Master Guillermo J. Coceres
Master Guillermo J. Coceres began Martial Arts in 1969 at the age of 12 in his native country of Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He finished in first place in the Japanese style of karate, Shotokan. At the age of 19, he started with the Korean style of karate called Tae Kwon Do (TKD). Master Coceres currently holds the rank of 6th Dan (degree) Black Belt.
His Grand Masters include:
GM Se Y. Chang – former presided of the Maryland State TKD GM Kwang S. Hwang – Korea America TKD Union (KATU), International TKD Federation (ITF) GM Kwang S. Hwang – Unified International TKD Federation (UITF) GM Jae Kim – Kim’s Institute of TKD 5th Dan under Athletic Amateur Union (AAU)
Master Coceres trained and received his Black Belt Certification under the following Grand Masters:
GM Yong M. So – Hapkido GM Kwang Jo Choi – Choi Kwang Do GM Sang K. Eun – ITF TKD – Shim Shin
He has also had the privilege of participating in seminars with the following Grand Masters, as well as other great Martial Artists:
GM Hee Il Cho O’sensei Phillip S. Porter – Judo and Jiu Jit Su GM Leroy Epperson III – Jiu Jit Su World Combat Arts Federation (WCAF) GM Larry Tantum – Kenpo Bill “Superfoot” Wallace
Some of his major accomplishments include:
2008 – AAU – Certified Official – Coach – Class “C” 2005 – USAT – Certified Official – Referee – Class “D2” 2005 – Regional Qualifiers for Nationals under AAU – Forms: Gold – Fighting: Gold 2004 – Maryland State TKD Association and Gwang Ju City TKD Association Republic of Korea – Award of Commendation
2003 – USAT – Certified Official – Referee – Class “D3” 2003 – Maryland State TKD Association – Award of Outstanding Competition School – awarded by GM Se Y. Chang 2003 – Maryland State TKD Association – Award of Commendation – awarded by GM Se Y. Chang 2003 – Pan – American TKD Union – PATU – Presidential Citation awarded by GM Dr. Cha Sok Park – President of PATU and Vice President of World TKD Federation
2002 – WCAF – Appointment – Director and Chief examiner for TKD programs 2002 – Maryland State TKD Association Award of Outstanding School – awarded by GM Se Y. Chang
1999 – International Black Belt Hall of Fame – Instructor of the year in TKD 1998 – Letter of Commendation from USMC – Fort Meade
Master G. J. Coceres instructs Kukki TKD (full contact) for WTF Olympic Sport of TKD, ITF, Taekwon-Do, and Hapkido. He also continues to train in other Arts for the betterment of himself and his students.
Master G. J. Coceres 6h Dan
“Be Honest. Be Humble. Be Open-minded. With TKD, the sky is the limit!”
