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
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
Started Taekwondo training in 2004/ Started competing in 2004
Earned black belt in 2008
Competition Highlights
Bronze at Costa Rica Open
Silver & Gold medalist at US Open
Silver medalist at USAT Nationals Senior Division
Gold at Las Vegas Open & Las Vegas State
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
Bronze medalist at USAT Grand Prix
Gold medalist AAU Regionals
Silver medalist at WOT
Gold medalist AAU Regionals
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
Competition Highlights
2014-Pan Am Champion
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
Cooper Cecil, 2nd Degree Black Belt/ranked as top US heavy weight
Started Taekwondo training in 2012 / Started competing in 2014 Earned black belt in 2019
Competition Highlights
2016, 2018 & 2019 National medalist
US Open International medalist
2024 Silver medalist AAU Regional
Jill Dema, 2nd degree blackbelt
Poomsae
Professional dancer '91-96
Certified Pilates Instructor since '96
Licensed Massage Therapist