| Oxford Martial Arts & Fitness 5162 College Corner Pk. (US 27 North toward Walmart) Oxford, Ohio 45056 513-523-4527 sgray@oxfordmartialarts.org |
| OXFORD MARTIAL ARTS & FITNESS |
| Instructors |
Started Taekwondo: March 1999 Started Taekwondo: March 1999 Martial Arts Accomplishments: 2000 Ohio State Champion 2000 USTU Jr. Olympics National Champ 2001 Ohio State Champion 2001 USTU Jr. Olympics Bronze Medalist 2001 National AAU Jr. Olympics Champ 2002 Ohio State Champion 2002 Ohio State Champion 2002 US Open Int'l. Championships Orlando, FL / Bronze Medalist 2003 Ohio Sr. State Champion 2003 Ohio Jr. State Champion 2003 US Open Int'l Championships Las Vegas, NV / Gold Medalist 2003 National AAU Jr. Olympics Silver Medalist 2003 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2003-2004 AAU Jr. National Team Member 2004 AAU National Champion 2004 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2004-2005 AAU National Team Member 2005 German Open Feather Weight Quarterfinalist 2005 USSSA Region 4 Champion 2005 USAT National Qualifier Champion / Rochester, MN. 2005 AAU National Champion 2005 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2005 USAT National Champion 2005-2006 AAU National Team Member 2006 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2006 USAT National Qualifier Champ Rochester, MN 2006 USAT Sr. National Team Trials Runner-up 2006 USAT National Champion 2006 Pan Am Championships (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Silver Medalist 2006-2007 AAU National Team Member 2007 USAT Pan Am Games Team Trial Runner-up 2007 USAT World Team Trials Runner-up 2007 USAT Sr. National Bronze Medalist AAU certified Coach and Official USSSA certified Coach and Official High School Graduated/Year: Promised Land High School 2004 Other Interest: Enjoys hanging out with family and friends, working out, running...listening to music, reading, watching movies, writing, attending the Young Adult group at her church, horseback riding, watching football and "playing just about any sport." Favorite foods: Italian and Mexican...likes to eat pasta the night before a competition, especially cajun chicken alfredo, and bagels and chocolate the day of competition. Favorite athletes: former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jon Kitna and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. Favorite movies: We Were Soldiers and Remember the Titans Favorite music: Country, but also enjoys hip hop/rap, rock, techno and Christian music. Argentina is her favorite country she has visited for competition. |
| Ms. Adriel Gray 2nd Dan Head Coach |
Started Taekwondo: March 1999 Martial Arts Accomplishments: 2000 Ohio State Champion 2001 Ohio State Champion 2001 USTU National Jr. Olympics Silver Medalist 2002 Ohio State Champion 2002 AAU National Jr. Olympics Champion 2003 Ohio State Champion 2003 USTU National Jr. Olympics Bronze Medalist 2003 AAU National Jr. Olympics Champion 2004 AAU National Jr. Olympics Champion 2004 AAU National Champion 2004 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2005 USSSA Region 4 Champion 2004-2005 AAU Jr. National Team Member 2005 U. S. Open Champion 2005 USAT National Qualifier Rochester, MN. Champion 2005 USTU National Junior Olympics Silver Medalist 2005 AAU National Champion 2005 AAU National Team Trials Runner-up 2006 AAU National Team 'B' Team 2006 USAT National Qualifier Champion 2006 AAU National Champion 2006 USAT National Jr. Olympics Silver Medalist 2006 AAU National Team Trials Champion 2006 USAT Senior National Champion 2006-2007 AAU National Team Member 2007 USAT Pan Am Game Trials Runner-up 2007 World Team Trials Runner-up 2007 USAT Regional Qualifier Miami, FL Junior Champion 2007 USAT Regional Qualifier Miami, FL Senior Division USAT Junior Olympics Silver Medalist AAU certified Coach and Official USSSA certified Coach and Official Earned the rank of Master Black Belt 11-13-09 High School: Promised Land School (Class of '09) Other Interests: Enjoys spending time with her family and friends playing football, basketball, cards and watching TV...also enjoys attending the Youth Group at her church. Favorite food: Italian and prefers to eat pasta before a competition. Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning Favorite movie: We Were Soldiers Enjoys country music Lists Germany as her favorite country visited for competition Did You Know...?: Carman likes to cook and especially loves baking. |
| Master Carman Gray 4th Dan Head Instructor |
Started Taekwondo: March 1998 Martial Arts Accomplishments: 2000 Ohio State Jr. Champion 2001 AAU Southeastern Regional Heavyweight Bronze Medalist 2001 Ohio State Jr. Champion 2001 AAU National Jr. Olympics Heavyweight Bronze Medalist 2002 Ohio State Jr. Heavyweight Champion 2002 AAU Ohio State Heavyweight Champion 2002 AAU National Jr. Olympics Heavyweight Champion 2003 Ohio State Jr. Heavyweight Champion 2003 AAU Ohio State Heavyweight Champion 2003 AAU National Jr. Olympics Heavyweight Champion 2003 AAU Jr. National Team Trials Heavyweight Champion 2003-2004 AAU Jr. National Team Member / Heavyweight 2004 AAU National Team Trial Runner-up/ Heavyweight 2005 USSSA Region 4 Heavyweight Champion 2005 Ohio AAU State Heavyweight Champion 2006 USSSA Region 4 Heavyweight Champion 2006 USSSA National Silver Heavyweight Medalist 2006 USSSA National Team Trials Semifinalist Heavyweight 2007 USSSA Kentucky State Champion Heavyweight AAU Certified Coach and Referee. USSSA Certified Coach and Referee. High School Graduation/Year: Promised Land School / 2006 Other Interests: Enjoys playing video games and spending time with family and friends playing football, basketball, and cards. Also enjoys activities at his Church Youth Group. Favorite Food: Fried Chicken and Mashed Potatoes Favorite Athlete: Reggie White Favorite Movie: BraveHeart Enjoys all kinds of music (except techno). Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Canada Did you know? Jacob is an Acive Duty Soldier in the United States Army. |
| Mr. Jacob Gray 3rd Dan Instructor |
| Mr. Joshua Gray 3rd Dan Instructor |
| Started Taekwondo: March 1999 Martial Arts Accomplishments: 2001 Ohio State Champion 2002 Ohio State Champion 2003 Ohio State Champion 2007 Earned Black Belt 2007 Kentucky State Champion 2007 USSSA National Champion 2007 USSSA National Team Trials Champion USSSA Certified Referee USSSA Certified Coach 2008 USSSA National Team Member |
Started Taekwondo: 1999 Martial Arts Accomplishments: 2004 Ohio State Champion 2004 AAU National Champion 2004 AAU National Silver Medalist |
| Mr. Seth Anderson 1st Dan Instructor |
Started Taekwondo: March 1998 Martial Arts Accomplishments 2001 Ohio State Champion 2002 Ohio State Champion 2005 Earned Black Belt 2005 AAU National Champion 2005 AAU National Team Trials Runner-up 2005-2006 AAU National Team 'B' Team 2006 Represented the United States in Germany |
| Mr. James Stephenson 1st Dan Instructor |
Throughout my martial arts career, I've worried that I was too old to make it to black belt. But the fact that I am here now, after five years and more birthdays, feeling better physically and mentally than I have in years, lets me know that I have succeeded. .....After two years of competing in tournaments, I managed a few first place awards, several second place and a few third place medals. I won some of the medals at state tournaments. I am most proud of my second place medal from the USSSA State Tournament in sparring. That was the first tournament where I sparred and I was very proud of my performance. I have also placed second in the AAU State Tournament. I am just as proud of the third place awards as I am of the first place awards. I know that each time I gave my best and that makes any award I win special to me. Taekwondo has taught me to give your best and you will succeed..... .....exerpt taken from black belt report 4/2007 |
| It has also changed some of my attitudes and how I deal with life stresses. It has helped me become more centered. Taking taekwondo has made me more confident about who I am and about my abilities. I have learned that I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. |
| WHAT TAEKWONDO HAS MEANT TO ME By John Winkler As a child, I loved watching Bruce Lee movies. I was fascinated with the way he moved and fought. So my interest in martial arts goes back a long way. My first-hand experience with taekwondo started about thirty years ago when I learned they were giving classes at Miami University and I started taking them. Unfortunately, I had to withdraw just before my first test. I got interested again in taekwondo in 2002. My greanddaughter was taking classes in Hamilton and we would go to watch her. I began to think that maybe I could get back into learning taekwondo. I was also interested in taking the classes so that I could spend time with my granddaughter, who seemed to be having fun and was learning something I had been interest in so many years before. I never imagined that five years later I would have worked my way toward achieving my own black belt.After taking classes for about two years, I decided that I wanted to step up the level of my training. I wanted more discipline and to compete in tournaments. So about three years ago, I enrolled at Oxford Martial Arts. I found the discipline for which I was looking. After the first year of taking taekwondo, I lost eighty-two pounds and felt better than I had in years. TKD has taught me alot about myself. It did more than just help me lose weight. It helped me to be more disciplined in the way I eat. I eat healthier now and I'm more aware of how food affects my body. My cholesterol was out of control, and taekwondo helped lower my numbers. It helped me to strengthen my ailing back and to focus better. |
| Fanning the flames of success in every aspect of LIFE! |
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| Mr. Joel Gray 3rd Dan Instructor |
| Started Taekwondo in 1998 2002 Ohio State Champion 2008 USAT National Champion |
| Master Richard Lewis 5th Dan |
| Master Carman Gray 4th Dan |