HOW HAS IT ALL BEGUN?
Coach Mariusz is a professional ACE (American Council on Exercise) Certified Personal Trainer and sports coach, currently based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He has been into sports since his early teenage years, following his greatest passion, ITF Taekwon-Do, which he has been studying ever since.
He has over 35 years of experience in training and coaching including a successful competitive career that includes 3 gold medals from the ITF Taekwon-Do European Championships (1996, 1997, 1999) and 6 gold medals from the Polish Championships.
Coach Mariusz holds an 8th Dan Black Belt and International Master Instructor rank from the International Taekwon-Do Federation. Most notably, he has coached Finland and Vietnam’s national teams. Under his lead, Finland rose from the far-middle of the list in the general classification to 5th in the World and 2nd in all of Europe. His Finnish and Vietnamese athletes have won 8 Gold medals from the World Championships and dozens from the European and Asian Championships.
In 2009, the International Taekwon-Do Federation requested him to relocate to Vietnam in order to reestablish Traditional Taekwon-Do and support Asian countries in their growth and technical development.
CONTINUING LEARNING
Advancing in sports training and coaching, he enhanced his knowledge and expertise in other fields of sports performance, fitness, and well-being.
Coach Mariusz is backing his extensive experience with a solid education in the Sports and Fitness field. He is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, FTI Certified Master Functional Trainer, and Master Rehab Trainer.
Most of all, Coach Mariusz remains a driven, science, and evidence-based sports practitioner. During his professional coaching career, he has trained athletes from various fields of amateur and professional sports enhancing their strength and conditioning. His expertise includes:
● Functional Strength and Conditioning Training
● Rehab Training
● Movement and Postural Screen
● Sports Performance
● Body Transformation (muscle gain, fat loss)
● Prenatal Fitness
● Senior’s Training
● Traditional Taekwon-Do and Kickboxing techniques
● Self-Defense
● Youth and Children Fitness
● Corrective Exercises
DAILY LIFE
Mariusz lives with his family in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where he practices what he preaches, planting seeds of his philosophy into his family life.
Beyond his passion for being a passionate coach and trainer, Coach Mariusz likes spending his limited free time pursuing several hobbies such as motorcycle rides, digital photography, movies, scuba diving, tennis, traveling, physics, and science, and enjoying an active life.