The Plano Martial Arts Competition Team is in its debut year with the Amateur Organization of Karate Tournaments. We have only begun our training specifically for these tournaments earlier this year. Our team has 3 coaches who specialize in different aspects of martial arts and work hard to train our diverse group of students. We currently have 9 members and 2 alternates who train regularly with us and compete in tournaments each month. We hold tryouts three times a year and our next round will be next year in January when everyone will be required to tryout again if they wish to stay on the team.
our coaches:
Kristin DiFrancesco
Master Instructor
Kristin has been a student at Plano Martial Arts for 16 years and has been an instructor for 10 years. She currently holds a 5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 2nd degree black belt in Hapkido, and a 2nd brown belt in Ju Jitsu.
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Kristin specializes in creative katas, weapons, and sparring techniques.
Jan Marie Reyes
Instructor
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Jan Marie has been a student at Plano Martial arts for 10 years and a children's Tae Kwon Do instructor for 3 years. She is currently a 4th degree black belt in both tae kwon do and Hapkido.
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Jan Marie specializes in traditional and creative katas and weapons.
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Jorge Aguilar
Assistant Instructor
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Jorge has been involved in martial arts for over 20 years. He has currently been a student at Plano Martial Arts for 2 years and holds a Black belt in Aiki Ju Jitsu, as well as Black Belt in Kenjutsu.
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Jorge brings knowledge in both fighting technique, as well as weapons to our team.
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Assistant intructor:
Kaitlyn Hamilton
Kaitlyn has been a student at Plano Martial Arts for 6 years and holds a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a black-white belt in Hapkido. She assists the coaches with warm-ups, training, and judging.
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Kaitlyn contributes knowledge in katas and sparring.
