Meet Mr. Estrada. Mr. Estrada has been a student of Grandmaster Orange for many years. He trained under GMO at the same time his son was training with GMO. Now Mr. Estrada is one of Sidekicks favorite instructors. You’ll see Mr. Estrada on Sidekicks testing days and teaching some of evening and Saturday classes. Here’s some of the questions he responded to about his history with Sidekicks.  Mr. Estrada also taught many classes for Sidekicks during the time that Grandmaster Orange was recovering from his accident. We are very thankful to Mr. Estrada for that.

Q: Why did you start Martial Arts?

A: I started Martial Arts as a way to keep myself physically active.

Q: How old were you when you started?

A: When I started practicing Taekwondo, I was 38 years old.

Q: How did you meet GMO?

A: GMO and I met during one of my son’s multiple belt testings.

Q: What’s your favorite move?

A: My favorite move is a sidekick, And if performed correctly, it can be extremely effective in close, intermediate, and long range.

Q: What’s your least favorite move?

A: Least favorite is a spear hand. It takes an advance level of understanding on how to apply this hand technique correctly and where to apply it for it to be effective.

Q: Which belt level are you now?

A: Currently a 2nd degree recommended black belt.

Q: What are your martial arts goals?

A: My Martial Arts goal is to receive my 2nd degree decided black belt, and continue on my individual path in Taekwondo.