Luna’s Martial Arts Academy

Ryo Kiyuna becomes Okinawa's first Olympic champion with karate gold The win by Kiyuna in the men's kata competition is also the first gold for Japan in the sport, which is making its debut at the Tokyo Games.

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Dreaming of being Bruce Lee after my father took me to a Bruce Lee movie; I took an Interest in the martial arts as very small child. My father casually enrolled me into a school around corner of our house thinking I will not stick with it. He then proceeded to take me to an karate demonstration after that; I was hooked. Getting more serious about the martial arts and martial arts training in my preteens, I
began my life long journey in the Martial Arts resulting in over 39 years of training in the martial arts with Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do including formalized training in Ju Jitsu and Filipino Arts. Nothing that I have accomplished in the arts could not have been achieved without having amazing Instructors like Grandmaster Mike Fillmore, Grandmaster Able Villarreal, and Grandmaster Rodney Kauffman along with many more martial artist and Instructors who has had a direct Influence in my martial art life. With many rank promotions through the years like my 4th Dan in 2002, 5th Dan in 2009, 6th Dan in 2010, then I was blessed by the Lord himself and the belief in me by many fellow martial artist, I was promoted to 7th Dan Grandmaster 2017, and 8th Dan Grandmaster in 2018.

Accomplishments

9 World Titles
International Champion
World Champion
National Champion
State Champion
Owner of True Force Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts School
Founder/President of True Force International Martial Arts Alliance
Promoter of the True Force Global Internationals Championship
Head Coach of True Force National Competition Team
Head Coach / State Representative of Team America for Texas
Member of US National Team
4 Time Recipient of Presidential Sports Award
Multiple “Competitor of the Year” for Tang Soo Do Karate Association
2002 World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Male Competitor of the Year – Tae Kwon Do
2002 Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Black Belt of the Year – Tae Kwon Do
2002 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Outstanding Martial Artist of the Year
2002 USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee: Master Instructor of the Year
2002 North American Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee: Master Instructor of the Year
2002 US Team/Alliance Hall of Fame Nominee: Competitor of the Year
2003 USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee: Pinnacle of Success Award
2004 World Wide Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Outstanding Contributions to the Martial Arts
2004 World Karate Union Hall of Fame Inductee: Master Instructor of the Year
2006 USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee: School of the Year Award
2009 USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee: Master Black Belt of the Year
2009 World Organization of Martial Arts Athletes Hall of Fame Inductee: USA Coach of the Year
2010 NE- DU-U-KON TAE Karate Kung Fu Federation Hall of Fame Award: Outstanding Contributions to the Martial Arts
2016 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Distinguished Master
2017 United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee: Silver Life Award
Member Of:

NE-DU-U-KON -Tae Karate Kung Fu Federation
Tang Soo Do Karate Association
Texas Tae Kwon Do Association
International Martial Council of America
Eastern USA International Martial Arts Association
World Organization of Martial Arts Athletes
Unified Martial Arts Association International
World Moo Sul Kwan Federation
Master Martial Arts Federation
Zujitsu Martial Arts System
Filipino Combat Congress of America
Scientific Fighting Congress (combat-stick-knife-gun)
United Martial Artist Association
Yamaguchi Karate International
World Sport Karate Association

Congratulations!!!

Another Proud American Carries the Flag winning Gold for the United States
Anastasija Zolotic become the first American Woman to TAKE A GOLD MEDAL IN TAEKWONDO

Iranian defector beats Iranian opponent and British gold medalist in taekwondo at Olympics Kimia Alizadeh has her sights on a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team — which has never won one.

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Grand Master Gabriel Green was born in Los Angeles in 1966. After the earthquake of 1971, his family moved back home to Texas. In 1977, he started training in Tang Soo Do at the Boys Club under Grand Master Clarence (Daddy-O) Smith. After taking a short break to do the “traditional sport” thing, he went back to the Martial Arts Academy in 1978 training with Grand Masters James Cummings, George Howard, and Danny Valdez. Grand Master Green received his 1st Dan in 1983. While training at MAA, he received training in Okinawa Kenpo, Shotokan Karate, and Tai Chi.

By 1988, Grand Master Green had graduated from college and obtained his 3rd Dan in Tang Soo Do. With a Computer Science degree and not much computer work, he decided to move back “home” to California. Moving in 1989, he arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area just in time for the big Loma Prieta earthquake that rocked the Bay Area.

After moving to California, Grand Master Green tried a number of different arts and schools before landing in the art of Shaolin Chuan Fa (Shaolin Kenpo). While training in the art of Shaolin Kenpo, earning the rank of 1st Dan in 2001, he starting training in the Filipino Martial Art of ESKABO Daan. The name is an acronym for the fighting styles Eskrima [E], Serrada [S], Kali [K], Arnis [A], Boxing [B] and Jeet Kune Do [O]. Daan means the way. In 2002, Grand Master Green earned the rank of G**O in ESKABO Daan.

Getting back in touch with his martial arts roots, Grand Master Green joined the Tang Soo Do Karate Association (TKA) and received his 4th Dan, Master Level, in 2002 from his original Grand Master James Cumminings. In 2006, Grand Master Green had the pleasure of going to China to train at the Shaolin Temple with the monks. While in China, he also tested and received his 2nd Dan in Shaolin Kenpo.

Grand Master Green continues his training in the martial arts. In 2009 he was inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He continues to teach and train in the arts of ESKABO Daan, Shaolin Kenpo (earning 3rd Dan in 2014), and Tang Soo Do (earning 7th Dan in 2015).

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Jose Luis Hinojosa
José Luis Hinojosa, MD, has been practicing the martial arts for more than 40 years and has trained under Grandmaster Duk Sung Son, Grandmaster Hong Kong Kim, Grandmaster Mark Shuey, Professor Silverio Guerra, Grandmaster Eric Lee, and Jim Wagner. He holds the rank of 8th Dan in TaeKwonDo and 1st Dan in Hapkido & Weapons (Cane). He was co-founder of the World Martial Arts Games in 2005 – the commission later joined TAFISA (The Association for International Sport for All). For many years, he taught a very popular martial arts class in the Kinesiology Department at South Texas College (McAllen, Texas). Dr. Hinojosa has compiled a plethora of martial art accolades, including multiple World Championships and Hall of Fame honors. His creative musical form, Reflections of an Old Man, is always a crowd favorite! He is World Champion with the World Organization of Martial Arts Athletes (WOMAA) World Games 4 – Mexico 2003, placing 1st in Weapons (bladed/wooden), Musical Weapons, and Open Kata and World Games 6 – Germany 2005, winning Grand Champion in Weapons and 1st in Musical Weapons, Wooden Weapons & Traditional Korean Forms. His Hall of Fame inductions include:

2002 – Sports Medicine Award, Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame (UMAHoF).
2003 – Black Belt Competitor of the Year, UMAHoF.
2003 – Lifetime Achievement Award, Masters Hall of Fame.
2003 – Master of the Year, United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame (USMAHoF).
2004 – Senior Tae Kwon Do Master Instructor of the Year, USMAHoF
2004 – Master of the Year & American Humanitarian Award, World Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame.
2006 – Martial Arts Entrepreneur of the Year, UMAHoF.
2008 – Martial Arts Author of the Year, UMAHoF.
2015 – Lifetime Achievement Award, UMAHoF.
2016 – Golden Lifetime Contributions – 40 years, Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors.
2017 – Grandmaster of the Year, Tae Kwon Do, UMAHoF.
Dr. Hinojosa earned the following degrees: BA in Biology & Ethnomusicology (Brown University 1980), Doctor of Medicine (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1985), and Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (Grand Canyon University 2016). He is a physician leader with Centura Health in southwestern Kansas. As a family doctor, he cares for the entire family. In 2009, he was named as One of America’s Top Family Doctors by Consumers’ Research Council of America in Washington, DC. He was the Team Doctor for the USTU National Tae Kwon Do Team from 1993 to 1998 and traveled all over the globe keeping our elite athletes healthy.

As an inventor, Dr. Hinojosa created the wildly popular card game Grand Champion in 2006, which is great fun for children and adults alike while helping to reinforce good moral values.

Dr. Hinojosa is a highly acclaimed author of the following books:

Report Card on R**e: Medical & Self-Defense Strategies for Obtaining Straight A’s (1990) – a highly informative guide that helps prevent the crime of r**e. It also delineates the medical implications when r**e occurs.
Magnets for Health: A Practical Guide (2001) – a review of the health benefits of magnets.
The Tonic (2002) – a medical thriller about a miracle cure gone awry.
Tae Kwon Do for Everyone (2003) – a comprehensive book on the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. It contains a complete curriculum, which can guide martial arts schools or college courses.
Master and Disciple (2006) – like the card game Grand Champion, this inspirational book promotes good moral values.
The HELP Secret: Hi Energy Leadership Pointers (2008) – a motivational leadership handbook.
Rosi Milagros (2009) – a two-act play about a young girl who overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds in 1924 Mexico.
Frozen in Time (2009) – a compilation of some of my favorite photographs.
The Language of Winners! (2012) – a self-improvement and motivational book that will positively impact your future. You will learn the verbal and non-verbal language of those who succeed in their chosen profession.
¡El Lenguaje de los Triunfadores! (2015) – the Spanish version of the self-improvement book The Language of Winners!
Exam Room 2 (2015) – a one-act play that looks at the human fabric, especially at what people will do to get what they believe they deserve.
Maestro y Discípulo (2016) – the Spanish version of the award-winning book Master and Disciple.
Fighting to Heal: The Story of Dr. Pepe (2017) – this is Dr. Hinojosa’s tell-all personal memoir. See what drives this high-achiever to do more, be more, and to bring more value to others.
Physicians’ Guide to Avoiding Lawsuits (2017) – practical advice for healthcare professionals that will keep them out of the courtroom.
The Four Grandmasters (2017) – for martial artists and non-martial artists alike, this book examines the personalities, values, and attributes of four martial arts experts. Each protagonist introduces innovative ideas that can ignite positive change in a society filled with turmoil and unrest.