BLACK BELT WORLD COMPETITORS
LESILI BERTELSEN
Date Of Birth:2009
Rank: 3rd Poom Black Belt
Awards & Honors:
2025 US OPEN Reno. NV - BRONZE (Top USA player)
2024 US OPEN, Reno, NV - GOLD
2023/2024 AAU Junior National A-team member
2023 AAU Team trials, Des Moines, Iowa - FIRST
2023 AAU Nationals, Fort Lauderdale -GOLD
LUCAS PACSON
Date Of Birth:2014
Rank: 1st Poom Black Belt
Awards & Honors:
2025 US American Open West - Salt Lake City UT - GOLD
2025 US OPEN Reno, NV - GOLD
2024 USAT 5th LIONS CUP, Pasadena, CA - GOLD
2024 US OPEN Reno, NV - BRONZE
MASTER MILES KIFFMANN
Master Instructor
Team Coach
Date Of Birth:1993
Rank: 5th Dan Black Belt
Awards & Honors:
2019/2020 AAU National B-team member
2019 AAU Team trials, Greensboro -2nd
2019 AAU Nationals,Fort Lauderdale -BRONZE
2010 US Open, Las Vegas-BRONZE
2009 Junior World Championships Open, Colorado Springs-SILVER
USA TAEKWONDO December09 “Kick Of The Month” Recipient
2009 YOG Team Trials, Colorado Springs, CO-BRONZE
2009 US OPEN (P):Gold
2008 KOREA OPEN, Suwon City-SILVER
2008 US Nationals, Detroit-Bronze
2008 National Qualifier#3, Fresno, CA-Gold
USA TAEKWONDO “Kick Of The Month” Recipient, Feb 2008
2007 US Nationals in San Jose, Ca-Bronze
2007 Karlovac Open, Karlovac, Croatia-Silver
2006 Jimmy Kim Invitational, Long Beach, CA -GOLD
2006 California State Championships, Ventura, CA-GOLD
2006 National Qualifier in Anaheim, Ca-SILVER
2005 North American Open, Las Vegas-Bronze
2004 Poos Tekno National Championship, Ok,-Silver
2002 Las Vegas USA World Martial Arts Championships-GOLD
MASTER JERICO SAN AGUSTIN
Date Of Birth: 2003
Rank: 4th Dan Black Belt
Awards & Honors:
2022 AAU TKD Nationals, Las Vegas, NV-SILVER
2022 US West Grand Prix, Reno -GOLD
2022 Collegiate Team Trials, Colorado Springs -SILVER-2022 USA National B-team member for 2022 Summer World University Games.
2021 AAU Nationals, Las Vegas - GOLD
2019 Canada Open - GOLD
2019 PanAm Presidents Cup Las Vegas - Bronze
2019/2020 AAU National A-team member
2019 AAU Team trials, Greensboro -1st
2019 AAU Nationals,Fort Lauderdale -GOLD
2019 USAT Nationals, Minneapolis -SILVER
2019 US OPEN, Las Vegas - BRONZE
2018 Canada Open, Richmond-Silver
2017 Hawaii State/USAT National Qualifier-GOLD
2017 US OPEN-Las Vegas-Bronze
2016 World Taekwondo Federation President’s Cup-Portland, Or – GOLD
2015 Pan Am Open, Portland, OR-SILVER
2012 USAT Junior Nationals, Dallas-GOLD
FORMER NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS
CAMRYN HENRY
Date Of Birth: 1999
Rank: 1st Dan Black Belt
2015 USAT JR National Team Member
2016 USAT JR National Team Member
2016 AAU JR National Team Member
2012 USAT Cadet National B-Team member
Camryn sustained a knee injury at the 2016 World Taekwondo Junior Championships and is currently not competing.
Awards & Honors:
2016 AAU Team Trials Ft. Lauderdale, FL:First Place – 2016 AAU JR National Team member
2016 USAT Team Trials Colorado Springs, CO:First Place – 2016 USAT JR National Team member
2016 AAU NATIONALS FT. Lauderdale, FL: GOLD
2016 USAT Nationals, Richmond ,VA: GOLD
2016 US OPEN, Reno. NV:Bronze
2015 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico (as US National Team Member):Bronze
2015 USAT Nationals, Austin, Texas:Gold, Silver at Team Trials
2015 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia-G2:Gold
2014 Pan Am Open, Portland, OR-G1:Gold
2014 USAT Nationals, San Jose, CA:Bronze
2013 USAT Nationals, Chicago:Bronze
2012 USAT Nationals, Dallas-Silver & alternate US Cadet National Team Member
2010 Junior Olympics, Orlando,FL:Silver
2009 Junior Olympics, Austin,TX:Bronze
2007 US Nationals in San Jose, Ca:Silver
AMERIE OTAKE
Date Of Birth:2013
Rank: 1st Poom Black Belt
Awards & Honors:
2024/2025 USAT National Team Member - Female Youth Fly
2024 USAT Nationals, Fort Worth TX - GOLD
2024 US OPEN, Reno, NV - GOLD
