Louisville Athletes win 11 National Championships
Twenty-one athletes from Louisville, KY joined 1700 competitors at the AAU National Taekwondo Championships in Greensboro, NC on July 5th. Eleven athletes won National Championships, two athletes won Silver Medals, and four athletes won Bronze Medals in Point Fighting.
(PRWEB) July 9, 2005 -- The athletes are part of the Jaguar Team, the
competition team at Robinson’s Black Belt Academy, a local martial arts school
located at the All About Kids Sports Center in Louisville, KY. Nineteen youth
competitors and two adult competitors represented the Jaguar Team at the
tournament. The team is coached by Adam Robinson and Mike Dorsey.
Rachel
Gould, a thirteen year old Second Degree Black Belt, successfully defended her
2004 AAU National Championship. Miss Gould showed her toughness and competitive
spirit during a hard fought Gold Medal match. Miss Gould is the only back to
back AAU National Point Fighting Champion in the state of Kentucky!
Jonathan Cordero, a nine year old Red Belt, also won a National
Championship for his age group. During his second match, Mr. Cordero sustained
an injury from an illegal attack from his competitor. Jonathan was able to
compete in spite of the injury and fought his was to a National Championship!
Mr. Cordero also won a USSSA National Championship on June 24th 2005 in Orlando,
FL. He is the only Taekwondo athlete in Kentucky to win AAU and USSSA Taekwondo
National Championships in the same year!
“Our team has dominated state
and regional tournaments all year, but I was not expecting this level of success
at a National Event. I was hoping to win 5 to 7 National Championships. Eleven
championships is unbelievable. Our team won 17 medals against some of the
toughest competition in the country,” states Adam Robinson, the team head
coach.
For two years the Jaguar Team has been the dominant team in point
fighting in AAU and USSSA Taekwondo competitions in our region. The team trains
specifically for the rigors of Taekwondo competition. The athletes work on the
physical and mental skills that will help them become champions in life and on
the competition floor.
“This is truly an amazing group of athletes who
done what it takes to win. These kids will forever remember what it takes to
achieve success – and that is a skill that will benefit them for a lifetime,”
states Robinson.
For more information about the Jaguar Team, visit their
website at http://www.martialartslouisville.com
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