Rikki Renee Valle

5^th 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  - 7^th Grade- 2011-Present

·         Run an after school Taekwondo Club for students who want to learn Martial Arts – 2012 – Present.