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Mr. Walter Dean Vargas

  • Owner and Head Instructor / Coach
  • 5th Degree Black Belt (Kukkiwon Certified)
  • Kukkiwon Certified Master Instructor  
  • CPR certified

International Awards:

Gold medalist, 1995 Southeast Asian Taekwondo Championships (Thailand)
Gold medalist, 1991 Southeast Asian Games (Philippines)
Silver medalist, 1994 Asian Taekwondo Championships (Philippines)
Silver medalist, 1993 Southeast Asian Games (Singapore)
2-time Bronze medalist in 1997,1995 Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medalist, 1993 World Taekwondo Championships (U.S.A., N.Y.)
Bronze medalist, 1990 Southeast Asian Taekwondo Championships (Singapore)
Quarter finalist, 1998 Asian Games
Quarter finalist, 1998 World Cup (Germany)
Quarter finalist, 1995 World Taekwondo Championships (Philippines)
Quarter finalist, 1992 Barcelona Olympics (Spain)
Quarter finalist, 1991 World Championships (Greece)
5th place, 1997 World Taekwondo Championships (Hong Kong)
Philippine Delegate, 1998,1996,1990 Asian Championships
Philippine Delegate, 1989 World Taekwondo Championships (Korea)


Local Awards:

8 time Gold Medalist, National Taekwondo Championships
4 time Silver Medalist, National Taekwondo Championships
3 time Best Player Awardee, National Taekwondo Championships
3 time Gold medalist, Inter-school Taekwondo Tournament
2 time Gold medalist, Philippine National Games
2 time Silver medalist, Philippine National Games
8 time Gold medalist, Philippine National Team Selection


Career Highlights:

1992 Barcelona Olympics, Quarter Finals
1993 World Taekwondo Championships, Bronze medalist
1993 Taekwondo Athlete of the Year Award
1997-1998 served as Team Captain of the Philippine National Team
Received Presidential Citation Awards from former Philippine presidents: Fidel V. Ramos and Corazon Aquino in recognition of his accomplishments in Taekwondo
Name engraved in the Kukkiwon Museum for winning in the World Taekwondo Championship
Retired with the ranking of: 1st in Southeast Asia,2nd  in Asia and 3rd in the World


 


 

 


 

Ms. Kimberly Menchavez

  • Assistant Instructor / Coach
  • 3rd Degree Black Belt (Kukkiwon Certified)
  • Member of Philippine Taekwondo Contingent – Junior National Team
  • CPR Certified

Accomplishments
Feather weight Philippine Junior National Team
Most Valuable Player (MVP) 2007-2008 – Ateneo de Manila University


Competitions

Gold medalist, 2003 Korea Open World Festival – Poomsae Competition
Gold medalist, 2008 All Women Championship (Philippines)
Silver medalist, 2003 Korea Open World Festival – Sparring Competition
Bronze medalist, 2005 US Open – Poomsae Competition (USA)






 

 


 


 

Mr. Saturday Bashir

  • Assistant Instructor / Coach
  • 1st Degree Black Belt (Kukkiwon Certified)

Competitions
2006 Pan African Martial Arts Intl Championship – Poomsae (Gold)
2007 All African Games – Sparring (Bronze)
2007 Paris Open – Sparring  (Quarter finalist)
2007 3rd LG Electronics National TKD Championship – Sparring (Gold)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

Ms. Irene Tamaki

Quest Boot Camp Instructor

  • ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified
  • ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) certified
  • 1st Degree Black Belt
  • CPR certified
  • 15 years of teaching experience


Lived and worked in Singapore for 8 years 1992-2000: Freelance Health & Fitness Writer for Motherhood Magazine, Today’s Parent’s, Health Digest, Singapore Health, Beyond Classified & Pregnancy Plus.  Managed corporate headquarter fitness/wellness programs for Compaq, Motorola, Tech Semi-Conductor, Gillette, DHL.  Helped develop the nationwide exercise promotion, “The Great Singapore Workout”.  Lead weekly TV workouts for Reebok, NIKE and the Disney Show.  Taught FICC (Fitness Instructor Trainee Course)

 












 

 

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