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Youth Athlete of the Month: Gabrielle Abuyen
By: Han's Taekwondo Academy

Topics: Taekwondo, Bakersfield, Sports, martial arts, Francis Esposo, tae kwon do, karate
Anonymous user Wed Sep 24, 2008 08:49:06 PDT
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Gabrielle Abuyen is a 9-year old, 5th grader at Norris Elementary School of Bakersfield, California.  She enjoys chorus, writing, and literature.  But most of all, Gaby enjoys practicing martial arts at Han's Tae Kwon Do Academy.  Gaby is a Green Belt at Han's Taekwondo and is a member of their tournament team.  She is a 2007 Western Regional, Northwestern U.S. Regional Champion and 2008 California State Champion for USA-Taekwondo.  She enjoys travelling nationwide with her teammates for competition.  At the 2008 California Invitational Taekwondo Championship, Gaby won all her divisions in forms and sparring.  Currently, she is training  for the Taekwondo Junior Olympic Nationals in 2009 where she will be representing Southwest Bakersfield, California. 

Gaby has a biography and her competition history posted on www.hanstaekwondo.com.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008 00:08:26 PDT
Gaby is a very fierce fighter, but she wasn't always. She has worked very hard to get to the level she is now. Her team is very proud of her!
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