Choi's Tae Kwon Do-Scotts Valley

Please stop by for a visit this Saturday! We will be participating in this event from 1-6 pm.

I had a moment of complete joy and happiness watching my students today. Ms. LeRinh is in her 70’s. She came to my school already having earned 4th degree Black... Belt in Ho Kuk Mu Sul but wanting to learn Taekwondo. She has been training with me for the past 10 years. Today I asked her to share her Ho Kuk Mu Sul knowledge with our younger students as a way of creating bonding experiences. The young students were so excited to be learning something new and it was obvious Ms. LeRinh appreciated the respect and the adoration of the kids. Regardless of age, today they were sharing a common interest and experience and having lots of fun! See more

Choi’s UTA Black Belt Class 2020 coming to a to a full circle. Today was the Black Belt awards ceremony. Normally this is a formal event complete with Belt tyin...g ceremony followed by a sit down dinner and a dance party for family and friends. BUT times being what it is it was an outdoor event. For the students who had to overcome so many challenges to complete their Black Belt test back in September woke up this morning to howling winds and bone chilling cold for the outdoor ceremony. It was just another challenge needed to over come to receive their belts!! What can I say? Class of 2020 and their parents are amazing group of strong and resilient people!! Thank you Master Gerardo Sanchez for coming all the way from Santa Rosa to join us today, my fellow UTA masters Jennifer Howard (Choi’s-San Jose), Master Eungsub Kim (Tiger Taekwondo), Ron Dorsey (Choi’s-Scotts Valley) for great cooperation and team work with Black Belt Bootcamp this year. Lastly very special thanks to our parents Mr and Mrs Luke, Katie Landau, Debbie Prudhomme, Mr and Mrs Kendall Sullivan for braving the elements to set up the event this morning and Aneesa Latif for the photos! See more

SVVO organizing committee would like to thank all the athletes, coaches, referees and the technical coordinators for a great day of competition. Special thanks to Referee Chairs Master Mike Wong, Master Keith Quatro and grand Master Jun C. Yoon and Vaztic team of Adam Gildea Andrew Pang, Eric Gilson(and Mike Wong). As always this event is not possible without our amazing sponsors EZ Events (Luis Alfredo Peña Pérez, GM Jimmy Kim, Lauren Kim); Bessie Escobar at Imagine Graphics, Master Elvis Chavez at E-productions, Tiger Claw and tournament website support by Jared Reed at Moderyn. Special shout out to our out of state and international participants for making this event even more special.

It warms my heart to see my student grow into a confident young woman. In this photo I can tell that Talia is trying to teach proper foot position to her young student, very much the way she she was taught. Talia and her family were expatriates from Australia living in Scotts Valley and I had the pleasure of having them as my students. They moved back to their home in Melbourne few years back and I miss them very much. To know that we still have this connection through Taekwondo is amazing. I feel blessed!

Technical Meeting for SVVO We will be holding a technical meeting for the registered coaches and the athletes on Saturday, October 31st at 9:00 am (PDT). It is an opportunity to have all your questions regarding the event addressed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZjLSe-NXY&feature=youtu.be

INFORMATION MEETING for Coaches & Athletes. Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 pm (PST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnCphviim-Q www.siliconvalleytkdopen.com