Staffan Lindgren
In data processing since punch cards ...;-) , now retired...
Family: wife Satu, children Stella, Stefan († 2008) and Sixten.
Took first steps on the tatami in 1966 at the Polytechnical Judoclub under the guidance of sensei Max Jensen
Active in Helsinki University Judoclub FinnDai ry since it was founded in 1971.
- chairman 1974 - 1978, instructor 1974 - 1986
- competition organizer and team captain in the 1970'ies
6. dan 30.8.2014
(Finnish Dan-College)
5. dan 1.6.2008
(Finnish Dan-College)
4. dan 12.12.1999
Kodokan
(Tanayama, Ojala)
3. dan 12.3.1989
(Korpiola, Pimiä, Nupponen)
2. dan 1984
(Kivinen, Nyman)
1. dan 1978
(Kivinen, Korpiola)
6. kyu 1966 (Max Jensen)

E-mail:
staffan at hontaijudo dot fi

Mob. +358-40508 3885

Hontai Judo Club
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 Board of Finnish Dan-Collegium (Yudanshakai) 1985-1992, 2000- 2014, vice president 1987-1991, at which time deeply involved in the restructuring of the Finnish judo grading system and procedures.
Founded Hontai Judo Club in 1990 together with Satu Lindgren, chairman and chief instructor since then. See Hontai Judo Club main page
Finnish Judo Ass. Southern Finland chief grading officer 1988-1995, regional chief 1994-2001
Board of Finnish Judo Ass. and Chairman of the Finnish Refereeing Committee 1997-99.
National A-level coach and A-level-referee. Active as referee from 1975 to 2006.
National grading-, refereeing- and katateacher. National Grading Board member.
Top level fighting arts coaching certificate in 1999.
Kodokan kata summer school 1991, kata seminars Hamburg 2006, Borås 2007, 2008.
EJU kata seminars: Paris 2005, Malta 2006, Sweden 2007, Rome 2008, Brussels...
Kodokan/EJU kata seminar: Kroatia/Zagreb 2011, Italy/Lignano 2012, Italy/Rome in 2013 and Malaga 2014.
EJU kata judge since 2005. All 5 EJU kata judge licenses since 2012. Judging the Kata European Championships in London 2005, Italy/Torino 2006, Germany/Wuppertal 2007, Malta 2008, Romania/Bukarest 2009, Slovakia/Prag 2010, Italy/Pordenone 2011, Slovenia/Koper 2012, Malta 2013, Italy/Lignano 2014, Belgium 2015 and Italy/Sardinia 2016.
IJF kata judge since 2008. All 5 IJF kata judge licenses since 2012. Judging at the IJF Kata World Cup in Paris 2008 and IJF Kata World Championships on Malta 2009, Hungary/Budapest 2010, Germany/Frankfurt 2011, Italy/Pordenone 2012, Japan/Kioto 2013, Spain/Malaga 2014, Netherlands/Amsterdam 2015 and Malta 2016.