Andrzej Bryl
Born(1957-06-30)30 June 1957
Cybinka, Poland
Died24 February 2020(2020-02-24) (aged 62)[1]
Alma materEuropean Security Academy
OccupationClose Combat Expert

Andrzej Bryl (30 June 1957 – 24 February 2020) was a Polish doctor of social sciences, an international expert in the field of close combat, creator of the BAS-3 combat system and president of the ITF Polish Federation of Taekwondo.[2]

Career

Bryl was born in Cybinka and graduated from the Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław (1979) and the Lomonosov Moscow State University (1985). He obtained a doctorate in sociology in 1990 at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Wrocław. From 1985 until 1992, he was a faculty member of the Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław.[3] He was the first Pole to obtain the title of master in Taekwondo at the World Taekwondo Institute in Canada (he received a black belt from Choi Hong Hi, who is regarded by many as the creator of Taekwondo).[4] He is also a 6th dan in the Philippines martial art Kalaki.[5]

In 1985, Bryl created the BAS-3 close combat system for special units of the army and sub-units of the anti-terrorist police.[6][7]

In 1989, in North Korea, he received the 3rd dan in Taekwondo.[8] He was the long-time president of the ITF Polish Federation of Taekwondo.[9] In 1992, Bryl founded the first Central and Eastern Europe professional Centre for Special Training (CST) for uniformed services and civilian security agencies.[10]

In 2005, a book Zawodowiec based on his life and adventures was published.[11]

In 2007, together with Jarosław Śliwka, he took part in the Trans-Siberian Extreme race from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar.[12]

In 2008, he transformed CST into the European Security Academy and created the Delta Executive Protection personal protection team.[13]

In 2010, together with former members of the Polish special forces, he conducted training for the bodyguards of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.[14][15]

Death

Dr. Andrzej Bryl has died as a result of cancer on the 24 February 2020 in Włościejewki, Poland.

References

  1. ANDRZEJ BRYL, ONE OF THE PRECURSORS OF TAEKWON-DO IN POLAND, HAS DIED
  2. "Zmarł Andrzej Bryl jeden z prekursorów Taekwon-Do w Polsce - Polski Związek Taekwon-Do". 2020-03-11. Archived from the original on 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. Choi, Jung Hwa; Bryl, Andrzej (1990). Taekwon-do: koreańska sztuka samoobrony (in Polish). Wrocław. OCLC 749903453. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Historia | taekwondo-itf". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. "Polska Federacja Combat Kalaki". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. "Andrzej Bryl: Nie jestem supermanem | Wrocław Nasze Miasto". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. "Oddział Specjalny Żandarmerii Wojskowej w Warszawie - SZKOLENIE W EUROPEAN SECURITY ACADEMY". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  8. "Wykaz stopni mistrzowskich - Polski Związek Taekwon-Do". 2019-04-06. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. "Historia Taekwon-Do w Polsce". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. "About us - euseca". 2019-10-19. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. Rawski, Aleksander. (2005). Zawodowiec. Wrocław: DBS. ISBN 83-922228-2-2. OCLC 749454855.
  12. "Onet – Jesteś na bieżąco". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  13. "Droga Bodyguarda - fotokast Adama Lacha - NW UCS - Newsweek.pl". 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  14. "Polacy szkolili ochronę Kadafiego - tvp.info". 2019-10-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  15. "Wrocławianie szkolili żołnierzy dyktatora Libii | Gazeta Wrocławska". 2019-10-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

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