Tournaments

United States America Taekwondo Junior Team Trial- 1st Places

A photo of our very own Haley Kong, at Colorado Springs, CO. Olympic Training Center on January  2010 securing a position on the Junior World Championships which is going to be held in Tijuana, Mexico in March 2010. Congratulations to Haley Kong and Coach Thomas Mar for their pursue to excellence.  And we congratulate Manila Coach Master Henry Cruz for putting two athletics on Junior World Team. Both Cheyenne and Ryan. Note: Junior World Championships is one of the highest level of competition a junior can compete short of the Olympic!  Only a team of 10 females and 10 males qualifies in their respective category represents the USA. ( photos: US Team Coaches far left Jean Lopez and far Right Juan Moreno and center back David Askinas, CEO and Haley Kong center with the teammates. 

2nd & 3rd photos of Haley Kong receiving her Championship Ring for 2009 for achieving and qualifying both AAU and USAT as a National Team Members with Grandmaster Jung presenter and a group photo both Coach Thomas Mar and Coach David Mangonon who trained, coached and traveled with Haley to each of the events. This is Haley's third Championship Rings!  And please,  Haley stands" Humble" and prefer a quiet congratulation would be appreciated.Haley Kong: National Team Member.

This Summer 2009 Haley Kong successfully captured as" National Team Member" in two Taekwondo national organizations, the AAU-( Amateur Athletic Union ) Jr. National Team Trials-final (4th) fight in first photo and the USAT ( United States America Taekwondo ) the National Governing Body of Taekwondo Jr. National Team Trials-overtime in the final(5th) fight in the second photo. Winning the USAT title earned a berth to the 5th Pan American Junior Championships on Nov. 19th-22nd,  2009 in San Salvador,  El Salvador and the AAU title gives Haley a chance to compete in Germany 2010. Winning a Silver Medal at the Dutch Open 2008 and this years results will give Haley 3 times international exposure in Taekwondo competition. We also credit Master David Mangonon coaching at the AAU Nat'l Team Trial, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and Master Thomas Mar coaching at the USAT Nat'l Team Trial in Colorado Springs, Co.

Haley Kong: National Team Member
This Summer 2009 Haley Kong successfully captured as" National Team Member" in two Taekwondo national organizations, the AAU-( Amateur Athletic Union ) Jr. National Team Trials-final (4th) fight in first photo and the USAT ( United States America Taekwondo ) the National Governing Body of Taekwondo Jr. National Team Trials-overtime in the final(5th) fight in the second photo. Winning the USAT title earned a berth to the 5th Pan American Junior Championships on Nov. 19th-22nd,  2009 in San Salvador,  El Salvador and the AAU title gives Haley a chance to compete in Germany 2010. Winning a Silver Medal at the Dutch Open 2008 and this years results will give Haley 3 times international exposure in Taekwondo competition. We also credit Master David Mangonon coaching at the AAU Nat'l Team Trial, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and Master Thomas Mar coaching at the USAT Nat'l Team Trial in Colorado Springs, Co.

Cody Aguirre-Featherweight Gold Medalist
San Jose, California National Qualifier
May 10th, 2009
Cody, in blue,National Qualifier in San Jose. He took gold. Here he is getting air & throwin triples on a military team competitor from Colorado. He had an awesome day! Nationals in July next.

Cody Francisco Wolf Aguirre began training under GM Jung in 1988 at age 5, and has trained in Taekwondo, Hapkido, Judo & Tai Chi. He is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. Currently ranked as a World Class competitor in Taekwondo, Cody was a USA 2000 Jr. & 2003 Sr. National Team member, competing at both Jr. & Sr. World Championships, and took gold at US Open in 2003. As a resident in Taekwondo at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from Aug 2001 till November 2003 he fought all over the world representing the USA. Cody began teaching Taekwondo at KMAC under GM Jung in 1995, and has participated as an instructor in the US Taekwondo Jr. Elite Training Camp in Colorado Springs & the Stanford TKD Summer camps. Currently Cody is a student at CCSF and UC Berkeley, as well as a Taekwondo Instructor on the CCSF staff. Saturday afternoons from 2-4 pm at KMAC he teaches Olympic sparring for anyone serious about Taekwondo sparring competition. Call ahead to confirm.

AAU Friendship TKD Championships November 22nd,  2008

Winning the AAU National Championship - A Parent's Perspective

It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child and that certainly rings true for taekwondo competitors as well. All of the members of the KMAC family offered advice and support and we realize that it truly takes an entire dojang to nurture a fighter.

The architect of Haley's training of course is Grandmaster Jung. Without his voluminous knowledge, this win would not have been possible. His dreams and high aspirations propel us forward. Thank you for sharing your expertise and unwavering confidence. Master Mangonon's dedication as a coach is phenomenal. He offers the wisdom from one having been in the ring
and the perspective as seen from outside the ring. Thank you for the weekends that you spent away from your family, the time that you spent strategizing and agonizing, and most of all for your faith in Haley.

Thank you to Master Thomas Mar, Master Michael Mar, Master Choi, Master Mauricio and Master Aguirre for always stepping in with suggestions, new techniques and sharing your accumulated and hard-earned insights. You teach by offering both guidance and by sparring thereby providing invaluable lessons. And thank you to Dr. Lee whose emphasis on strength
and reflexes helped hone the body while preventing injuries.

To all of the dojang-mates who toil beside Haley, thank you for providing the camaraderie needed to continue. To all of the younger dojang-mates who look to Haley with expectations, thank you for being the inspiration. And to all of the parents who cheer, organize carpools, and remember the water bottles and Band-Aid, thank you for an incredible network of support.

Contrary to what many will say, winning a national title in taekwondo is not an individual accomplishment, but, as we have learned, it is a result of the collective hopes and efforts of the entire KMAC family. And for all that and much more, we thank you.

Greg and Vanessa Kong