5'6"
22
San Jose, CA
TJ Curry
Clubs: Precision Taekwondo
Hobbies include playing online video games like Counter Strike, Rainbow 6 Siege, Destiny, Fallout 4 and Black Ops 3...also likes to watch TV, play basketball and hang out with family and friends...favorite Taekwondo athlete is Dae Hoon Lee...favorite non-Taekwondo athletes are Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose and Allen Iverson...his parents are his biggest inspiration...favorite foods/drinks are a burger with mushrooms, Korean BBQ, fried rice, sodas, sports drinks and water...favorite TV shows are "America's Got Talent", "Family Guy" and "Spongebob Squarepants"...favorite movies are "Finding Nemo", "Finding Dory" and Chinese movies with subtitles...favorite singers are YG, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Tyga, ScHoolboy Q, Future and Drake...favorite quote: "You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend." -Bruce Lee...proudest moment in Taekwondo was winning the 2016 National Championship and becoming a 2016 Cadet National Team member.
MAJOR COMPETITION RECORD:
2016 USA Taekwondo Cadet National Team member (-49kg)USAT National Championships - Cadet Sparring - Black Belt (-49kg) - Gold
2015 Utah State Championships - Cadet Sparring - 12-14 Male Black Belt (-45kg) - Gold
2014 USAT National Championship- Cadet Sparring- 12-14 Male Blue Belt - (-37kg) - Silver
2014 California State Championships - Cadet Sparring - 12-14 Male Blue Belt (-37kg) - Gold
2012 USAT Western Regional Qualifier - Youth Sparring - 10-11 Male Green Belt (-30kg) - Bronze
2012 California Northern State Taekwondo Championships - Youth Sparring - 10-11 Male Green Belt (-30kg) - Gold
last updated 9/19/16
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