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6 March 2012:
Congratulations to the NSMA Taekwondo Competition Team for a job well done this weekend in Los Fresnos, Tx at the Rio Grande Valley Taekwondo Championships!! Our team brought home 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals. A special congratulations goes out to Isabel Loo, Wilmary Torres and Daniel Izquierdo for their Gold medal perfomances!! Go Shoguns!!!
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Grandmaster Joe Giampietro
Grandmaster Joe Giampietro is a 40 year veteran of the martial arts and has been a very successful competitor and demonstrator as well as one of the most respected Master Instructors in this country. His ability to relay complicated techniques …
Joe Davis
I started taekwondo as a white belt in August 2005. It all began when I was looking for an extracurricular activity for my two boys, who were 4 and 7 at the time. We live not too far from the …
Kathleen Garcia
Fun Facts: Full Name: Kathleen Garcia Birthday: Jan. 5, 1990 Birthplace: San Antonio, TX How old were you when you started training in TaeKwonDo? 16 Why did you get started in TaeKwonDo? My 4 year old brother wanted to do …
Master Chris Ermlich
Full Name: Christian Ermlich Birthday: May 24, 1962 (remember Black and White TVs and rotary phones?) Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany How and when did you get started in Taekwondo? I started about 10 years ago, shortly after my son Alex joined …
Master Michael Giampietro
Michael at the age of 15 was the youngest Internationally certified 4th Degree Black Belt in the United States. He has been training under his dad (Grand Master Joe Giampietro) since the early age of 5. He is an excellent …
Master Michelle Johnson
Michelle started as a white belt with NSMA in January 1995 where she trained under Grandmaster Giampietro in Okinawa Japan. Ms. Michelle Johnson has been the Chief Instructor at NSMA South Dakota where she taught with her husband Dave, a 3rd …
Rhonda Fay
Rhonda Fay Rhonda began Tae Kwon Do in Okinawa, Japan. She believes it is a great form of exercise. She has three children, two of which currently hold black belts. Rhonda has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. Fun …
Tayla Cheviron
Strength and Conditioning Coach I have been involved in sports my whole life. I played college basketball at Taylor University Fort Wayne for 3 years and was able to become very successful throughout my career there with awards including: USCAA …
