Keiki Athletes

For the second year in a row, members of Victory Martial Arts & Fitness (Hawai‘i) Taekwondo demonstration team won gold medals at the U.S. Open International Hanmadang. In 2016, the team won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal. This year, they won one gold medal, three silver medals and three bronze medals. The 2017 VIP team award was presented to Abigail Bertelsman for winning a gold medal in individual board breaking, a silver medal in traditional forms and a bronze medal in teams creative poomsae with weapons.