MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
American Tigers Martial Arts is home to some of the best Taekwondo instructors in South Florida. Our Martial Arts instructors are certified black belts through the World Taekwondo Federation and specialize in Sparring, Board Breaking, Forms, Poomsae, and more. Stop by our dojang in Weston or Coral Springs to meet them!
MASTER NARAE KIM
weston INSTRUCTOR
Master Narae Kim started Taekwondo at the age of 5. She was a sparring athlete for 11 years and won gold at the Korean National Championship for sparring. Since then, she has been a Taekwondo master instructor for 7 years. Feel free to say hello and introduce yourself. We want to give her a warm welcome to our team.
MASTER HEO
Professional DEMO Athlete
Master Heo was born and raised in South Korea, and he started Taekwondo when he was five years old. At first, he only trained because he thought it was fun. After becoming an elite athlete, he had the opportunity to travel to many different countries across the world like the United States, Spain, China, Japan and Vietnam to showcase his skills and learn about teaching Taekwondo to others. He is highly skilled in Taekwondo Demonstration and has years of experience coaching elite Demo teams.
MR. RICARDO
WESTON INSTRUCTOR
Ricardo was born in Venezuela and started Taekwondo when he moved to the US at the age of 8. He has competed in many local competition for Poomsae and Sparring. He also participated in out of state competitions with the Demo Team. All of these experiences have made him fall more and more in love with the sport and he hopes to show others why Taekwondo is so great!
MASTER DO
weston poomsae team coach & form advisor
Master Kathy Do is the daughter of Young Tae Kwon Do founder, Grand Master Young Soo Do. She started her Tae Kwon Do training at the age of 3 and earned her black belt by 7 years old. Under her father’s tutelage, she began assisting him in classes, learning his methodology and educational philosophy while gaining valuable teaching experience.
Tae Kwon Do is a passion and way of life for Master Kathy, and after the passing of her father, she devoted her life to sharing the art of Tae Kwon Do and continuing his legacy. She has over 30 years of training experience, and over 20 years of teaching experience. She is a 7 time USA National Team Member, 3 time World Championships medalist, Pan Am Champion, 4 time US Open Champion, and multi-National Champion, in both individual and team categories.
In addition to her dedication to the martial arts, she is a classical violinist and a certified music educator. She holds a Bachelors degree in Music Business and a Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of Miami.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
· 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013: USAT National Team Member
· 2020 USAT Poomsae Grand Slam: GOLD, GOLD
· 2019 President’s Cup: GOLD, GOLD
· 2019 1st World Cup @ Wuxi, China: SILVER
· 2019 USAT National Championships: GOLD
· 2018 USAT National Team Member
· 2018 Pan Am Championships: GOLD
· 2016 World Championships: SILVER
· 2014 World Championships: BRONZE
· 2013 World Championships: BRONZE