Tag: Fastkix Taekwondo

  • Monroe athletes qualify for 2021-22 AAU National Taekwondo Olympic Sparring Team

    Monroe athletes qualify for 2021-22 AAU National Taekwondo Olympic Sparring Team

    By Samantha Gorman Correspondent Two Monroe Township athletes recently qualified for the 2021-22 AAU National Taekwondo Olympic Sparring Team. Sofia Shumsky, 15, and Cameron Massay, 14, earned a spot on the national team by winning at AAU National Team Trials held at the end of July in Houston. Both athletes are 3rd Degree Black Belts…

  • Area Taekwondo student competes at Olympic team trials

    Area Taekwondo student competes at Olympic team trials

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MASTER CHARLES FERRONE Sofia Shumsky, left, a 12-year-old Taekwondo student from Monroe, competed at the AAU Taekwondo National Olympic Sparring Team Trials in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 9. She earned the right to compete at team trials by winning a bronze medal at the AAU Taekwondo National Championships held in July. Sofia,…

  • Spotswood Taekwondo students excel at competition

    Spotswood Taekwondo students excel at competition

    SPOTSWOOD – Eight students from the Force One Competition Team, which trains at Fastkix Taekwondo in Spotswood, traveled with their instructor and head team coach, Master Charles Ferrone, to compete with more than 1,900 athletes in the 2016 AAU National Taekwondo Championships July 4-9 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This year, Force One competed in 26 events and earned 13…