LINEAGE

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The history of Elite Martial Arts begins in 1945 when Master Hwang Kee founded Moo Duk Kwan (his martial arts school). His Kwan was amongst the original five Kwans to unify and create Taekwondo. After many years of dedicated training, Hwang Kee’s most determined disciple, Byung Ho Choi, left Korea to become the tactical combat instructor for the military armed forces of El Salvador. In 1978, however, Choi became a pioneer for Taekwondo in the United States as he opened his own school. At his school’s inception a young pupil by the name of Guillermo Mosquera began his training.

Mosquera would go on to become one of Choi’s most accomplished students, winning international tournaments, becoming a United States Team member several times, and even earning his place as one of the best Taekwondo competitors in the world by medaling at the world championships. Aside from being a fierce competitor, Mosquera acquired a strong passion for passing on his knowledge to the younger generation. At only 20, Mosquera opened a school of his own, where he crafted many talented martial artists. Five years after opening his doors, Francisco Nascimento began studying under Moquera’s tutelage in 1999. Eighteen years later, after achieving his own competitive success on the national and international stage, Nascimento followed in his master’s footsteps and, at the age of 22, opened Elite Martial Arts. Only time will tell which of the many students at Elite Martial Arts will be the one to continue the lineage.