Master Fredson Gomes is the co-founder of Modern Taekwondo Center and brings over 18 years of teaching and coaching experience. Master Gomes has been training for 27 years, has competed worldwide, and now shares his knowledge with the next generation of martial artists.
Master Fredson Gomes
4th Dan, 20 years experience
Experience
Coached Cabo Verde National Taekwondo Team – 2016 African Qualification Tournament – Agadir, Morocco
Coached Jamaican National Taekwondo Team – 2016 Pan-American Qualification Tournament for Rio Olympic Games – Aguascalientes, Mexico
Grandmaster Joseph Pina > Rosa Brothers (Master Jaoa Rosa Ph.D. & Master Ricardo Rosa, Ph.D.) > Master Fredson Gomes
Competition Records & Highlights
- 2008 Olympic Qualifiers – Tripoli, Libya
- 2007 US National Collegiate Taekwondo Gold Medalist
- 2007 World Olympic Qualifiers – Manchester, England
- 2006 International Olympic Solidarity Scholarship Recipient
- 2005 US Open (Taekwondo) – Bronze Medalist
- 2005 AAU US National Gold Medalist and Team Member
- 2004 Named Olympic Attache for Cabo Verde Olympic Team – Athens, Greece
- 2004 World Olympic Qualifiers – Paris, France
- 2004 African Olympic Qualifier Bronze Medalist – Cairo, Egypt
- 2003 All-African Games Gold Medalist – Abuja, Nigeria
- 2001 US Open (Sport Karate) Champion
- Competed in 2 Regional Olympic Qualifiers (Cairo & Tripoli)
- Competed in 2 World Olympic Qualifiers (Paris and Manchester)
- Awarded the “Medalha De Merito” (Medal of Merit) by the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde
- Served as a United Nations Youth Ambassador (2007-2009)
