BLACK BELT, 6Th DAN WTF-ITF

                                                 Master PEDRO J. PEÑA

NATIONALITY: DOMINICAN

June of 1979 - Beginning of Taekwondo

May of 1984 - Black Belt test in Dominican Republic

July 15, 2006 – Opening of Peñas Taekwondo in Central Islip, NY 11722

August 18, 2005 – Organizer and Creator of the Second Magical Congress, History of the  

                                 Dominican Taekwondo (took place in Manhattan, Mirage Restaurant-New York)

August 15, 2004 – Creator of the First Magical Congress, History of the Dominican Taekwondo   

                                 (took place on Seafood Restaurant-Bronx, NY)

February 19, 2003 – US OPEN CHAMPION 1^st place in fighting – Las Vegas, NV

February 19, 2003 – US OPEN CHAMPION 2^nd place in forms – Las Vegas, NV

2002 - July 1996 – NY State Champion, 1^st Place

2002 - 1997 – NJ State Champion, 1^st Place

November 25, 2001 – Organizer Champion Battles of the Americas in River Bank State Park, (took  

                                       place in Manhattan - NY)

July 2000 – Organizer of US Army vs. Dominican Army Tournament took place in Manhattan – NY

April 9, 1999 – Opening of Pena’s Taekwondo in Manhattan – NY 10034

1997 – Boston, Massachusetts, Open Pan-American Championship – 1^st place in fighting

April 10, 1996 – Battle of Washington Heights, Manhattan – NY, 1^st place in fighting

1995 – Tarija in Bolivia, 1^st place in international tournament

1994 – Caribe Tournament in Puerto Principe-Haiti, 1^st place

1994 – Organizer of International Battle in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

1993-1990 – Coach and trainer of the National Dominican Feminine Team

1994 – 1990 – President of the Taekwondo Association in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

1989 – 2^nd Pan-American Championship of the ITF – Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 1^st place

1988 – 6^th   Pan-American Championship of the WTF – Lima, Peru – 3^rd place

1987 – Indianapolis games Pan-American – Dominican Team Member

1996 – 5^th Pan-American Championship of the WTF – 2^nd place

1990 – 1984 – Member of the Dominican Taekwondo Team, 1985,1987,1988,1989,1990 athlete

                             more out-standing of the Dominican Republic

1984 – Founded the 1^st School in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

1983 – 1979 – National Juvenile Champion, Dominican Republic