHK Japan in, choreographed and presented the first ever sports content filmed and transmitted in Super Hi Vision and Full 3D.
Horizon TV Online & TV Commentator 2010 – present)
Hosting, live commentating and interviewing at the World Cup Sport Climbing Tour (IFSC). Providing content for online viewers and TV highlight programmes for Eurosport. Interviews conducted in English, Korean, French and Spanish
Lead commentator and host at the Sport Climbing IFSC World Cup Series
Slovenia. May 2011 Barcelona June 2011 Sheffield July 2011
Chamonix, July 2011 Briancon, July 2011 Munich, August 2011
Arco, Italy: World & Para Climbing World Championships August 2011
Imst, Austria: World Youth Championships September 2011
Modern Pentathlon Online and TV Commentator
Host and commentate live on the five different disciplines of Modern pentathlon: fencing, swimming, horse riding, shooting and running. Provide interviews at the various venues in three different languages at:
World Cup Chengdu, China, May 2011, CCTV & Eurovision News Highlights.
Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final LondonJuly 2011 Olympic Test Event
Host and commentate for online viewers plus live each day to ESPN USA and Eurosport.
Olympic Wrestling
ESPN (USA) FILA Wrestling World Championships Istanbul , Turkey
Provide lead commentary during six days of live coverage for ESPN USA at the combined world championship and 2012 World Olympic Qualification event.
Additional Work Experience:
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Atlantic Coast Brewing Ltd. Boston MA, USA Distribution Manager 97-98
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Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo, Japan. Management Trainee (June – September 99)
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National Geographic Magazine, Seoul, South Korea 2000-2002
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Sport Taekwondo UK ltd. June 02 - June 03 Olympic TKD Team Administrator
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Caledonian Health and Fitness Centre Instructor & Coach 2004 – present
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Glasgow Caledonian University guest lecturer & international alumni ambassador to South Korea
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TKD Scotland Ltd 2008 – Present. Olympic Taekwondo National Team Coach
Translation Work.
London Olympic organising committee LOCOG
Translator (Korean) at the London Olympic Test event for Taekwondo.
Celtic Football ClubTranslator (Korean).
International Sporting Career
Former GB Team Captain, Olympic Taekwondo, 2002-2006
International exchange programme Founder: www.caledoniantkd.com/exchange.htm
Caledonian University 2010 Alumnus of the year.
Languages: Korean (Proficient) Spanish & French (conversational)
Institutional Links
Pungsaeng High School 2000 to present
Glasgow Caledonian University - International Alumni Ambassador to South Korea
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