Master Michelle
Learn more about Master Michelle!
Master Michelle is a 5th Dan Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Black Belt, and a 3rd Class Master under the World Taekwondo Masters Union (WTMU).
She is a former Guam National Team Athlete and has her credentials to referee for USA Taekwondo Sport Poomsae.
Master Michelle has been teaching Taekwondo full time since 2019, at Gold Medal Martial Arts in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Its three locations are owned and operated by Grandmaster Herbert Perez, 1992 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion.
Even during the COVID pandemic, Master Michelle continued training her students competitively in Sport Poomsae (traditional forms) under USA Taekwondo, when sparring was banned.
Master Michelle received her training at the Guam Taekwondo Center under Master Noly Caluag, former Philippine National Champion, De La Salle University (DSLU) Hall of Fame Athlete, and the President of Guam Taekwondo Center.
Under his training, she competed for the Guam Taekwondo National Team and won Bronze in the 2008 Oceania Regional Taekwondo Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, for Sparring.
She served as an Instructor with Guam Taekwondo Center since its opening, assisting in Demonstration Team, Tournaments, Sparring, Poomsae, and Class training.
In college she was Team Captain of the George Washington University Taekwondo Team from 2012 – 2014, while competing in national tournaments for both Sparring and Poomsae. She earned a Silver medal for the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association Championships (NCTA) 2013 for Sport Poomsae in the Senior Women's division.
During this time she led, organized, and trained in intercollegiate workshops and scrimmages with colleges such as Georgetown, Howard University, American University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. She also worked as a TA for the GWU Taekwondo elective course.
Master Michelle is active in the Kukkiwon, WTMU, and USA Taekwondo world - actively training, coaching, and competing in Sports Poomsae. She received her 3rd Class International WTMU (World Taekwondo Masters Union) Master certification in 2021, and her WTMU Poom/Dan Examiner certification in Fall 2023.
Master Michelle continues to teach martial arts at Crosskick Taekwondo and local homeschool co-ops in the Tampa Bay community.
Her recent Poomsae wins include:
Sep 2023 | Gold x2 | TKD Grand Prix Championship (Sarasota)
Dec 2023 | Gold | Southwest FL TKD Championships (Fort Meyers)
Mar 2024 | Gold | AAU Florida TKD Qualifier (Wesley Chapel)
Apr 2024 | Gold | 2024 Florida State Championships (Sarasota)
She is excited to continue her martial arts journey, teaching and training traditional and competitive Taekwondo while striving for excellence.
Questions?
You can reach Master Michelle at crosskicktampa@gmail.com.
We can't wait to meet you!
