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Sean: Dedicated martial artist, who balances and excels at both academics and athletics. Following are specific accomplishments:
September 2006: Earned Martial Arts Junior Black Belt at the age of 13 in Tae Kwon Do. In addition to Tae Kwon Do/Points Style Kumite, also studies Olympic Style Sparring, Okinawan weapons, Chanbara, Koshiki, Grappling, Continuous Kumite. Member of the (USKA), USA Tae Kwon Do, and Professional Karate Commission (PKC).
August 2006: Won USKA national points division (cumulative points for wins in USKA tournaments, including local, state, regional, national and worlds, across the country for the 2005-2006 season) for Kumite/Sparring, and was in top 5 for Kata/Forms and Kobudo/Weapons
August 2005: Received USKA Junior All American Award for winning his national points division in two of the three primary events, Kumite/Sparring and Kata/Forms. Also was runner up in the national points division for Kobudo/Weapons
August 2005: Received USKA Young Patriot Award – Atlee Chittim Roll of Honor, awarded to youth competitors that display not only an accomplished level of ability, but also the desired leadership |