2006 Tournament Results

2006 Hawaiian Islands Taekwondo Championships
Pearl City High School Gym
Saturday, December 2, 2006

Black Belts:

Chelsea Davis - 2xGold
Kanani Davis - Gold, Silver
Miles Kiffmann - Gold, Silver
Kavyka Souza - Gold, Bronze
Ciara Thyne - 2x Silver
Imelda Castro - Silver, Bronze
Andrea Thyne - Bronze
Ian Blakeslee - Bronze

Color Belts:

Alicia Schmidthans - 2x Gold
Hi'ilei Aiwohi - 2x Gold
Justin Araki - 2x Gold
Travis Pinheiro - 2x Gold, Bronze
Desiree Mcguire - Gold, Silver
Jada Mcguire - Gold, Silver
David Lee - Gold, Bronze
Christian Sialana - Gold, Bronze
Ashley Rodrigues - Silver, Bronze
Bradley Castro - Silver
Angelo Deloso Flocco - 2x Bronze
Jae Lee - 2x Bronze
Alex Ballard - Bronze
Kai Williams - Bronze

2006 MAUI INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEMBER 11-12, 2006
MAUI WAR MEMORIAL GYM, WAILUKU

GOLD MEDALS BLACK BELT SPARRING:

Ui Jones 2x
Miles Kiffmann
Ciara Thyne
Andrea Thyne
Chelsea Davis

GOLD MEDALS BLACK BELT POOMSE:

Michael Balderas
Chelsea Davis 2x
Matthew Torres
Miles Kiffmann

GOLD MEDALS COLOR BELT SPARRING:

Joan Cho
Jada Mcguire
Kahoku Benavides
Christian Sialana
Alicia Schmidthans
Angelo Deloso Flocco
Jordan Soma
Kaimana Cornelio 2x
Dayna Calubaquib
Kaylee Calubaquib
Poai Keahi
Hiilei Aiwohi
Ashley Rodrigues
Maria Robles 2X
Justin Araki
Briana Owades
Jake Bonnell

GOLD MEDALS COLOR BELT POOMSE:

Anacel Hidalgo
Maria Robles
Desiree Mcguire
Justin Araki
Rayna Balderas
Ashley Rodrigues
Travis Pinheiro
Kellen Bean
Peter Nelson
Jarett Young
Kaylee Calubaquib
Angelo Deloso Flocco
Dayna Calubaquib
Joan Cho

BLACK BELT SPARRING:

Chelsea Davis, Silver, Womens’ Welter
Jessica Thyne, Silver, Junior Welter
Chelsea Davis,Bronze, Junior Welter
Andrea Thyne, Bronze, Women’s Light
Andrea Thyne, Bronze, Junior Light
Jessica Thyne, Bronze, Women’s Welter

BLACK BELT POOMSAE:

Chelsea Davis, Gold
Matthew Daniells, Bronze
Mrs. Kiffmann, Bronze

COLOR BELT DIVISIONS:

Jake Bonnel, 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Claire Castro, 1 Gold
Deziree McGuire, 1 Gold, 1 Silver

BLACK BELT “ULTRA” DIVISIONS:

Michael Balderas,1 Gold, 1 Silver
Imelda Castro,1 Gold, 1 Silver
Mrs. Kiffmann,1 Gold
Matthew Daniells,1 Silver, 1 Bronze

2006 Jimmy Kim Invitational
September 23, 2006, Long Beach, CA

BLACK BELT:
Miles Kiffmann - Gold, Bronze
Chelsea Davis - Gold(juniors), 2X Bronze(seniors)
Kathryn Kiffmann - Gold

COLOR BELT:
Kanani Davis - 2x Gold
Alicia Schmidthans - 2x Silver

2006 KOREAN OPEN RESULTS

Jensen Ishida(male junior bantam)and Jarred Mckee(male junior fly)from Oahu Taekwondo Center both captured silver medals for the USA at one of the most competitive tournaments on the planet, the Korean Open in Seoul, Korea with 434 athletes and officials from 40 countries. .They were the only US competitors to medal at this event. Both were only defeated by Korea in the finals with TV cameras rolling and all Korean spectators cheering for their players.

Congratulations to the Oahu Team and coach Brian McCutcheon on this huge success !!!!!!

2006 JUNIOR OLYMPICS
July 6-9, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia

Angelo Deloso-Flocco: Gold (Poomse), Silver (Sparring)
Jessica Thyne: Gold (Sparring)
Michael Minkler: Silver (Sparring)
Colin England: Silver (Sparring)
Alicia Schmidthans: Silver (Sparring)
Chelsea Davis: Bronze (Poomse)
Reyna Balderas: Bronze (Sparring)
Bradley Castro: Bronze (Sparring)
Peter Nelson: Bronze (Sparring)

2006 CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
June 10, 2006, Ventura, California

Black Belt Divisions:

Miles Kiffmann: Gold in Poomse and Gold in Sparring
Kathryn Kiffmann: Gold in Poomse and Gold in Sparring

USAT NATIONAL QUALFIER
April 22 & 23, 2006 in Anaheim, California

Kiffmann Taekwondo sent 12 athletes to the USAT World Division Qualifier in Anaheim on April 22 & 23. 19 medals were taken at the end of this 2 day event.

5 Kiffmann students qualified for the Black Belt World Division to be held at the US Taekwondo Jr. Olympics in Atlanta July 5-9: Chelsea Davis, Miles Kiffmann, Ciara Thyne, Andrea Thyne and Kavyka Souza. Chelsea Davis, Kanani Davis and Jessica Thyne qualified for the World Division to be held at the US Taekwondo Sr. Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio in November.

Black Belt Divisions:

Michael Balderas 1 Gold,
Chelsea Davis 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze,
Miles Kiffmann 1 Silver
Kathryn Kiffmann 1 Gold
Kavyka Souza 1 Bronze
Andrea Thyne 1 Bronze
Ciara Thyne 1 Gold 1 Bronze

Color Belt Divisions:

Kanani Davis 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Jessica Thyne 2 Gold
Angelo Deloso-Flocco 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Bradley Castro 1 Silver
Alex Ballard 1 Bronze.

Highlights:In the 12-13 year old Black belt Flyweight Division Miles Kiffmann won 3 matches and took silver after sudden death with Californias' Matthew Ramirez, who defeated 2006 US Open Champion Luke Chiang in the opening match. Welterweight Chelsea Davis took silver in the 14-17 Black belt Division losing by one point to 2006 US Open Silver medalist Carolina Estrada, and Flyweight Ciara Thyne won 3 matches and took Gold in the 12-13 Black Belt Division. Finally, Kiffmann Taekwondo instructor Michael Balderas, age 56, received huge applause after taking the gold medal in Poomse in the 18-32 mens Black Belt division.

2006 Hawaii Pacific Open Taekwondo Championship
Saturday, April 14 at the Waipahu High School Gym

Black Belt Division Results:

Imelda Castro 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Chelsea Davis 1 Gold, 2 Bronze
Miles Kiffmann 2 Golds
Kavyka Souza 1 Gold 1 Bronze
Matthew Torres 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Andrea Thyne 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Ciara Thyne,1 Gold, 1 Silver
Jessica Thyne 1 Gold (as a brown stripe belt!!!!!!in the 14-17 Black belt sparring division)
U’i Jones 1 Gold 1 Silver,
Elena Jones, 1 Bronze

Color Belt Division Results:

Kanani Davis 2 Golds
Angelo Deloso-Flocco 2 Golds
Michael Minkler 2 Golds
Jamal Jones 2 Bronze
Colin England 1 Gold, 2 Bronze
Kellen Bean 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Bradley Castro 1 Silver
Jordan Soma 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Christian Sialano 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Alicia Schmidthans 1 Gold, 1Bronze
Desiree McGuire 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Koa Bonnel 1 Bronze, 1 Silver
Kaylee Calubaquib 1 Silver
Ian Blakeslee, 1 Bronze
Yaser Alsaadi, 1 Bronze
Maggie Sutrov, 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Jake Bonnell 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Claire Castro, 1 Silver

2006 US OPEN
Dallas, Texas February16-19, 2006

Imelda Castro - 2x Silver Medal
Matt Daniells - Gold and Silver Medal
Kathryn Kiffmann - Gold and Silver Medal
Guenter Kiffmann - Bronze Medal