UT Sport TaeKwonDo

Bringing Home the Goods by texastaekwondo

Congratulations Team! All of the team members win or lose gained invaluable experience from competing at Collegiates. Great job to those who placed:

Anna Shi won gold for white/featherweight division.

Bian Tagal won bronze for blue/fly division.

Sinclair Walker won bronze in white/middle/heavy division.

Alyssha Rodriguez won silver in the blue/middle/heavy weight division.

Connor Landy won bronze in the green/light/welter division.

Just because Collegiates is over doesn’t mean the team is done.

Now, it’s time to go back to the mats and work on our weaknesses while building on our strengths. Looking ahead, there is the AAU Southwest District Qualifier in Addison, TX.

Hook ‘em.

Follow Us at Collegiates by texastaekwondo

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We’ll keep you updated on our adventures in Denver, CO as well as team results from the sparring matches.

The Big Stage by texastaekwondo

National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships is getting closer. Just two more days until we fly to Denver to fight on the big stage. The Texas Taekwondo Team will competing against the top collegiate teams around the nation at the Metro State College of Denver on Sunday, April 18th.

For more information, visit: http://www.kattaekwondo.com/ncta/

Winners of all Black Belt Divisions will represent the U.S. at the 2010 World University Taekwondo Championships in Vigo, Spain this summer.

The competitors are:

Black Belts

Joseph Bayona

Anthony Ly

Raymund Lee

Ben Frederick

Rikki Foster

Eric Tang

Color Belts

Alyssha Rodriguez

William Ott

Connor Landy

Sinclair Walker

AJ Jwair

Sarin Koduppally

Anna Shi

Whitney Wong

Tina Tran

Sang Tran

Bian Tagal

They have been training hard since October so wish them the best of luck!

Texas…FIGHT!!

Texas Taekwondo to Miss UT Asia by texastaekwondo

Although Texas Taekwondo is one of the most competitive teams on campus, last night, one of our members competed on a completely different stage: Miss UT Asia.

Great job to Anna Shi for representing Texas Taekwondo at Miss UT Asia Cultural Pageant!

Not only did Anna showcase her kicking skills, she voiced her ideals on embracing both Asian and American cultures in a diverse cultural melting pot. While remembering her roots, Anna creatively represented herself as a strong, passionate Asian-American woman breaking the stereotype of timidity and submissiveness. Way to go!

For more information, check the Daily Texan’s article: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/content/cultural-pageant-crowns-miss-ut-asia

Just Around the Corner by texastaekwondo

The Texas Taekwondo Team has been training consistently to prepare for Collegiates. Outside of kicking practice, they have been running sprints, bleachers, and tires to turn on that speed. The big dance is getting closer..

40 Acres Fest is this Saturday, April 10th! Come out and support the team by buying a delicious snowcone! The team will be serving snowcones from 12:00-5:00p at the Main Mall in front of the Tower.

Hope to see yall there!

One Month ‘Til Collegiates by texastaekwondo

UPDATE: Check out our GALLERY for photos from Fight-Offs! Special thanks to Hieu Nguyen for the photography!

Check out our Flickr Photostream HERE! We’ll continue to add more photos so keep visiting!

Just one more month until Collegiates. The Texas Taekwondo Team is training hard everyday until they face strong Collegiate competitors from the West coast to the East coast.

If you see them running around campus, kicking at the Rec, or studying hard at the library wish them the best of luck!

FoxSports and Fight-Offs by texastaekwondo

Thanks to all of those who made the 2010 Southwest Conference Taekwondo Fight-Offs a success! Pictures will be posted in the Gallery section of our website soon. Great job to those who competed!

The video is up! Check us out in the latest episode of FoxSports: The College Experiment HERE (at 10:45).

Thanks to FoxSports Alison Skipper and Dave Strumpf for giving us the opportunity to spread our name and the sport out to the rest of the nation!

The Texas Taekwondo Team will be competing at National Collegiates in Denver on April 17-18. Currently, they are training hard on a daily basis to prepare for the competition. Wish them luck!

Fight-Offs Tomorrow! by texastaekwondo

Due to technical difficulties, the deadline has been extended to TONIGHT. For all of those interested in competing, please REGISTER and PAY ONLINE at http://utsporttkd.com/fight-offs-application/. If you cannot do so tonight, please let us know.

Check-In will be at 9:00am. Competition will start at 10:00am. Please check-in on time!

The location is the Recreational Sports Center. The physical address is 2001 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78712 . But everyone please park in Manor Garage which is located behind the RSC at 2017 Robert Dedman Drive.

Don’t forget to bring some cash for food, beverages, and T-Shirts!

For any questions, please contact me at (713) 259-2870 or Maddy Kirklighter at (361) 739-3265

See you guys on Saturday!

Parking Information by texastaekwondo

All lots and parking spots around the Recreational Sports Center require a UT permit, so those that park there without a permit will be ticketed!

Everyone please park in Manor Garage which is located behind the RSC at 2017 Robert Dedman Drive.

Below is the link for parking info. Be prepared to pay ~$7 for parking for the day.

http://www.utexas.edu/parking/parking/garages/pg5.html

One Week Til Fight-Offs! by texastaekwondo

UPDATE: Gallery updated! Go HERE to check out our shoot with FoxSports: The College Experiment (Photography by Sinclair Walker). Video link will be posted soon!

Fight-Offs is approaching quickly! If you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP!

The deadline for the application AND payment will  be Thursday, February 25th.

Please email texastaekwondo@gmail.com if you have any questions.