Coach William Evon—Taekwondo and BJJ

Coach Bill has been practicing martial arts since the age of six, earning his first black belt at the age of fifteen in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do.  He then began studying Olympic-style Taekwondo and currently holds the rank of 5th degree black belt, certified through the Kukkiwon.  In 2019 he was also awarded the rank of black belt under Coach Michael Huang in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  

Teaching martial arts since 2008, Coach Bill has worked with students of all ages, and has helped them achieve their goals whether they are competitors or casual practitioners.  He is the head instructor for MTA’s Taekwondo program and our children’s (ages 3-6) Jiu-Jitsu program.

Coach Michael Huang—BJJ

Coach Mike has been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2002 and he is currently a first degree Black Belt under Alan ‘Gumby’ Marques. An active competitor since white belt, Coach Mike has won numerous titles in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Some of his accomplishments include:

2023 IBJJF Austin Winter Open Master 3 Black Belt Light-Weight Champion

2023 IBJJF Santa Cruz Open Master 3 Black Belt Feather-Weight Champion

2022 IBJJF San Diego Open Master 3 Black Belt Feather-Weight Champion

2021 American Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Master 2 Black Belt Middle-Weight Champion

2020 IBJJF Fresno Open Master 1 Black Belt Light-Weight Champion

2019 All Star Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Master 2 Open-Weight Champion

2016 US Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Master 2 Black Belt Light-Weight Champion

2015 US Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Master 1 Black Belt Light-Weight Champion

2012 IBJJF San Francisco Open Adult Brown Belt Light-Weight Champion

Coach Jin-Young Park

Coach Jin-Young is a 4th degree master of taekwondo and a blue belt and active competitor in the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. You’ll see him teaching taekwondo and assisting with the children and youth jiu-jitsu programs.

Coach RJ Cho

Coach RJ is a blue belt in BJJ and a highly-skilled wrestler. You can find him on the mats helping out with our jiu-jitsu classes and teaching takedowns to all our students. He’s an active competitor in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and has glorious hair.