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for monthly events PETER LOPEZ makes it back to back Olympics! Master Lopez will be competing in the 2012 Olympics to be held in London. We will be hosting a world class seminar with him & recent Pan Am Games silver medal winner Julissa Diez. Also, strength & conditioning expert Raphael Amey. Seminar dates will be January 20, 21 & 22. Congrats to our 2011 Award Winners! Student of the Year - Michael Quilang Most Improved - Morgan Nator Most Inspirational - Elizabeth Ojeda Athlete of the Year - Mikaela Bautista Athlete of the Year - Aneessa Garrett
Congrats to our 2011 US National team competitors TEAM KNOCKOUT brought home 14 medals. They were 2 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze with 5 others making it to the quarter finals! This years National Champs are Mikaela Bautista and Aneessa Garrett! Also, making it to the finals were Black belt Ms Claudia Navarrete (just missed making US Prep All American Team, but gets another shot next year!) Morgan Nator, Michael Quilang, Gian Pido and Audric Greaves. All together we had 7 competitors in the finals that's huge! Our 5 finalist lost by 1 kick or punch in the final seconds. It was that close!!! Earning bronze were Keanu Bautista(poomse), Michael Quilang(poomse), Noe Sierra, Caleb Chavez, Betheni Amador, Francesca Duma-Op, and Master Bobby Morales. Making it to quarter finals were Black belts Ms Elizabeth Ojeda (got caught with 1 second left on the clock) & Mr Cesar Navarrete (he had the fight of the year in the round of 16!). Also in the quarters were Keanu Bautista, Janel Pido and Gian Duma-Op. Also, tough losses were to multi national champion Cristina Navarrete, Mark Sierra, Ana Sierra, Maya Gonzalez and Art Fabian. 2 very controversial loses were last years bronze medalist Kayla Morales and last years national champion Anthony Sierra (due to disqualification). It's ok, great effort we'll get them next year! Regardless of the medal, our team competed honorably and it could have very easily been over a dozen national champions. It was that close! Our team proved that we are one of the best teams not just locally, not just in the state, but in the country! Our results speak for themselves and the future is getting brighter every year. We are getting better and we will continue to get better!! We thank all our assistant coaches, parents and competitors for all their hard work. We also would like to thank World Championship medallist Damian Villa, Coach Chris Martinez and our adopted family member Olympian Peter Lopez for there wisdom and help. We can't wait for next year. Texas here we come!!! Here's our 2011 TEAM KNOCKOUT CHAMPIONS!!! National Champions Mikaela Bautista Aneessa Garrett Regional Champions Elizabeth Ojeda Anthony Sierra Cristina Navarrete Noe Seirra Ana Sierra Aneessa Garrett State Champions Claudia Navarrete Kayla Morales (Nevada) Anthony Sierra Mikaela Bautista Cristina Navarrete Clark Atanacio Michael Quilang Caleb Chavez (Nevada) Samantha Doud Betheni Amador (Nevada) Aneessa Garrett Master Bobby Morales (Nevada)
8 California State Champions
Congrats Team Knockout! We have 8 state champions, 10 more taking silver and 6 bronze! This year we will be taking our largest group ever to Jr.Olympics/US Nationals. Everyone qualified with some in multiple weight classes like, Miss Claudia Navarrete who qualified in fin weight and captured the state title at bantam! Last year, we had 10 go with six of them coming back with medals and 3 US National Champions! 3 others made it to the quarter finals. With the amount of competitors going this year, we look to have several more National Champions.
ELIZABETH WINS GOLD!
Elizabeth has come one step closer to reaching her goal of joining the USAT National Prep All American Team. This team is made up of 12-13 year old Black belt national champions and is a step closer to reaching the ultimate goal of being on a Olympic team. Others earning gold at national qualifiers were, Anthony Sierra in the Blue belt division. He is aiming to repeat his national champion title at Blue belt. Cristina Navarrete, also earned gold at qualifiers, as a Blue belt. She too is trying to repeat her title which would make it 3 national titles! She had a tough finals with her fellow teamate Morgan Nator. Morgan took Cristina into sudden death in which no one could score, so a decision was awarded to Cristina in overtime by the referees. Great fight, we were proud of both of them. Morgan has come a long way and we may move her up in weight, so we can have 2 champions in the blue belt division. We also had newcomers to our sport earning gold. They were Ana Sierra, Noe Sierra, Israel Sierra and Aneesa Garrett. Aneesa scored 1-0 giving her the gold which was awesome for a 6-7 year old finweight to generate the power to score on the Lajust system. Most kids could not and their fights had to go into overtime. Also qualifying were, Black belt Claudia Navarrete earning bronze. She too has goals of making the USAT Prep All American team and still has a chance at Jr Olympics. Win there and bronze doesn't matter. Bethani Anador earned silver in both poomse and sparring. Mark Sierra also was awarded silver in sparring and loss in overtime just missing the gold. Tristan Murad also fought well, earning bronze. He just missed being in the finals with Mark by taking his opponent into overtime.
Master Bobby Morales receives diploma from Kukkiwon Foreign Master/Instructor
course. This course is normally held in Korea. Held for only it's second time in the United States ever, Master Bobby
trained exclusively with the Kukkiwon instructors taking his Taekwondo knowledge to new heights and now has first hand knowledge
of what Kukkiwon (the headquarters of Taekwondo) expect to be taught in schools throughout the world, today (for there has
been many changes). This is a huge honor and not every foreign Taekwond master (outside Korea) has acheived
this level.
Peter Lopez Seminar was a valuable success. Thanks to all who participated and trained hard. No doubt this will help to prepare our team for upcoming tournaments and qaulifiers. Thanks to Master Lopez for all his help and we wish him much success in his quest to return to the 2012 Olympics. Pictures coming soon!
Seminar pictures with 2010 World Championship Finalist Damian Villa
Well, I'm back and my journey to Korea has been our journey. I carried with me the hopes & aspirations of all our students. It was an incredible and appreciated experience. Korea was beautiful and the people were very hospitable. I now have a greater appreciation for the art of Taekwondo. I have a deeper understanding and connection with the art of Taekwondo that I hope to convey with our students, so they to can appreciate their art better. Visiting the birth place of Taekwondo has given me a higher mental and spiritual connection. We've always had the physical connection, now the mental and spiritual side has been illuminated in me. I felt, as though I was home. Highlights of our trip were getting to visit and train at the world renown Kukkiwon. Kukkiwon is the headquarters for the "art" of Taekwndo. It is where you get certified internationally as a black belt and it's where the standards for Taekwondo are produced through instructor training (physically and mentally). Also, training with the Keimyang University team was awesome. They are one of the best in Korea and we had the honor of training with them and Professor Lee. Professor Lee is the Instructor of instructors at Kukkiwon and is the last word when it comes to poomse. Other highlights were getting to visit many ancient temples and a royal palace. We went hiking and hiked to one of the highest peaks in Muju. We also had the pleasure of visiting a future historic Taekwondo park in Muju county. I was given the honor by the president of CUTA to be the only team member to a private meeting with the government head official of that county. Later, we were able to take pictures with him as a team. The Taekwondo park in Muju is going to be amazing! The location is breath taking and they plan to build an arena (for competition), indoor and outdoor training area, lodging and more. It shall be completed by 2013 and will be a amazing place where we must visit. We, also had the pleasure of meeting the governor of a province in Korea and on our final stay we met the secretary general of the WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) The governing body for the sport of Taekwondo. Taekwondo is not an activity or hobbie to the Korean people. It is part of the soul of the country! As proof, we went to a comedy/play featuring Taekwondo and a dramatic opera also featuring Taekwondo. It was amazing the Highly advance and acrobatic feats they displayed left our jaws opened. The food was also amazing. Many dishes and always with plenty of vegetables. I never ate three times a day everyday before, but it was healthy food. Kimchi was with every meal which was fine by me because I love Kimchi. Kimchi is also the word they use for pictures. Hana, dul, set kimchi (1,2,3 smile)! They also love to take pictures with the peace sign, but to Koreans it represents victory. This trip was important for our school. It gives us the opportunity to be known by the powers that be in the world of Taekwondo. Therefore, we won't be just another school but one that has direct to ties to the heads of our art and although your master is not Korean (obviously), you can say he has trained in Korea with the leaders and best Korea has to offer in the art of Taekwondo. Not many non Korean masters get this opportunity and I am truly blessed. In closing, I would like to thank everyone for making my dream a reality. Through the contacts I've made, maybe someday we will all have this opportunity to go to Korea. Let's be there for the Grand Opening of Muju Taekwondo park 2013! More fundraisors coming soon! HELP SEND OUR TEAM TO JUNIOR OLYMPICS/US NATIONALS 2012, DALLAS, TEXAS |
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My Journey to Korea
