Ojai Valley TaeKwonDo Academy

Meet Roberto Miranda Jr

Our Student Spotlight is on Roberto Miranda Jr. Junior is a 10-year-old, 2nd Degree Level 4 Black Belt with our Academy. He started TaeKwonDo at the age of 6 after learning about the program from his father’s partner whose son was already a student at the Academy.

Junior is currently super excited to be working toward his upcoming promotional testing for 3^rd Degree Black Belt, and he will be entering 5^th grade at Topa Topa Elementary School this fall.

Junior’s favorite part of TKD is learning new things and helping other kids who are colored belts and have not attained their Black Belt yet. Besides TaeKwonDo, Junior’s passion is soccer where he enjoys playing the position of striker, goalie and defender.

If Junior could spend the afternoon with anyone from the past, he would pick Bruce Lee so he could see his martial arts moves in person.

What are some of Junior's favorite things?

• Music – Junior enjoys listening to hip hop music
• TV Show – Bunked on the Disney Channel, which is a comedy and mystery
• Movie – All of the Hobbit movies
• Video Game – The action building game Fort Night, where you team up with other players to build massive forts and battle against hordes of monsters. Junior also enjoys car racing games
• Animals- Dogs, turtles and rabbits
• Food – Junior says his mom’s tacos are the best!
• Dessert – Chocolate chip cake​

• If Junior lived in the jungle, what kind of animal would he choose to be? A black panther because they are tough and then he could be king of the jungle.
• Destination – Mexico where he can visit his cousins, meet new people and play soccer. If he could fly anywhere, he would pick Brazil where he would like to meet soccer stars Neymar and Marcelo.

 

Junior’s advice to anyone starting their martial arts journey…it’s fun and you learn self-defense and get more flexible. You also get a chance to practice respectful manners.

Junior’s advice to colored belts striving to earn their Black Belt…Work hard, come as many days as you can an pay attention.

 

Links To Past Student Spotlights:

Tigran Nahabedian
Bella Welch
Dylin Andrews
Sophia Fitch
Reid Wadsworth
Eileen Peck
Wesley Hopkins
​Mady Fitch
Sam Daley