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Andrzej Bryl
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] CareerBryl 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 was 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] DeathDr. Andrzej Bryl has died as a result of cancer on the 24 February 2020 in Włościejewki, Poland. References
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