MASTER ARANA

Position: Owner/Chief Instructor

Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt Certified by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)

Level 1 Certified USA Taekwondo Coach

Trained By Master Sergio Cardenas 1999 World Medalist

 

Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Certified by Gustavo Rodriguez GR Jiu Jitsu

 Accomplishments:

2004  Jimmy Kim Invitation Championship Sparring  Bronze (Long beach, CA)

2004  California Open Taekwondo Championship  Sparring Bronze (Anaheim, CA)

2005  American Taekwondo Organization Invitational Championship Sparring Gold (CA) 

2005  K.A. Open International Martial Arts, Championship Sparring  Gold (Los Angeles, CA)

2005  Red Scorpion Championship Sparring Gold (Palo Verde, CA) 

2006  California Open International Taekwondo Championship Bronze (Anaheim, CA)

2006  American Open International Championship Sparring Bronze (Hayward, CA)

2007  California Cup Championship  Sparring Gold (Los Angeles CA)

2008  Jimmy Kim Invitation Championship Sparring Bronze (Long Beach, CA)

2008  American Open International Championship  Sparring Bronze (Hayward, CA) 

2009  Jimmy Kim Invitation Championship Sparring Bronze (Long Beach, CA) 

2009  UCLA Taekwondo Championship Sparring Silver (Los Angeles, CA)

2009  US Open (Las Vegas, NV)

2010  US Open (Las Vegas, NV) 

2011  American Open International Championship Sparring Silver (Hayward, CA)

2011  IFS9 Clash of Kings Sparring (Industry, CA)

2012  Utah State Championship Sparring Silver (Saratoga Spring, UT)

2022 US Master Cup Sparring Gold (Houston, Tx)

2023  Spain Open Sparring Bronze (Madrid, Spain)

2023 Asia Pacific Masters Games Sparring Gold (Jeonbuk, South Korea)

2024 Spain Open sparring Bronze (Madrid, Spain)

TEAMS:

2011  OTA Sparring Tag Team Gold (Huntington Beach, CA)

2005 – 2011  Tae Kwon Do Jang Demo Team

2010  Tae Kwon Do Jang Sparring Team for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

2023 US Masters Sparring Team

2024 US Masters Sparring Team