Championships, seminars and test ceremonies

October 10, 2008

Congratulations to Mr. Joshua Cochrane for his outstanding performance in his Black Belt Test. Oriental Sorts Center feel very proud to present Mr. Cochrane as a Junior first Dan I.T.F. Black Belt. Well done Mr. Cochrane. The test took place in Elizabet City, North Carolina. 

Master Vega presented to Mr. Cochrane his Black Belt. Mr. Cochrane is officially Junior first degree black belt in I.T.F. Taekwon-do.

Our red belts and black belt. Dustin Dail (black belt), Joshua Krause, Garret Glover and Alex Matthes help Mr. Cochrane in his test. One hour physical test. Mr. Chris Dail (first on your left) black belt witness the test.

The Cochrane family feel very proud of Joshua. His father Jason, His mother Kim and his sister Meredith congratulated Joshua for his hard work. His mother and sister practice Taekwon-do as too.  

September 20, 2008

Congratulations to Mr. Vidal Luciano and Mr. Julian Luciano for the outstanding  performance in their Black Belt Test. Mr. Jose Montero, the head Instructor in the Ocala Florida Taekwon-do Academy, feel very proud of his first two black belt students. His hard work and dedication as ITF instructor  deserve a big Congratulation from my part. Well Done Mr. Montero.

Master Vega presented to Mr.Vidal Luciano his black belt. Mr. Luciano is officially first degree black belt in I.T.F. Taekwon-do. 

Master Vega presented to Mr.Julian Luciano his black belt. Mr. Luciano is officially  Junior first degree black belt in I.T.F. Taekwon-do. 

The Luciano family with Master Vega and Mr. Montero after the black belt test. This is a Taekwon-do family. Father, son and daughter areTaekwon-do students and Mrs. Luciano is the coach of the team.

August 29, 2008 Promotions

"Congratulations" for your achievement. The promotion ceremony took place in August 29, 2008. Oustanding performance in their requirements for advancement in grade.

Little Dragons promotion. From left to right, Haywood Ward III promoted to orange belt, Mason Davenport promoted to blue belt and Leilah Donnelly promoted to orange belt. "Congratulations"

Special promotion for outstanding performance in the 2nd International Taekwon-do Championship. First places in sparring.

Yelllow Belt: Ashleigh Driver, Cameron Driver and Clarence Driver 

Yellow belt/ green tip: Michael Williams

Blue belt: Natalie Preciado

Blue belt/red tip: Christopher Griffin

Red belt: Alex Matthes, Hunter Liptrap and Joshua Krause

Oustanding performance in your test. New promotions;

Yellow belt: Caleb Denny, Tyler Grunalt, Kimberly Cochrane, Tama Glover, Angel Swimne and Debbie Musti.

Green belt: Austin Fox

Green belt/blue tip: Abram Davenport

Blue belt/red tip: Meredith Cochrane

Red belt/black tip: Jason Regel

Kim, Tama, Angel and Debbie. "My Charlie Angels" They are dangerous.

 2nd International USA Taekwon-do Championship 2008

 2nd International USA Taekwon-do Championship 2008

Charlotte North Carolina 2008 Championship

Our OSC Taekwon-do team won nineteen trophies. Ten members of the juniors team represent OSC in this outstanding mix martial arts championship. From left to right standing up: Wyatt, Natalie, Logan, Ben and Joshua Cochrane. From left to right on their knees: Codie, Joshua Krause, Emily, Garret and Meredith. Congratulations. 

Natalie Preciado & Logan Waller first and second place in Patterns and Sparring. "Well Done ladies"

Ben Wells first place in patterns and sparring. "God Job"

Joshua Cochrane (right to left) first place and Garret Glover second place. "Excellent team work"

Emily Matthes (right to left) first place in patterns and second place in sparring. "Super great job"

Meredith Cochrane (first girl from left to right) first place in patterns and first place in sparring. Codie Glover (first one from right to left) second place in patterns and second place in sparring. "Outstanding job Guys"

Joshua Krause first place in breaking techniques. "Great job"

First Black Belt test and ceremony May 2008.

Our first four black belts students graduate on May 2008. From left to right, Chris Dail (1st dan), Wyatt Dail (Junior 1st dan), Jalen Alexander (Junior 1st dan) and Dustin Dail (Junior 1st dan). "Congratulations" 

Jalen Alexander in a flying side kick over three students. This breaking technique is part of the black belt test.

Mr. Christopher Dail receiving his black belt.

Mr. Wyatt Dail receiving his black belt.

Mr. Dustin Dail receiving his black belt.

Mr. Jalen Alexander receiving his black belt.

The Dail family are a taekown-do practitioners. Dustin, Wyatt, Jacob, Wesley and Christopher.

Seminar in Ocala Florida. 

Master Vega conducted a technical seminar in Ocala Florida on March 2008. Mr. Jose Montero is the head instructor of the Ocala Taekwon-do Academy. Mr. Montero and a group of his student work very intense for two days under Master Vega instructions. Special thank you to Mr. Montero, his students and the group of parents who participate in this seminar.  

Master Vega working with the red belt students on the basic movements and positions.

After the seminar Mr. Montero and his students get together for a great dinner. Mr. Montero head instructor from right to left.

 International Championship Bayamon Puerto Rico  (November 2006)

In November 2006 Oriental Sports Center represented North Carolina U.S.A. for the first time in a well recognize International Championship in Puerto Rico. Master Orlando Vega brought four students to participate for the first time in a Teakwon-do championship. All four students came back to U.S.A. with four first places. This team only being practicing Taekwon-do for only six months. But the great dedication and hard work they became international champions. Congratulation to Chris, Jalen, Wyatt and Dustin. This is the first OSC International Champions.