2000 tae kwon do olympic trials

Frank Calderon A true champion is one who is able to excel in any competitive environment irregardless of the tournament rules or format. When contemplating on the short list of persons who were able to successfully make that transition, the name Frank Calderon easily comes to mind.

Whether competing in Olympic style kyorugi or traditional point system fighting, Frank devastated his opponents with dazzling kicking and punching combinations.

Competing in the 1st National AAU Championships at Yale University in , he swept through the competition until respectfully declining to compete against his mentor and instructor, the legendary Joseph Hayes for the Gold.. However, Frank went on to win the Gold at the Team selection trials and competed in the 3rd World Taekwondo Championships in Germany.

Thomas, V. More On Frank Calderon. He is only athlete to have won 4 World championships '87, '85, '83,'82 and remain undefeated in international competition. He also won the Athlete's Award in and for outstanding performance in competition. Watson, J. Holloway, G. Robbins, D. Skipper Mullins , a former firefighter pays homage at "ground zero" to the victims of "" - March 22, Click For More.

Ernie r "in the early years" Namsam, Korea - Circa Ernest H. A student of Mr. In he entered the Taesoo-do Championship held in Namsam, Korea garnering first place in the lightweight division. About Photo. Master John Holloway. Gerard Robbins Lower Photo Info. Team Trials, Washington D. Team Trials. Team Captain U.

Team Member N. Herbert Perez Lower Photo Info. Enlarge Photo. Nia Abdallah Official Website. Open Forms : Gold Sr. National Team Trials Light : 1st U. Senior Nationals Forms : Silver U. Open Forms : Silver U.

Senior Nationals Forms : Gold U. Senior Nationals Sparring : Gold. A memorial service will be held at 4 p. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. Most Popular. Jeff Smith Won the World Professional light-heavy weight Karate Championship in Berlin, Germany, on September 21st, and successfully defended his world title 6 times Winner of numerous traditional Taekwondo championships Appeared on the cover of numerous martial arts magazines. Pat Worley Competed in S.

Winner of numerous events Appeared on the cover of numerous martial arts magazines. Team Member. Also was a tournament promoter and highly respected referee. Scott M. Rohr 4th World Taekwondo Championships - W. Germany Lt. Heavy - Bronze. Fred Wren Tough fighter from the Southwest. Introduced Taekwondo to Afghanistan. Pressure points, known as jiapsul , are used, as well as grabbing self-defense techniques borrowed from other martial arts such as Japanese judo , Korean hapkido , and Korean wrestling or ssireum.

Less commonly, taekwondo may also include weapons training. Thus, taekwondo may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and the hand. ITF-style sparring employs protective gear on the head, hands, feet, and groin -- but not gear on the chest, forearms, and shins. WT-style sparring includes chest, forearm, and shin protectors. At higher levels of competition the gear may enable electronic scoring. Because of the extensive protective gear, WT-style sparring is usually full-contact sparring; i.

ATA-style taekwondo practices point sparring , in which the match is paused after each point is scored. Kicking - As compared to other martial arts, all styles of taekwondo but especially sport taekwondo places heavy emphasis on kicking.

This is predicated on the principle that legs are longer and stronger than arms and so should be more effective in combat. Taekwondo kicking is also often higher than other martial arts kicking, often aiming for head-height. Twisting power - Another characteristic common to all forms of taekwondo is the user of "twisting power" particularly in blocks and punches.

The idea here is that a block or a punch is faster, more powerful, and more accurate if the arm and hand are rotating through the movement. So for example punches start palm-up at the waist then finish palm-down at the target so that the fist is twisting to the target. Taekwondo practitioners compare this to the rifling motion of a bullet. So for example when practicing punches, the non-punching hand the off hand will aim forward before the punch so that it can be pulled sharply backward during the punch.

It is believed that this gives the punch additional power and "snap. Narrow stance - Unlike many other martial arts, taekwondo generally prefers a narrow stance rather than a wide stance.

Wide stances are believed to provide more stability, but taekwondo practitioners believe that wide stances also diminish your ability to turn quickly. Narrow stances facilitate turning the body quickly, which is especially important in taekwondo given its emphasis on spinning and jumping kicks. The premise is that this conserves energy keeping one's muscles constantly tensed is tiring and also improves power. Conversely, WTF taekwondo practitioners favor a constant-height approach to taekwondo, with the top of the head ideally maintained at the same height between blocks and strikes.