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Congratulations to Team-M's Coach Long, Alvin, Lance, and Hazel for making the US National Collegiate Poomsae Team! They will join other athletes and represent USA at the World University Taekwondo Championships in Korea on May 25th-30th. In addition, Coach Huy Nguyen has been appointed as USA’s head poomsae coach for the event. All team members (sparring & poomsae) and coaching staffs will work together during a 2 days training camp at Stanford University from May 20th-21st and then head out to Korea. Best of luck to Team USA! More info about the even 2012 University Taekwondo Championship | |
Register now at:
http://tkd.stanford.edu/pseminar2012/index.htmlCoach Vincent Lo and Coach Huy Nguyen hope to share their judging, competing, and coaching experiences to help athletes and coaches gain knowledge of the most current WTF Poomsae standards and better prepare for upcoming poomsae competitions.
The seminar will be hosted on Saturday April 28, 2012 at Burnham Pavilion, Stanford University and is open to all belts above the age of 8. The goals of the seminar are to provide:
-Detailed breakdown of poomsae scoring (Technical and Presentation)
-Explanation of common deductions and effective scoring factors.
-Training methods to help achieve power, higher kicks, balance, and more.
-Training with current US National Poomsae Team mebmers and official Poomsae IR.
-Mock poomsae competition with instant feedback.
-Special opening performance by Team-M Taekwondo with strong emphasis on poomsae incorporation.
-Guidance by experienced assistant instructors (National Poomsae Team members).
Video and pictures from the past seminar:
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Team-M had a great time at US Open! USA Taekwondo did a great job at running the competition smoothly considering there were 700+ poomsae competitors from around the world. Team-M members and coaches finished the competition with the following results:
Cadet Pairs: Gold
Cadet Individual Female: Gold
Cadet Individual Male: Silver
1st Pairs: Semi-Final
1st Male Team: 5th
1st Senior Male: 6th
2nd Senior Male: Bronze
2nd Senior Male: 6th
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Congrats to Team-M Taekwondo for winning "Best Group" award at the UVSA TET FESTIVAL 2012 "Spring of Peace" Talent Competition. Kudos to all the Nor-Cal, So-Cal, and provisional members for doing an outstanding job promoting Taekwondo on stage. The event was definitely by far the largest festival Tet Festival outside of Viet Nam! Congrats to the all the event staffs.
Welcome to the 2012 Stanford Taekwondo Competition Poomsae Seminar!
With further development of the sport of competition poomsae within our community in mind, the Stanford University Taekwondo Program is proud to present its first Stanford Taekwondo Competition Poomsae Seminar on Sunday, February 19th. Its primary objective is to help athletes, coaches, and judges better understand the theory of scoring taekwondo poomsae according to WTF/USAT, as well as the latest training methods adopted by high-level competitors.
Including both lecture and hands-on training components, this seminar will be led by two experienced Stanford instructors:
- Master Vincent Lo (certified WTF Poomsae International Referee, with years of experience judging at USAT and NCTA National Team Trials)
- Team-M head Coach Huy Nguyen (current US National Poomsae Team Member, boasting the development of 11 other National Poomsae Team Members).
Both renowned Stanford instructors sincerely hope to share their vast judging, competing, and coaching experiences to help athletes, coaches, and judges perfect their knowledge of the current WTF/USAT poomsae standards and better prepare for upcoming poomsae competitions:
Detailed breakdown of scoring in competition poomsae (Technical and Presentation).
Explanation of common deductions and effective scoring factors.
Training methods to help achieve power, higher kicks, balance, flow, and more.
1-on-1 training with current US National Poomsae Team Members and official WTF Poomsae IR.
Mock poomsae competition with instant feedback.
Optional free session after official clinic to work on your favorite poomsae with instructors.
Special opening performance by Team-M Taekwondo with special emphasis on poomsae incorporation.
Experienced assistant instructors (6 current National Poomsae Team Members).
Age/belt requirements (age: 8+, all belts welcome).
Registration fee: $50.
Optional Lunch: $5 (includes: sandwich, chips, and drinks).
Registration page:
http://www.goodga.me/register/pseminar2012/seminar/1
Dear Masters, Coaches, and Athletes,
Team-M would like to invite prospective Taekwondo practitioners in the Southern California area to participate in the upcoming Team-M Taekwondo Team Trials. Our demo team currently consists of athletes and coaches from 8 different schools throughout California and is looking to continue expanding our So-Cal division. We hope to grow with new team members contributing to the ongoing effort of promoting Taekwondo globally through demonstrations.
We look forward to your support and participation at this upcoming team trials.
Sincerely,
Team-M Coaching Staffs
Registration is free. To register for the team trials, please complete and send the first 3 forms listed below to Coach Long Nguyen at long.nguyen@mteam.net
Time:
Saturday, November 19 | 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location:
Citrus Community College
1000 West Foothill Blvd. Glendora, CA
Once again, Team-M members will try to showcase their best performance and promote one of the finest piece of Korean cultures through Taekwondo.
Event Information:
2011 Korean Day Culture Festival
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Place: Union Square San FranciscoPerformance Time: ~12:00 noon
Festival Time: 11am - 4pm Admission: Free
6th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships:
6 Team-M members represented the USA National Team at the 6th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok, Russia! Team-M would like to say thank you Team USA for the wonderful memories that will last a life time. To all of our international friends, it was definitely a pleasure meeting you all during the competition and at the after party. Being able to mingle and laugh even though we spoke different languages truly meant that we are one through Taekwondo!
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To continue on our international competition journey this summer, our team members (Alvin Jong, Rocky Cao, and Coach Long) are currently in Shenzhen, China along with The US National Collegiate Team to compete at the World Summer Universiade Games. Below are some footages from Shenzhe, China.
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T-minus 22 days!
Hi Everyone,
World University Games 2011 in Shenzhen, China. I am currently on the 1st male poomsae team
along with Long Nguyen and Alvin Jong. On behalf of my 8 teammates who are all on the USA
National team, I would like to thank all of our fans and supporters for helping us reach our goal.
Your generous donation and support gave us that extra boost we needed to excel in our training
for the competition.
Our competition is only a few weeks away and during this time I feel like our preparation for
it has gone to a new level. With previous experiences in the past, new knowledge in the presents and the determination I am able to train with an eased mindset.
Team-M Taekwondo is currently running a fundraising campaign consisting of many different efforts to raise funds for our athletes competing at the 2011 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. If you would like to help and be a part of our athletes' journey to the World Championships, please visit fundraiser.mteam.net.
6 Team-M Members Made USA National Team!
The 2011 USA National Poomsae Team Trials in Buffalo, NY concluded on Sunday, May 22nd resulting in Team-M's most remarkable national competition accomplishment! Six Team-M members placed 1st to earn their spots on the 2011 USA National Poomsae Team and will be competing for Team USA at the upcoming World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on July 29-31 in Vladivostok, Russia.
Team Director Huy Nguyen remarked, "It feels beyond great to have our team do this well at this year's team trials. We definitely did not get where we are alone so we have many teammates, Taekwondo friends, and supporters to thank for. With The World Championships being only two months away, everyone will enjoy their couple days off and will be back on the mats daily until the competition. We are humbly honored for the opportunity to represent USA at the upcoming championships and will definitely set our best effort forward to fulfill our responsibilities as national team members."
Junior Male:
2nd Place - Albert Jong
3rd Place - Kody Han
Senior Male:
1st Place - Alex Twu
3rd Place - Justin Wang
1st Pairs:
1st Place - Lance Supnet & Hazel Cruz
3rd Place - Kody Han & teammate (Jessica Ma)
1st Male Team:
1st Place - Anh Nguyen, Huy Nguyen, & Long Nguyen
2nd Place - Alex Twu, Kody Han, & teammate (Ryan Liem)
Visit the USAT page here to see the complete list of the 2011 USA National Poomsae Team members.
During an interview with Mookas USA, Head Coach Huy Nguyen stated "With the continuous need for support towards a very long road to recovery, I hope to see many supporters in our Taekwondo community at our charity performance. All performers have been working really hard to put together this unique collaborative performance, and we hope you can join us to see the show."
The event is open for everyone and provides free parking and admission (donation encouraged). For more information about the event, please contact Long Nguyen at long.nguyen@mteam.net.
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Congratulations to all 13 Team-M competitors for competing at National Qualifiers in San Diego and bringing home 13 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze. Thanks to all the parents and team staffs for making this competition a great experience for everyone. It was also great to see lots of TKD friends again =)!
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Returning home from the Championships, Twu expressed, "It was an honor to be able to represent my country in one of my passions. To be able to travel and compete among the world's top taekwondo athletes was an unforgettable experience. Thank you everyone for all your support."
On the right are highlights of Twu during the competition!
The Korean Cultural Center - Embassy of Republic of Korea hosted the 2010 Nationwide Taekwondo Essay Contest and received over 300 entries from all over America. Arianna Le, Team-M youngest member at the age of 9, has won 2nd place in the contest. Arianna and her essay will be featured in a published book along with other winning essays from around the nation. Also, Arianna and her family are invited to the Award Ceremony on December 10th in Washington DC. After being notified of the winning news, Arianna remarked "I recently obtained my black belt in October so I feel humbly fortunate to have another accomplishment added to my Taekwondo career. I promise to continue my restless effort to train and represent this sport to its fullest." Arianna's Head Coach Huy Nguyen commented "Although Anna is our youngest member, everyone (including myself) on the team can still learn from her unique passion. From reading her essay, I am proud to see Arianna's view on Taekwondo as well as the experiences she has gone through so far from the art."
On September 15th, 2010, Team-M put on a performance to help welcome the Taekwondo Teaching Internship Program along with a special visit from the president of Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF) to America. 20 top graduated Taekwondo major students from Korea were selected to come to America this Fall for a 3 months internship program. The program is designed to provide teaching opportunities for all interns at different dojangs across the nations and potentially start their full time career in teaching Taekwondo in America in the future. Team-M is glad to be a part of the welcoming for all interns and the TPF President from Korea.
Alexander Twu, one of Team-M members from Southern California, will be among the 2010 U.S. National Poomsae Team as they are ready to depart to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, for the 5th WTF World Poomsae Championships. The three-day event will take place Oct. 8-11, with projected participation of over 500 competitors from 61 countries. Alexander will be competing in both Senior Male and 1st Pair Divisions at the competition. Team-M is proud of Alexander and wish him the best of luck at the competition!
More info @ 2010 U.S. National Poomsae Team
After months of rigorous training and frequent demonstrations, Team-M managed to have 8 members competing at the 2010 U.S. Nationals Championship in Orlando, Florida. Among the team competitors were Coach Huy Nguyen, Anh Nguyen, Long Nguyen, Alvin Jong, Rocky Cao, Albert Jong, Justin Want, & Alex Twu. Everyone who competed medaled in their respective divisions along with 5 members making the 2010 US Nationals Poomsae Team. These members will get the chance to represent USA to compete at the 5th World Poomsae Championships in Uzbekistan as well as the 1st Senior Pan Am Poomsae Championships in Mexico later on this year.
After returning from Nationals, Coach Huy commented “With Poomsae being a growing aspect of modern Taekwondo, Team-M is hoping to bring even more competitors to next year’s Nationals, which will be held in our hometown – San Jose, CA. In the mean time, the team will be training hard to prepare for the upcoming international competitions. Besides the two major international Poomsae championships, Team-M is also looking to compete at the World Hanmadang in Korea in the Fall.”
Below are highlights from Team-M members competing at this year’s Nationals.
In Team-M’s 6 years history, May 2010 has definitely become the busiest month ever with team members taking on 7 events! The month started with Head Coach Huy Nguyen conducting the Demonstration Theory course at a Kukkiwon Seminar and continued on with team competitions along with several demonstration performances. At the end of the month, 5 Team-M Juniors even managed to finish strong with their last event of the month by competing and bringing home 6 Gold Medals, 2 Silvers, and 1 Bronze. On Memorial Day, May 31st, Team-M members were able to finally take a break and enjoy some leisure time with some good old BBQ at a local lake park.
List of May events:
-Kukkiwon Seminar
-Dallas Nationals Qualifier
-Scoutorama
-Stanford Korean Cultural Show
-Interact Club Fundraiser @ Great America
-Salas TKD Tournament
-Stanford Spring Open
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| Team-M wrapped up the 2009 year with its annual Christmas Party at the coaches’ home on December 20th. The team’s annual Christmas party is an event in which the coaches, members, families and friends look forward to each year. This is the day where members can forget about the famous “weight chart” and training gears to relax and have fun. The Christmas spirit was evidenced as Team-M members gathered around Coach Huy playing the keyboard to sing the famous song, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, but added in with some “taekwondo” version lyrics created by one of the Team-M members. The performance was Team-M’s fun way to wish all their supporters, fans, friends, and families a joyous holiday season! | |
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On October 16, 2009, Team-M’s three coaches (Huy, Anh and Long Nguyen) and five team members (Peter Salas, Alvin Jong, Lance Supnet, Rocky Cao, and Hazel Cruz) will embark to Korea for a 10-day training expedition. It is truly Team-M’s privilege to be invited as guests to train with some of the best in Korea’s Taekwondo teams such as Kukkiwon, Keimyung & Gae Myoung University.
Team-M is humbled by this rare training opportunity and anticipates that they will be transformed by this experience. No doubt, training in Korea will enable them to enhance their Taekwondo skills level as well as get updated on the latest Taekwondo standards and advanced techniques. In looking forward, this training opportunity will not only benefit the coaches and members traveling on this trip, but Team-M as a whole, as naturally, the participating coaches and team members will return home with newly acquired knowledge and skills, which they will be able to translate and incorporate into their on-going trainings with Team-M.
Beside training with the elite teams in Korea, Team-M has been informed that they may be requested to put on a performance showcasing Taekwondo demonstration styles from the U.S. during their travel to different venues in Korea. Certainly this will be another great way for Team-M to join in the concerted efforts of uniting the world through the art of Taekwondo.
The coaches and five team members look forward to their upcoming trip to Korea. They will be sharing their journey with the team, supporters, families and friends via Team-M’s facebook.
Congratulations are in order for Team M members, Alvin Jong, Albert Jong, and Rocky Cao, for taking first place in the team poomsae competition at Nationals, which occurred over the 4th of July weekend in Austin, Texas. Each of the three members earned a spot on the USA National Team and will be traveling to Cairo, Egypt in November 2009 to compete in the WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. Team M members continued to amaze the Taekwondo communities, supporters, Taekwondo enthusiasts and Team M fans with this well-deserved accomplishment!
You can also catch them on the Evergreen Times
Team-M will be making a guest appearance at the International Taekwondo Festival 2009, an international tournament with over 5000 attendees. The event will be held in Southern California on June 6 and 7, 2009. Team-M is honored to have been invited to perform at the event’s opening ceremony and is looking forward to putting on a spectacular show. To find out more about the upcoming event click on the banner below
Team-M will be making a guest appearance at the International Taekwondo Festival 2009, an international tournament with over 5000 attendees. The event will be held in Southern California on June 6 and 7, 2009. Team-M is honored to have been invited to perform at the event’s opening ceremony and is looking forward to putting on a spectacular show. To find out more about the upcoming event click on the banner below
EvergreenTimes, a local community newspaper in the Silicon Valley area in San Jose, featured an article about Team M in its March 21 – April 3, 2009 news volume. The article referenced the history and development of the team, community events and demonstrations the team participated in, the team’s 5th year anniversary celebration in February 2009, as well as Team M’s trainings and fundraising efforts in preparation for attending and competing at the 2009 World Taekwondo Hammadang in Seoul, Korea. To read the complete detailed news article click here.
To kick off the year of the Ox, Team-M, a long with their long-time collaborator, Far East Dragon Lion Dance Association, joined together to put on a spectacular performance at Sun Plaza, a local Vietnamese business plaza, in San Jose on January 31, 2009. The morning started out... more >>>
On February 7, 2009 Team-M had the privilege of having the company of supporters, friends, families and past and current Team-M members as they celebrate their 5th year anniversary at a local restaurant in San Jose. The event pleasantly surpassed Team-M’s founders’ expectations... more>>>
For the past five years Team-M has participated in the Annual TET parade in downtown San Jose. February 8, 2009, was no different than past years. Participating in the annual TET parade is one way Team-M stays connected with the bigger communities. It is also an opportunity for them to spread their love of Taekwondo through demonstrations while having fun entertaining the public.
On January 17, 2009, City of San Jose, CA hosted '2009 Tet Festival' at the San Jose Convention Center, South Hall. San Jose has a strong Vietnamese community presence. Tet Festival is held annually with over 3 thousand spectators attending each year to celebrate the new years with their fellow community members... more >>>
Team-M ends 2008 on a high note as they perform a stunning Taekwondo exhibition in Hayward. The team showcased their years of demonstration experience as they performed synchronized forms and aerial kicks for the students of Salas TKD Extended Care. In addition, the team also demonstrated paddle drill techniques from their new junior members. To end the exhibition with excitement, an auction of Team-M memorabilia was held at the end in efforts to fundraise for their upcoming trip to Hanmadang in Korea.
Team Photographer: Hong Tran
Team-M once again puts on a spectacular performance for the community. During this year's Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, which took place at Caesar Chavez Park in San Jose, thousands of spectators came out to enjoy the festivities and was fascinated by the Taekwondo performance from Team-M during the opening ceremony. The audience was on their feet and just could not get enough of the team's high flying, boards breaking, apples shattering, and much more.
Pictures and videos will be available soon!
"The committee put out great effort and ran a successful event this year, and our community got to come together to celebrate this great cultural tradition. It definitely was a great pleasure and honor for us to help add some sparks to this festival… and it's always fun to see the audience enjoying our performance." -Head Coach H. Nguyen.
Kukkiwon hosted the 2008 World Hanmadang at the Anaheim Convention Center on July 16-20. Congratulations to Team-M for placing in the World Divisions. The full event article is coming soon, but here are the competition results:
1st place: Lisa Nguyen (Team-M)
2nd place:Kyung Hee Univ (KOR)
3rd place: Eagle TKD (KOR)
Team-M and Korea National Sports University
1st place: Korean National Sports Univ.(KOR)
2nd place: Rocky Cao (Team-M)
3rd place: White Tiger (USA)
Team-M came in 6th place, trailing right behind other top Taekwondo Universities from Korea.
1st place: Eagle TKD (KOR)
2nd place: White Tiger (USA)
3rd place: Lance Supnet (Team-M)
HANMADANG 2008 PICTURES
Watch a short clip of Team-M @ Hanmadang from our fan
1st / 2nd place: Korea National Sports University (KOR)
3rd place: Kyong Won Univ. (KOR)
4th / 5th place: Kiemyung Univ. (KOR)
6th place: Wookshin Univ. (KOR)
7th place: Long Nguyen (Team-M)
8th place: Wookshin Univ. (KOR)
9th place: Kyong Won Univ. (KOR)
10th place: Yong-In Univ. (KOR)
The year was 2004. Three brothers from San Jose, California were hanging out in their garage just being normal teenagers. However, these brothers had a vision. For the love of Taekwondo as an art, they had an... read more -->
At the 2007 US Nationals opening ceremony, James Kim, general manager of Mooto USA, was astonished by Team-M’s performance. Mr. Kim contacted Team-M’s director, Huy Nguyen, to express his fascination for the team and his willingness to support the team in their future endeavors. This year, Mooto USA looks forward to working with and supporting Team-M as they continue their path to bring great glory to the art of Taekwondo.
