Davoud Etminani

Master Davoud Etminani is the Chairman and Chief Instructor at Tigers Taekwondo Academy. He is Kukkiwon and British Taekwondo 6th Dan Black Belt certified.

Master Dav is a highly successful World Taekwondo and Olympic Taekwondo coach with vast experience in coaching high performance teams, including GB Taekwondo, Belgium Olympic Team, and IOC (International Olympic Committee) Scholarship Athletes.

In addition, Master Dav brings his exceptional professional experience to private clients from all backgrounds, skill sets, abilities, genders, and ages, allowing them to achieve their individual goals. Master Dav teaches across Central London, including in Chelsea, Fulham, Battersea, Vauxhall, and Greenwich.

Master Dav is responsible for all aspects of training, development, and performance at Tigers Taekwondo Academy - from Little Tigers (3+ years) to Olympic and high performance athletes.

As an athlete, manager and coach, Master Dav has so far attended 8 World Taekwondo Championships, 12 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, 10 European Championships and 3 Olympic Games.

Master Dav's coaching record includes:

Olympic Games Medals and Rankings

• Paris 2024 Olympics Bronze x 1

• Argentina 2018 Youth Olympics Silver x 1

• Rio 2016 Olympics Gold x 1

• Rio 2016 Olympics Silver x 1

• Rio 2016 Olympics Bronze x 1

• Tokyo 2020 Olympics 4th place

IOC Scholarship athletes

• Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 4th place
• European Championship Manchester 2020 Bronze
• Over 10 G1 & G2 Medals in Senior Level

Belgian National Team 2018-2020

• Grand Prix Taiwan 2018 Silver x 1
• Grand Prix Manchester 2018 Bronze x 1
• World Championship Manchester 2019 Bronze x 1
• European Championship Rome 2019 Gold x1 Bronze x 1
• Military world championship Rio 2018 one bronze with one athlete
• Youth Olympic Argentina 2018 Silver x 1
• Under 21 European 2019 Silver x 1
• Over 50, G1 & G2 Medals in senior level

Great Britain National Team 2014-2018

• Grand Prix Russia 2017, Gold x 1 & Bronze x 2
• Grand Prix Morocco 2017, Gold x 2 & Silver x 1
• Grand Prix London 2017, Gold x 3, Silver x 1 & Bronze x 1
• CHAMPION Team Overall @ 2016 senior European Championship (3 Gold and 1 Bronze)
• 3rd Place team overall @ RIO 2016 Olympic games winning 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze
• Final Grand Prix 2017 Baku 3 Gold
• Junior World Championship @ 2016 Canada 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
• 4 Golds, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze @ German Open 2017 (world ranking tournament)
• 3 Golds, 2 Silvers & 1 Bronze @ European President Cup 2017(world ranking tournament)
• 3 Gold & 2 Silvers @ Belgian Open 2017 (world ranking tournament)
• 2 Golds & 1 Bronze @ German Open 2016 (world ranking tournament)
• 1 Gold & 2 Silvers @ Dutch Open 2016 (world ranking tournament)
• 2 Golds & 1 Silver @ European President Cup 2016 (world ranking tournament)
• Over 120, G1 & G2 Medals in senior level