María is 17 years old, and Nicolás is 13. They are a brother and sister from Mairena del Alcor in Seville, and in total they have more than fifty medals in different categories of taekwondo. Amongst other achievements, María won Junior Champion of Spain in 2017 and Nicolás was the Spanish club champion in the […]
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Joaquín Moreno, an unstoppable career in Spanish taekwondo
He began to practice taekwondo when he was 8 years old, following the footsteps of his father. When he turned 13, he was black belt. Despite his youth, he has already won two gold medals in the World championship. He is Joaquín Moreno, a member of the Hana Club of Roquetas de Mar, who has […]
Asunción Martínez, a policewoman who has become a world champion in taekwondo
Asunción Martínez Jurado is the only policewoman in Spain who is also a high level taekwondo fighter. Born in Cordova and aged 34, she practices this sport since she was a girl, one of her two passions along with her duty as a policewoman. Her most important success has been winning two gold medals in […]
Yong-Ho Jeun Kim, Andalusian taekwondo with a European gold medal
Yong-Ho Jeun Kim was born in Seoul (South Korea) but aged three he arrived to Jaén, which has been his home to date. His father was a taekwondo teacher so he started practicing it when he was five. He started competing aged 24 and that year he became Andalusian Champion and Vice-Champion of Spain. A […]