S2E7 - Mess with the Herd, you get the horns (with Jenny, Rachel, and Khiem)

FEB 18, 2021113 MIN
Texas Taekwondo - In the Coach's Corner

S2E7 - Mess with the Herd, you get the horns (with Jenny, Rachel, and Khiem)

FEB 18, 2021113 MIN

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Originally recorded June 5, 2020. We're back! In episode seven, Coach Mike chats with alumni Jenny Kim, Rachel Agnite, and Khiem Hoang who were all instrumental team mates leading up to Texas Taekwondo's championship year in 2018.  Who crashed into the judges table in their first tournament? Who had their own podcast named "Drumroll Please"? Who hyped themselves up before their matches by shouting "be aggressive!!" over and over in their head? Find out!  From San Antonio, Texas, Jenny Kim started training in taekwondo at the Korea-America Taekwondo Academy in San Antonio, Texas. She joined Texas Taekwondo as a freshman in 2014 and placed at the NCTA Championships in 2015, 2018 as well as the 2018 USA Taekwondo Nationals. She us currently studying at UT Southwestern Medical School and on her inpatient internal medicine rotation at Clements Hospital. From Hayward, California, Rachel Agnite started training in taekwondo as a freshman with Texas Taekwondo in 2014. During her time at Texas Taekwondo, Rachel was a coach in the Kicks for Kids program, a student coach in her last year, and placed at the NCTA Championships in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 as well as the 2018 USA Taekwondo Nationals. She is currently a pharmacy technician and artist. From Hue, Vietnam, Khiem Hoang started training in taekwondo as a freshman with Texas Taekwondo in 2014. During their time at Texas Taekwondo, Khiem served a the social events coordinator, team's spiritual leader (Texas - FIGHT!), and placed in the NCTA Championships in 2018. They are currently studying at UT Southwestern Medical School.