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Rikki Renee Valle
5th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor
Athlete & Head Coach of Team Force TKD Chicago IL
Special Education Teacher
Competition Resume
1997 - 2005 – Illinois State Champion
1997- Pan Am Cup Senior Fly Weight – Bronze
1998 – USTU/USAT Nationals – Ames, Iowa – Senior Fly Weight – Bronze
1998 – Member of the C.A.T.S. Team to represent the U.S. in a 2 week tour of Spain – Madrid, and Barcelona – Senior Fly Weight – Silver
1999- U.S. Open – Anaheim California – Senior Fly Weight – Bronze
1999- USTU/USAT Nationals – Daytona Beach Florida – Quarter Finals
2001 – LA Open International- Los Angeles – Bantam Weight – Bronze
2001- Collegiate Nationals – Austin Texas – Bantam Weight – Bronze
2002 – Model/Spokesperson for Tekno Tkd Gear Company
2002 - Tekno Team Event- German Open- Berlin Germany – Quarter finals
2002- AAU National Team Member – Bantam Weight
2002 – Puerto Rico Open – Puerto Rico – Bantam Weight – Gold
2002- NBC Sports Television Interview with Darrien Chapman – Women and Sports
2003 – Collegiate Nationals – Agaduaillia Puerto Rico – Bantam Weight – Bronze
2003- World Championship Taekwondo Premiere Event- Hosted individual stage matches – Boise, Idaho – Bantam Weight – Gold
2003 – Aruba Open – Aruba – Feather Weight- Gold
2003- AAU National Team Member
2003 – Fort Worth International – Fort Worth Texas – Feather Weight - Silver
2004- AAU National Team Member
2005- Present – Head Coach of Team Force TKD in Chicago
Coaching and Student Achievement - Under the instruction and training at Team Force, members have achieved the following from 2005 – Present.
· State Championships – USAT/AAU – Cadet, Junior, and Senior Divisions - Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.
· National Championships –USAT/AAU – Cadet, Junior, and Senior Divisions – Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.
· International Medals – German Open, Korean Open, Canadian Open, Aruba Open, Dutch Open, and the Pan American Games – Cadet, Junior, and Senior Divisions - Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
· Collegiate Nationals – Silver and Bronze Medals
· US Open – Cadet, Junior, and Senior Divisions – Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.
· Pan American Team
· Pan American Open – Gold
Special Education Teacher
· Working with students with disabilities from 2006-Present
· Implemented Special Needs Taekwondo Programs in therapeutic day schools 2006-2009
· Graduated from Roosevelt University – Chicago IL
· Bachelors Degree – Learning Behavior Specialist – Special Education- Ages Pre-K – 22 years
· Full time Special Education Teacher - 7th Grade- 2011-Present
· Run an after school Taekwondo Club for students who want to learn Martial Arts – 2012 – Present.