Our instructors and coaches are certified through the USA-Taekwondo United States Olympic Committee
Master Chee Bates, Master/Owner/Head Coach, Bates Taekwondo
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Over 20 years of Taekwondo coaching experience
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USA Taekwondo certified coach - Level 2 / AAU Taekwondo certified coach/Certified TRX instructor / Professional fitness and nutrition specialist
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4th Dan Kukkiwon Black Belt / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown belt, under Professor John D. Machado​
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Assistant Taekwondo coach/trainer for the NRG Matrix Warriors Team
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Competition Highlights
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2001- 2004 Professional Mixed Martial Art ( MMA ) Competitor With Fighters in Training (FIT)
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2003 Grappler's Quest No Gi Champion
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2001 Amateur Muay Thai Southwest Champion
Page Bates, 2nd Degree Black Belt
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Started Taekwondo training in 2004/ Started competing in 2004
Earned black belt in 2008​​​
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Competition Highlights
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Bronze at Costa Rica Open
Silver & Gold medalist at US Open
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Silver medalist at USAT Nationals Senior Division
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Gold at Las Vegas Open & Las Vegas State
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Ryan Araujo, 2nd degree black belt
Started Taekwondo training in 2015/Started competing in ?Earned black belt in 2020
Gold medalist at Phoenix Grand Prix
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Bronze medalist at USAT Grand Prix
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Gold medalist AAU Regionals
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Silver medalist at WOT
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Gold medalist AAU Regionals
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Chaney Cecil, 2nd Degree Black Belt/ranked #1 heavy weight in the USA, currently on USA National Team 2024
Started Taekwondo training in 2012 / Started competing in 2014 Earned black belt in 2018​​​​
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Competition Highlights
​2014-Pan Am Champion
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2018 US Open-Sparring-Gold
2021 AAU Nationals-Sparring-Gold
2021 AAU Team Trials-Sparring-Silver
2021 Grand Slam-Sparring-Gold
USA National Cadet Team Member 2021
AAU National B Team Member 2021
2023 AAU Nationals-Sparring-Silver
2023 Team Trials- Sparring-Bronze
2023 USAT Nationals- Sparring-Silver
2023 US Open- Sparring-Bronze
2024 Team Trials- Sparring-Gold
2024 US Open-Sparring-Gold
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Cooper Cecil, 2nd Degree Black Belt/ranked as top US heavy weight
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Started Taekwondo training in 2012 / Started competing in 2014 Earned black belt in 2019
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​Competition Highlights
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2016, 2018 & 2019 National medalist
US Open International medalist
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2024 Silver medalist AAU Regional
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Jill Dema, 2nd degree blackbelt
Poomsae
Professional dancer '91-96
Certified Pilates Instructor since '96
Licensed Massage Therapist
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