Abigail Cooper is a 2nd Dan Black Belt she placed Gold medalist in Weapons, Silver Medalist in Traditional Forms and Bronze medalist in Musical Weapons. Her thoughts: “ Jr. Olympics was a great experience my sixth year. I always have fun especially this year with the weapons.  I’ve worked real hard and all that worked paid off. I got to hang out and make new friends”. 

Samuel Brazzel is a Brown Belt he placed Gold Medalist in Traditional Forms and Gold Medalis In Weapons His thoughts: “At the beginning of Jr. Olympics I was real nervous about competing against people and in front of hundreds of people. When it got to the end and I was done competing in my events, I was really sad, because it was over. My team and I received a lot of medals. Overall it was the best experience ever and I will be doing it for many more years.”

Hunter Cooper is a Brown Belt he placed Bronze Medalist in Weapons and 5th in Traditional Forms. He was also an attacker for a fellow teammate during the Self Defense. His thoughts; “At first I was scared because there were so many people. Then I thought it would be so awesome if I won against them. When I heard, them call me up I was still nervous, but I told myself think about practice then I knew I could do this and won Bronze! I thought this is awesome!”

Logan Galindo is a Red Belt he placed Bronze Medalist in Traditional Forms and Bronze Medalist in Weapons. He was also and attacker for a teammate in Self Defense.  His thoughts; “My favorite part weas when I was cheering for my teammates and friends while I was waiting for my turn to perform. We had all trained so hard together for many months. It was great to see my friends do so well. When it was my turn, I felt confident about my events but I was still nervous in such a big place with all the people watching. I was excited to win my medals and havet them put around my neck by a former Olympian! It also felt great when I helped my friend win Gold. All five of us performed so well together. With this experience, I have made some awesome friends and learned how to work hard toward a goal and what it takes to win!”

Ethan McElroy is a 2nd Red Belt he placed Gold Medalist in Weapon and a Bronze in Traditional Forms, He was also an attacker for a teammate in Self Defense. His story; “This was a huge adventure, it helped me realize that I can do whatever as long as I believe in myself and work hard. After each event I felt proud of myself because I won. It took countless hours of practice to reach this point. I plan on using my tournament team experience to get a Taekwondo Scholarship at Austin University.”

Maximus Rojas is a Blue Belt he placed Silver Medalist in Weapons, and Bronze Medalist in Traditional Forms. His thoughts; “It was fun to go to the Jr. Olympics and I was nervous. It felt like a road trip we left early in the morning got to stop and eat. I had a lot of fun.”

Hollie Hamilton is a 1st Dan Black Belt she placed Gold Medalist in Weapons, Silver Medalist in Traditional Forms and Gold Medalist in Self Defense. She had 4 teammates that attacked her from different places with a wide range if attacks she worked it like a pro! Her thoughts “ 1 am 10 years old and I take Taekwondo at Self Defense America. I’m a member of the competition team. This year we competed at Jr. Olympics in Houston. Our team trained hard for months! We competed against kids from all over the United States and some from other Countries. It was very exciting and I can’t wait to see what happens next year!