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INSTRUCTORS<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Meet our instructors<\/h2><\/div>
<\/div>\n

The Krakow Taekwon-do Center team is made up of instructors in taekwon-do, kickboxing, and the Little Dragons program. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Portrait<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Miko\u0142aj Kotowicz<\/h2><\/div>
6th dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

He has trained taekwon-do since 1991, starting in the Kurdwan\u00f3w district under Piotr Adamski. As a competitor, he won Polish Championship titles in patterns and sparring, became European Champion in pair sparring in 2003, and finished his competitive career with 5th place at the 2005 World Championships. He earned his black belt in 1998, the same year he began teaching. <\/p>\n

He has been President of KCT since 2000 \u2014 during this time, the club has grown from fewer than 100 to over 1,800 practitioners. He is Vice President of the Polish Taekwon-do Union Sports Association, as well as a national and international referee. He has trained world and European champions, dozens of Polish champions, and many instructors, and has led nearly 80 training camp sessions. <\/p>\n

A political scientist by education (Jagiellonian University), he spent years working in finance and real estate before fully committing to taekwon-do. In his free time, he hikes, cycles, plays squash, listens to Queen, and drinks flat whites. What relaxes him most… is ironing. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 502 067 081<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> MKT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Portrait<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Magdalena Kotowicz<\/h2><\/div>
1st dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

She began training taekwon-do at the age of 7. She competed at Polish and European Championships, with her greatest success being the title of European Junior Champion. After a break for motherhood, she returned to the club \u2014 this time as a coach. <\/p>\n

She specializes in working with preschoolers and school-age children, and her students regularly make it onto the podium at competitions. She holds a master’s degree in early childhood and preschool education and is a sports referee. <\/p>\n

For over 10 years she has been going to training camps as a counselor, and at camps for the youngest children she serves as camp director. She co-organizes day camps and overnight camps. <\/p>\n

In her work, she focuses on the all-round development of children \u2014 both physical and emotional \u2014 teaching them how to overcome weaknesses, cope with failure, and consistently pursue their goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 511 364 780<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> MKO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Karolina<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Karolina Czech<\/h2><\/div>
4th dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

She began training taekwon-do in fifth grade, when KCT opened a branch in Zelczyna. She later trained in Skawina, and in high school, as her career gained momentum, she joined the group in Kurdwan\u00f3w. <\/p>\n

She is a multiple Polish Champion, a medalist at European Championship-level tournaments, and in 2019 she became ITF Union World Champion in sparring. She has been teaching at the club since 2016, leading taekwon-do, kickboxing, and Little Dragons groups. She has trained Polish champions and Polish Cup medalists in the children’s, cadet, and junior categories. <\/p>\n

She is a member of the KCT board and co-organizer of our tournaments: the Miko\u0142ajki Taekwon-do Tournament and the Krakow Cup. She has completed studies in human resources management and a massage school. She spends her free time in the mountains, rollerblading, and reading a good book. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 530 000 104<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> KCZ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Micha\u0142<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Micha\u0142 Krupa (senior)<\/h2><\/div>
4th dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

Known in the club as “Gniewko” \u2014 a nickname given to him by coaches early in his training journey. He has trained martial arts since 2004: he started with Oyama karate, and since 2008 has been involved with ITF taekwon-do. In 2016, he earned black belts in both disciplines. <\/p>\n

On the mat, he won the title of ITF Union World Champion in sparring (2019), and in karate \u2014 the Oyama Polish Championship and gold at the Kyokushinkai Open European Championships in the knockdown format. He is an instructor of taekwon-do, kickboxing, karate, and Little Dragons, a summer camp counselor, and a national referee. <\/p>\n

Outside the training hall: books, cycling trips, mountain trails, and fierce discussions about geopolitics. A coach with character and a sense of humor \u2014 proof that strength and calm can go hand in hand. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 664 505 493<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> MKR<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kamila<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Kamila Budek<\/h2><\/div>
2nd cup<\/div>\n<\/div>

She’s never been able to sit still since childhood \u2014 she competed in athletics, volleyball, basketball, and tennis. She first came to KCT to help with organizational work, but coach Miko\u0142aj quickly noticed her dedication and invited her to start training taekwon-do and join the coaching staff. <\/p>\n

She started out with the Little Dragons groups, and today also leads groups of children and cadets who compete successfully at regional and national competitions \u2014 one of her students became the top competitor at the Polish Open Cup in the children’s category. She makes sure everyone feels comfortable in the group and isn’t afraid of new challenges. She is a counselor at camps and day camps, and director of summer family holidays. <\/p>\n

She completed studies in international economic relations and human resources management, and is also a trained florist. In her free time: squash, walks with her dog Figa, and travel \u2014 preferably to Italy. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 791 835 010<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> KBU<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ludwik<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ludwik Ole\u015b<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

The best proof that it’s never too late to start taekwon-do. He joined KCT in 2016 thanks to his daughter, who convinced him to train together. Today he holds the rank of 2nd dan and a silver medal from the ITF Union World Cup, and has also tried his hand at boxing and MMA. He is an instructor of taekwon-do, kickboxing, and Little Dragons, as well as a summer camp counselor. <\/p>\n

Before becoming a coach, he worked with excavators and cranes. Outside the training hall, he is a cavalry lancer with the rank of corporal and a historical reenactor \u2014 he rides horses, reads, and writes stories. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 533 862 162<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> LOL<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dariusz<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dariusz Pazdan<\/h2><\/div>
4th dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

There’s no one in the club who hasn’t, at least once, been dazzled by the shine of his shaved head. Before taking up martial arts, he played basketball for Wis\u0142a Krak\u00f3w for 7 years. At KCT, he’s been known to train three sessions in a row \u2014 and it shows in his results. <\/p>\n

He is a team Vice World Champion in taekwon-do (Glasgow 2025), a bronze medalist at the World Championships (2023), winner of the World Cup (Maracalagonis 2019), and European Champion (Chi\u0219in\u0103u 2026). In kickboxing, he won the Polish Cup and medals at the Polish Championships, and his national taekwon-do medals are too numerous to count. <\/p>\n

He leads training sessions for preschoolers, children, youth, and adults in Nowa Huta, and on weekends, when he’s not competing, he runs overnight camps.<\/p>\n

He holds a master’s degree in pedagogy and is pursuing postgraduate studies in physical education. On a daily basis he’s in a tracksuit; after hours \u2014 in one of his three-piece suits. He boxes, swims, cycles, and sings. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 572 877 550<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> DPA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Micha\u0142<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Micha\u0142 Krupa (junior)<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

We call him “junior” due to a funny coincidence \u2014 we have two coaches with the exact same name on our staff. He has trained taekwon-do since 2006, starting in Kurdwan\u00f3w under Miko\u0142aj Kotowicz, and won medals at Polish Championships and Cups in his youth. <\/p>\n

He is an instructor of taekwon-do for children and youth as well as Little Dragons, leads personal training sessions, is a national and international referee, and serves as a counselor at camps and day camps.<\/p>\n

Instead of competitive sport, he has focused on attention to detail, technique, and understanding how the human body works. He is currently finishing a degree in physiotherapy, regularly competes in running events, and is preparing for his first IronMan. His priority is health and discipline \u2014 he wants his students, from the youngest age, to build correct movement patterns and train mindfully, protecting their musculoskeletal system. <\/p>\n

After hours, he’s passionate about hiking and cycling trips, nature, and music in the broadest sense.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 662 647 628<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> MKM<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Grzegorz<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Grzegorz Pazdan<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

For 6 years he played basketball for Wis\u0142a Krak\u00f3w, winning the Krakow and Ma\u0142opolska championships with his team. When a change of school closed that path, he started training taekwon-do and kickboxing in Nowa Huta in 2012 \u2014 and passed on his passion to his brother. <\/p>\n

In 2017 he took a break to gain professional experience as a nutrition technician at a French restaurant in Podg\u00f3rze. He returned to the training hall with an even bigger appetite: in 2022 he earned his black belt, and since 2023 he has been a KCT instructor. <\/p>\n

He leads Little Dragons as well as taekwon-do and kickboxing groups for children, youth, and adults.<\/p>\n

After training: long bike rides, football, board games, and travel \u2014 he dreams of traveling across Asia from end to end.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 519 495 067<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> GPA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Emilia<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Emilia Fiutowska<\/h2><\/div>
1st dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

She started at the age of 5 in the Little Dragons group in Kurdwan\u00f3w \u2014 today she teaches the youngest children herself. She has competed since 2015 and has repeatedly made the podium at the Polish Cup and Championships in taekwon-do and kickboxing. In 2023, she became Polish Champion in kickboxing in the pointfighting format and best junior in that format, and at the Tae Kwon-Do International World Championships she won gold in light contact sparring and team gold in semi-contact. That same year, she passed her black belt exam and completed an instructor course. <\/p>\n

She is studying materials engineering at AGH University of Science and Technology. In her free time, she takes photos, reads, and watches medical and crime series. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 531 380 670<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> EFT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Valerii<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Valerii Boiko<\/h2><\/div>
7th dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

The highest-ranked coach in our club. He has trained combat sports since 1986, and from 1991 to 1997 trained under Korean master Han Chol. He holds master ranks in several federations: 7th dan ITF, 6th dan ITF Union, 6th dan GTF, and 1st dan in Olympic WT taekwondo. He was Champion of Ukraine, and in 1992 placed 5th at the World Championships in Pyongyang. For years he led the Ukrainian national team and trained five world champions. <\/p>\n

He graduated in cybernetics from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and in physical education from Dragomanov Pedagogical University. At KCT he leads children’s groups as well as an adult 40+ group. <\/p>\n

In his free time: cycling, boxing, paintball, drawing, and rock music.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Contact:<\/strong> 792 501 797<\/a>
Instructor code:<\/strong> VBO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Grzegorz Pajda<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Grzegorz Pajda<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

With KCT since 2011 \u2014 he started in the Little Dragons group in Kurdwan\u00f3w and worked his way through every level, from youngest student to coach. He is a multiple Polish Champion in taekwon-do and also holds medals from the Polish Kickboxing Championships. In 2023, in his debut in the senior black belt category, he won bronze at the Tae Kwon-Do International World Championships. In 2026, in Corigliano-Rossano, he became ITF Union European Champion in sparring and won bronze in patterns. <\/p>\n

He is a taekwon-do instructor and tournament referee.<\/p>\n

He is studying psychology at Jagiellonian University and wants to apply this knowledge in his coaching work, including as a sports psychologist. Outside the training hall, he goes rock climbing, hikes, reads, and loves animals. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Micha\u0142<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Micha\u0142 Klimek<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

He started as a 5-year-old in the Little Dragons group in Kurdwan\u00f3w, and today he shares his own passion and experience in the training hall. He is an active member of the national team with an impressive medal record \u2014 in his senior debut alone he won two bronze medals at the Taekwondo International World Championships (2023), and two years later he took silver and bronze at the Taekwondo International Worlds as well as bronze at the ITFU Taekwondo Worlds. He also recently won the title of ITF Union European Taekwon-do Champion (2026), along with multiple Polish Championships in taekwondo and kickboxing, as well as podium finishes at the World and European Kickboxing Cups. <\/p>\n

At the club, he leads the club team group in the semi-contact format, co-leads training sessions with coaches Ludwik and Karolina, and also serves as a summer camp counselor.<\/p>\n

Balancing demanding training with his role as a coach, he is studying medicine at Jagiellonian University \u2014 in the future, he wants to treat and help athletes as an orthopedist. In his free time (of which he never has much), he enjoys computer and board games with friends, discovering new music genres, and trying different cuisines from around the world. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Zofia Zapolska<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Zofia Zapolska<\/h2><\/div>
2nd dan<\/div>\n<\/div>

As a 5-year-old, she started training in the Little Dragons group in Czy\u017cyny \u2014 in 2026 she began leading her own training groups. A multiple Polish Champion in taekwon-do, she has won the title of best competitor of the tournament 6 times. She is also a medalist at the Polish Kickboxing Championships. She has won bronze twice at the Tae Kwon-Do International World Championships \u2014 first in 2023, then in 2025 \u2014 and in 2025 also won bronze at the ITFU Taekwondo World Championships. In 2026, she became ITF Union European Taekwon-do Champion. <\/p>\n

At the club, she leads 2 children’s training groups and serves as a referee at sporting events.<\/p>\n

She combines sport with coaching while studying biotechnology at Jagiellonian University \u2014 in the future, she would like to study medicine at the same university. In her free time, she enjoys reading books and watching crime series. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Find a group led by your chosen instructor<\/h3><\/div>

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