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Our instructors and coaches are certified through the USA-Taekwondo United States Olympic Committee

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Master Chee Bates, Master/Owner/Head Coach, Bates Taekwondo

 

  • Over 20 years of Taekwondo coaching experience

 

  • USA Taekwondo certified coach -  Level 2 / AAU Taekwondo certified coach/Certified TRX instructor / Professional fitness and nutrition specialist

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  • Assistant Taekwondo coach/trainer for the NRG Matrix Warriors Team

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Competition Highlights
 

  • 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

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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

 

   â€‹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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