Mrs Jenny Crutchett, Head of Arts at Frederick Irwin Anglican School, has reached the rank of 8th Dan in taekwondo, the second highest possible. She now joins an exclusive league of ‘Grand Masters’, a title held by only thirty other Australians.
To achieve this rank, Mrs Crutchett underwent a rigorous exam in Korea, which included participating in an endurance test, presenting a comprehensive thesis and detailing her taekwondo journey.
Mrs Crutchett has practised taekwondo for 35 years and spent eight years focused on achieving her 8th Dan. She is set on the next milestone, the ninth and final Dan. Less than ten people in Australia hold the highest rank in Taekwondo!
‘I enjoy the opportunity to integrate taekwondo skills into teaching practices by teaching self-defence and using it for stage combat in drama classes,’ Mrs Crutchett said.
‘In the future, I might look at running wellbeing classes for staff.’
