California Unified Taekwondo Association

We are all deeply saddened with the news of the passing of Grand Master Jerome Reitenbach on Sunday May 23, 2010. His guidance and leadership will be greatly missed by all those he met and instructed over the years.

Grand Master Reitenbach was a great inspiration and role model for more than 30 years, in the dojang, in his personal life, as a friend, father and husband.

His experience in the military, as well as in the Dojang gave Grand Master Reitenbach a very unique perspective that will be difficult to match. During his lifetime, Grand Master Reitenbach held many positions which contributed to the development of Taekwondo in the United States, as well as around the world.
A few of the many roles which he held include:
1. Served in the U.S. Army
2. 8th Kukkiwon Certified Grandmaster
3. USTU Vice President
4. CSTA Special Assistant to President K.S. Choi
5. CUTA Advisory Council

Grand Master Reitenbach will be greatly missed, and we hope that his family can be comforted knowing that he is finally at rest. He will be forever remembered as a great leader, a great man and a great ambassador for Tae Kwon Do. The memorial service will be held in July, exact date and time will be announced later.

You may send your condolences to Grandmaster Reitenbach's spouse, Master Sydney Reeser,

CUTA President: Grandmaster Pyoung Koo & all Executive Officers
Former CUTA & CSTA President: Grandmaster K.S. Choi

CUTA will be providing FREE California Uniform (same style as the California Team worn at the Russia Olympic Hopes Open) to all CUTA members who will be representing California and competing at the 2010 U.S. Junior Olympic and Nationals Taekwondo Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Please show your CUTA membership card at the Sang Moo Sa (Best Martial Arts Supply) vendor booth to claim your California Uniform. If you are not a CUTA member yet then you may register on site and pay $10 annual membership fee to receive your free uniform.

Uniform quantity is limited and will be given out to members in First Come -First Serve fashion.

CUTA will also be providing two coaches for those competitors who do not have coaches at the Nationals. This service is again in First Come-First Serve bases. Please see Grandmaster Young In Cheon-CUTA Coach Chairman or Master Ron Cabebe-CUTA Coach, at the Nationals for inquiring coaching assistance.

We hope you enjoy your trip in Orlando, Florida and wish you Best of Luck at the Nationals.

Past Events...

Congratulation to CUTA Teams Victory!
International Taekwondo Festival
Industry Hill Expo Center, California
May 28-29, 2010

Thanks to our CUTA Coaching Staff for doing an exceptional job: Team Head Coach Hyon Lee; Coach Clyde Gordon & Coach Walter Vargas.
Junior Team Female: 2nd Place
Fin/Fly: Nicole Carbon
Bantam/Feather: Deridanne Morales
Light/Welter: Olivia Bryant
Lt Middle/Middle: Tiffany Khu
Lt Heavy/Heavy: Paige Aguirre

Junior Team Male: 2nd Place
Fin/Fly: Johnny Vazquez
Bantam/Feather: Derek Le
Light/Welter: Gabriel Martinez
Lt Middle/Middle: Eric Mastrolonardo
Lt Heavy/Heavy: Alex Mastrolonardo

Senior Team Male:
Fin/Fly: Kevin Chavez
Bantam/Feather: Devon Guider
Light/Welter: David Adjetey
Lt Middle/Middle: Brian Kim

Taekwondo Team First USA Athletes to Visit Chelyabinsk Russia
The USA Taekwondo team arrived in Chelyabinsk, Russia on April 23,2010. Head Coach of the 2000 USA Olympic Team, Grand Master Young In Cheon, and junior athletes from the United States were invited by the Chelyabinsk Taekwondo Federation to compete at the 7th International Taekwondo WTF Olympic Hopes Championship on April 26-30 2010. Upon arrival, the team was greeted by former Olympian and Russia Olympic Committee member Sergey Pak. Pak was very excited to inform Team USA and VIP Young In Cheon that this was the first time athletes from the United States were visiting the Chelyabinsk area to compete in a sports event. This is truly a historical event and Chelyabinsk Taekwondo Federation President Kiselyov Anatoliy expressed his gratitude to Team USA for participating in this event.
Grand Master Cheon and Team USA are very proud and fortunate to be spearheading the building of a firm relationship with Russia. With Taekwondo being the foundation, it will be a relationship that is built to last. Team USA consists of 8 members: VIP member Young In Cheon, team coach Master Nathan Doggett (Royal Martial Arts, Michigan), team manager Veronica Braun, and athletes from California, Mark Kang, Samantha Braun, Nathaniel Ahlstrom, Madison, and Nicole Motoyasu.
The athletes gave a great competition and in the end Samantha Braun won silver 2nd place and Madison Motoyasu won gold 1st place for Team USA.
Special thanks to California Unified Taekwondo Association and Kwon USA for their support.
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2010 USA Taekwondo California State Championship

The tournament was held on Saturday March 20, 2010 at California State University-Dominguez Hills. We had over 600 competitors! Thank you everyone for helping make this a successful event.
CLICK here to view winners list
Click here to view photo gallery.

Korea Cultural Enrichment Tour 2009
The ten day Korea Cultural Enrichment Tour has successfully concluded. Special thanks to our CUTA President Grandmaster Pyoung Hoe Koo, who has worked so diligently to make this trip possible and to Mr. Sung Woo Park, Manager of Sports at Korean Cultural Center-Los Angeles, for providing funding for this tour. The ten day excursion consisted of numerous tours on the peninsula, elegant dinners with Governors and Mayors, and comprehensive Forms, Sparring, and Demonstration Clinics at the Kukkiwon and Keimyung University. All Masters received diplomas and certification from world renowned Grandmaster Kyu Hyung Lee (1988 Olympic Demonstration Master) and the staff of the President of the World Taekwondo Federation, Chungwon Choue. The highlight of the trip, however, was the visit to Muju. Muju is the region which was selected for the construction of the new Taekwondo Theme Park Facility. Muju is known as the "natural" county, whereas the region prides themselves as being far removed from city life. This region is also famous for their firefly festivals. The Park will be 570 acres and span across 9 valleys. korea trip 2009

CUTA Officers: President Pyoung Koo, Secretary General Yushen Lai, Special Assistance to CUTA William Kim
Korean Cultural Center-Los Angeles: Mr. Sung Woo Park, Manager of Sports
Masters: Young Ho Kim, Wook Chong Kwon, Danny Gonzalez, Francis Esposo, Jorge Galvan, Bobby Morales; Instructor: Clayton Tso, Parent: Mr. Sam Rahman, Mrs. Amy Lai; Competitors: T.J. Curry, Sammuel Rahman, Gina William, Mark Kang, Robbie Cantoria; Demonstration Team M: Huy Nguyen, Anh Nguyen, Long Nguyen, Peter Salas, Alvin Jong, Rocky Cao, Hazel Cruz, Lance Supnet
Click here for a complete tour slide show.

Welcome to the Demonstration Team M to the CUTA
The CUTA would like to warmly welcome Team M as an Official Demonstration Team of CUTA. For those organizations and tournament hosts who are interested in inviting Team M for demonstrations for their event, please contact CUTA.
team m

Team M Leader: Huy Nguyen (from right to left) Team Members: Long Nguyen, Rocky Cao, Hazel Cruz, Alvin Jong, Lance Supnet, Anh Nguyen, Peter Salas

For more information on the CUTA, please contact Master Yushen Lai at:
310-212-6010 or

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	Welcome to the California Unified Taekwondo Association We are all deeply saddened with the news of the passing of Grand Master Jerome Reitenbach on Sunday May 23, 2010. His guidance and leadership will be greatly missed by all those he met and instructed over the years. Grand Master Reitenbach was a great inspiration and role model for more than 30 years, in the dojang, in his personal life, as a friend, father and husband. His experience in the military, as well as in the Dojang gave Grand Master Reitenbach a very unique perspective that will be difficult to match. During his lifetime, Grand Master Reitenbach held many positions which contributed to the development of Taekwondo in the United States, as well as around the world. A few of the many roles which he held include: 1. Served in the U.S. Army 2. 8th Kukkiwon Certified Grandmaster 3. USTU Vice President 4. CSTA Special Assistant to President K.S. Choi 5. CUTA Advisory Council Grand Master Reitenbach will be greatly missed, and we hope that his family can be comforted knowing that he is finally at rest. He will be forever remembered as a great leader, a great man and a great ambassador for Tae Kwon Do. The memorial service will be held in July, exact date and time will be announced later. You may send your condolences to Grandmaster Reitenbach's spouse, Master Sydney Reeser, CUTA President: Grandmaster Pyoung Koo & all Executive Officers Former CUTA & CSTA President: Grandmaster K.S. Choi CUTA will be providing FREE California Uniform (same style as the California Team worn at the Russia Olympic Hopes Open) to all CUTA members who will be representing California and competing at the 2010 U.S. Junior Olympic and Nationals Taekwondo Championships in Orlando, Florida. Please show your CUTA membership card at the Sang Moo Sa (Best Martial Arts Supply) vendor booth to claim your California Uniform. If you are not a CUTA member yet then you may register on site and pay $10 annual membership fee to receive your free uniform. Uniform quantity is limited and will be given out to members in First Come -First Serve fashion. CUTA will also be providing two coaches for those competitors who do not have coaches at the Nationals. This service is again in First Come-First Serve bases. Please see Grandmaster Young In Cheon-CUTA Coach Chairman or Master Ron Cabebe-CUTA Coach, at the Nationals for inquiring coaching assistance. We hope you enjoy your trip in Orlando, Florida and wish you Best of Luck at the Nationals. *Past Events...* Congratulation to CUTA Teams Victory! International Taekwondo Festival Industry Hill Expo Center, California May 28-29, 2010 Thanks to our CUTA Coaching Staff for doing an exceptional job: Team Head Coach Hyon Lee; Coach Clyde Gordon & Coach Walter Vargas. Junior Team Female: 2nd Place Fin/Fly: Nicole Carbon Bantam/Feather: Deridanne Morales Light/Welter: Olivia Bryant Lt Middle/Middle: Tiffany Khu Lt Heavy/Heavy: Paige Aguirre Junior Team Male: 2nd Place Fin/Fly: Johnny Vazquez Bantam/Feather: Derek Le Light/Welter: Gabriel Martinez Lt Middle/Middle: Eric Mastrolonardo Lt Heavy/Heavy: Alex Mastrolonardo Senior Team Male: Fin/Fly: Kevin Chavez Bantam/Feather: Devon Guider Light/Welter: David Adjetey Lt Middle/Middle: Brian Kim Taekwondo Team First USA Athletes to Visit Chelyabinsk Russia The USA Taekwondo team arrived in Chelyabinsk, Russia on April 23,2010. Head Coach of the 2000 USA Olympic Team, Grand Master Young In Cheon, and junior athletes from the United States were invited by the Chelyabinsk Taekwondo Federation to compete at the 7th International Taekwondo WTF Olympic Hopes Championship on April 26-30 2010. Upon arrival, the team was greeted by former Olympian and Russia Olympic Committee member Sergey Pak. Pak was very excited to inform Team USA and VIP Young In Cheon that this was the first time athletes from the United States were visiting the Chelyabinsk area to compete in a sports event. This is truly a historical event and Chelyabinsk Taekwondo Federation President Kiselyov Anatoliy expressed his gratitude to Team USA for participating in this event. Grand Master Cheon and Team USA are very proud and fortunate to be spearheading the building of a firm relationship with Russia. With Taekwondo being the foundation, it will be a relationship that is built to last. Team USA consists of 8 members: VIP member Young In Cheon, team coach Master Nathan Doggett (Royal Martial Arts, Michigan), team manager Veronica Braun, and athletes from California, Mark Kang, Samantha Braun, Nathaniel Ahlstrom, Madison, and Nicole Motoyasu. The athletes gave a great competition and in the end Samantha Braun won silver 2nd place and Madison Motoyasu won gold 1st place for Team USA. Special thanks to California Unified Taekwondo Association and Kwon USA for their support. 2010 USA Taekwondo California State Championship The tournament was held on Saturday March 20, 2010 at California State University-Dominguez Hills. We had over 600 competitors! Thank you everyone for helping make this a successful event. CLICK here to view winners list Click here to view photo gallery. Korea Cultural Enrichment Tour 2009 The ten day Korea Cultural Enrichment Tour has successfully concluded. Special thanks to our CUTA President Grandmaster Pyoung Hoe Koo, who has worked so diligently to make this trip possible and to Mr. Sung Woo Park, Manager of Sports at Korean Cultural Center-Los Angeles, for providing funding for this tour. The ten day excursion consisted of numerous tours on the peninsula, elegant dinners with Governors and Mayors, and comprehensive Forms, Sparring, and Demonstration Clinics at the Kukkiwon and Keimyung University. All Masters received diplomas and certification from world renowned Grandmaster Kyu Hyung Lee (1988 Olympic Demonstration Master) and the staff of the President of the World Taekwondo Federation, Chungwon Choue. The highlight of the trip, however, was the visit to Muju. Muju is the region which was selected for the construction of the new Taekwondo Theme Park Facility. Muju is known as the "natural" county, whereas the region prides themselves as being far removed from city life. This region is also famous for their firefly festivals. The Park will be 570 acres and span across 9 valleys. CUTA Officers: President Pyoung Koo, Secretary General Yushen Lai, Special Assistance to CUTA William Kim Korean Cultural Center-Los Angeles: Mr. Sung Woo Park, Manager of Sports Masters: Young Ho Kim, Wook Chong Kwon, Danny Gonzalez, Francis Esposo, Jorge Galvan, Bobby Morales; Instructor: Clayton Tso, Parent: Mr. Sam Rahman, Mrs. Amy Lai; Competitors: T.J. Curry, Sammuel Rahman, Gina William, Mark Kang, Robbie Cantoria; Demonstration Team M: Huy Nguyen, Anh Nguyen, Long Nguyen, Peter Salas, Alvin Jong, Rocky Cao, Hazel Cruz, Lance Supnet Click here for a complete tour slide show. Welcome to the Demonstration Team M to the CUTA The CUTA would like to warmly welcome Team M as an Official Demonstration Team of CUTA. For those organizations and tournament hosts who are interested in inviting Team M for demonstrations for their event, please contact CUTA. Team M Leader: Huy Nguyen (from right to left) Team Members: Long Nguyen, Rocky Cao, Hazel Cruz, Alvin Jong, Lance Supnet, Anh Nguyen, Peter Salas For more information on the CUTA, please contact Master Yushen Lai at: 310-212-6010 or