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Master Debra Holloway - 1988 Silver Medalist Passes Away On December 8th, 2011 friends and family of Master Debra Holloway gathers at the Marshal-March Funeral Home (Suitland,
MD) to celebrate the life of Master Debra Holloway. A Silver Medalist from the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, she held
the US National title six times in four different weight classes from 1976 to 1987. She won the 5th Pan American Taekwondo
Championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1986, took a bronze metal at the 6th Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru in 1988,
Silver Metal at the World Tournament in Seoul Korea in 1985 and participated on the national team in 1987 at the World Taekwondo
Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Condolences go out to Debra's family and friends. She
was a great friend to all and a champion of Taekwondo. EVENTS ** 2012 EVENTS** JANUARY FEBRUARY - 26th - NY State Referee Seminar (NYC)
- 21 to 24 - 2012 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships
(Las Vegas, NV)
MARCH - 10th and 11th -
U S Olympic Trials Phase 8 (Colorado Springs, CO)
- 31st - NY State Taekwondo Championship (Flushing,
NY)
APRIL - 28 & 29 - 2012 U.S.
National Team Trials (Colorado Springs, CO)
- 2012 Ahn Taekwondo Championship (Cincinnati,
Ohio)
MAY - 12th - Easter Regional Qualifier
(TBD)
JUNE - 28th to July 1 - US Jr Olympic
Taekwondo Championships - Dallas, TX
JULY - 2 to 3rd - 2012 USAT Sr. National Championships - Dallas, TX
- 27th - 2012 London
Olympic Games Begin
AUGUST - 8th to
11th - 2012 London Taekwondo Olympic Competition
- 12th London Olympic Games End
| Team Photo W/ Grand Master Ahn & Master Ron Hickey |
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| Athletes meeting pose with Grand Master Ahn and Master Ron Hickey |
Athletes From Rochester
Taekwondo Club Win At 2011 Ahn Taekwondo Classic The Rochester Taekwondo Club sent 10 competitiors this event. The included Spencer Rosero, Irene Perillo, Sarah
Rosero, Spencer Rosero, Ben Rosero, Rebecca Rosero, Emyli Fujimura, Jacob Fujimura, Josiah Fujimura and Daniel Alessi. Master
Robert George of Troy Ohio along with Master Fujimura support the team with coaching that resulted in the following: - Mr.
Daniel Alessi - 2nd in Executive Black Belt Forms and 2nd in Executive Black Belt Sparring
- Miss Emyli Fujimura - 3rd
in Female Black Belt Sparring
- Jacob Fujimura - 3rd in 14-17 Black Belt Sparring and Forms
- Spencer R Rosero
- 3rd in Executive Advanced Sparring
- Sarah Rosero - 2nd in 14-17 Advanced Sparring
- Benjamin Rosero -
2nd in 10-11 Advanced Sparring
- Rebecca Rosero - 2nd in 8-9 Advanced Sparring
Excitement came when Emyli Fujimura drew the National Team member from the country of Bahrain.
After the first round Emyli found herself one point ahead after the competitor from Bahrain fell twice during the round.
Emyli roared back with 10 point but found her lead only at 5 when her opponent began using a close counter fighting
strategy kicking to the head in the second round. The third round found the match even with only 5 seconds left when
Emyli moved ahead with one point. Frustrated with her performance the Bahrain champion stormed of the competition area
losing to Emyli by one point. Excited Emyli crossed the mat and graciously showed respect to the opposing coach however
when the match was completed the Bahrain champion was not where to be found. Mr. Daniel Alessi show his sparring competition skills late in the day with Master Doug Baker of Columbus, Ohio.
Master Baker, a former national champion moved through the first few round strong however Mr. Alessi was able to meet
his strong technique with a robust defense however Master Baker proved to be the stronger experienced fighter with a strong
win by points. April 30 was the 37th Annual Ahn's Taekwondo Classic in Mason, Ohio. This event showcased
almost 800 athletes from the Midwest including - Ohio, Indiana, New York, Kentucky, West Virginia. Held in a state
of the art athletic facility, the competition was held on state of the art competition surface with electronic scoring. The
Honorary Director, Grand Master Kyongwon Ahn has hosted this event from its beginning and is a regional favorite the annually
draws state, national and international champions. The
team was able to meet with Grand Master Ahn, a founding member of the US Taekwondo Olympic Movement and former US Olympic
Committee Delegate and share some moment together with their "grandfather" in martial arts. Grand Master Ahn
was instrumental in the teaching and mentoring that brought the Rochester Taekwondo Club into the Olympic Movement in the
late 1970's. He has served as the Grand Master of the Rochester Taekwondo Club since it's founding in 1976.
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| Student Listen To Grand Master Ahn's Welcoming |
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| Master Hickey, Dan Alessi, Grand Master Ahn, Master Fujimura |
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| Judging during the Masters Forms Competition. |
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| Rosero Family and Jacob Fujimura Meeting w/Grand Master Ahn |
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| Master Robert George coaching before a match |
8th USA Master Academy Taekwondo Championships Set
in the rolling hills of Naples, New York, the 8th USA Masters Academy Championship saw competitiors from the area compete
in this friendship match. Rochester Taekwondo Club team included: Dan Alessi, Jacob Fujimura, Spencer Rosero, Irene Rosero,
Sarah Rosero, Ben Rosero, Josiah Fujimura and Rebecca Rosero. Starting at 9:00 competitors were matched in "kyukpa"
breaking, "poomse" forms and "kyorugi" sparring competition. Among
the winners were Mr. Dan Alessi, Jacob Fujimura, Spencer Rosero, Irene Rosero, Sarah Rosero, Josiah Fujimura and Spencer J
Rosero.
Josiah Fujimura's first win during the tournament
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LEAH Students Graduate From Introduction To Taekwondo June
28th nine students of LEAH completed and were awarded certificates in introduction to Taekwondo. These students ranged
from 2nd through 7th grade and completed a course that gave them and introduction to history, termonology, basic movements
and basic forms. The students were led by Mr. Bon Vu (3rd Dan) and was assisted by Mrs. Ann Vu (2nd Dan). In late May,
nine students of the "LEAH Home School Program" began an introduction to Taekwondo program. LEAH
is a group of families that support the "home schooling" educational model in the local area. They use home school
to teach their children through high school. To supplement the home school education, they regularly meeting together
to explore additional group educational activities such as science labs, physical education and other group activities to
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BLACK BELT PROMOTIONS Jacob Fujimura was promoted to 2nd Poom during the April 2009 Promotion Examination. He presented his paper
on Mr. Chuck Norris who originally trained in "Tang Soo Do" which is an early form of Taekwondo. Ann Vu (2nd Dan), Kyle Doyle (2nd Dan), Corey Vu (2nd Dan) and Kyle Vu (2nd Poom) were promoted to 2nd Dan/Poom during
the October 2009 Promotion Examination. Ann Vu presented a paper on the impact of practicing Taekwondo as a family.
Kyle Doyle presented a paper on the similarities of Tennis and Taekwondo. Corey Vu explored the contemporary commercial Taekwondo
school "Mcdojo". Kyle Vu presented a paper on the life of Mr. Bruce Lee. Congratulation
on the outstanding work and their promotions
Strong Showing For Dan Alessi Competition at the 2010 Ahn Taekwondo Classic was fierce but Dan Alessi (4th Dan) showed his strength
with a 2nd Place in Olympic Style Sparring, 1st Place in Forms, 2nd Place in Breaking and 3rd Place in Point Style Sparring.
This competition was held in Cincinnati, Ohio under the direction of Ahn Taekwondo Institute with Grandmaster Kyongwon Ahn
as the Founder of the event and Master Jamie Hamilton and Mr. Hamilton host. Congratulation to Mr. Alessi for the outstanding
showing.
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6th USTMF Taekwondo Championships Canadaigua,
NY was the site of the 6th USTMF Taekwondo Championships that was hosted by Grand Master Ken Kuek on June 6, 2009. During
the local friendship tournament, schools from Rochester, Watertown, Utica, Canandaigua, Avon and Binghamton came together
under the banner of Taekwondo and experienced a well managed competitive event. With many additional supporters from the school,
18 participated in the championship. (from left front) Spencer Rosero, Ben Rosero, Josiah Fujimura, (second
row) Kyle Vu, Jacob Fujimura, Sarah Rosero, Shelby Hutton, Valerie Voorhies, Emyli Fujimura, Ann Vu, (back row)Dan Alessi,
Bon Vu, Cory Vu, Spencer Rosero, John Hutton, Richard Wilder, Scott Wilder, Kyle Doyle, Brett Williams.
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| Dan Alessi with David & Master Jamie Hamilton (Tour Directors) |
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Gerry Fedele, Master Robert K. Fujimura, Master Michael Tursi, Grand Master Kyongwon
Ahn, Dan Alessi, Bon Vu, Brett Williams
Some of the senior members of the club pose with Grand Master Ahn during
a visit to Rochester, New York. 2008 Winter Black Belt Promotion On December 13, 2008 Ms. Valerie Voorhies was tested for her 1st degree black belt. An analysis of Taekwondo
(and the martial arts) and the relationship to aging was presented as her paper. She was promoted having prepared her
physical skills, written thesis and having an extremely consistant work in her development of Taekwondo.
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USA Taekwondo News Colorado Springs, CO Junior World Taekwondo Championships for (14-17 year old) netted the 2012 USA Jr World Championship Team from the
January 14-15th, 2012 team trials. Among the members were Kelsey Junious (CT), Alexandria Carino (CA), Gigi Gil (CA),
Tiffany Khuu (CA), Diereanne Morales (CA, Alexxis Grosso (CA), Moriah Martin (AK), Daniel Gay (NY) and Crystal Weekes (NY)
on the girls team. Ethan Gallegos (CA) Zachery Budde (MN), Logan Gerick (TX), Ryan Guzman (FL), Malik Taylor (CO, Alec
Coopman (HI), Matthew Morales (FL), Brandon Ivey (VA and Drew Thomson (WA) for the boys team. They will be competing in Sharm
El Sheikh, Egypt on April 4-8 at the 2012 Junior World Taekwondo Championships.
African Olympic Qualification Success Seoul, Korea The
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic Qualification was completed with a tournament held on January 12, 2012 in Cairo,
Egypt. Of the nine countries winning at least one weight qualification, Egypt clinched four spots. This was followed
by Moracco with three weights divisions and Nigerian along with the Central African Republic with two weight divisions. Gabon,
Alberia, Cote d'Ivorie, Senegal and Tunisia all took a single weight class. The tournament included 30 countries with 85 athletes
that sought the 16 berths for the upcoming London Olympic Games in 2012.
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