MASTER JUN

Master Jun Quitain holds a 5^th Dan Black Belt, Kukkiwon Certified and had just recently become a Gold Medalist in Sparring in the 2024 USA Taekwondo National Championship in Florida. He is also our current 2024 USA Taekwondo National Team Member and 2023 California State Champion for both Poomsae and Sparring Divisions and was also the 2022 Gold Medalist in the CUTA International Championship, which earned him a spot for 2022 CUTA Poomsae Team.  Master Jun also just recently medaled in the AAU Taekwondo National Championship in Las Vegas.  He was a Team Captain of the Philippine Demonstration Team, a National Team member and a member of Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood in the Philippines under the leadership of Grandmaster Sung-Chon Hong, who is the founder and CEO and Chief Instructor of Philippine Taekwondo Association and Kukkiwon Chairman of the Board.  Master Jun has represented his home country in the Korea Open garnering several medals and was a Philippine Poomsae National Champion. Under the Philippine Flag, he was a medalist in the 2009 US OPEN in Las Vegas.

CALSMA Taekwondo Classes will be lead by owner and Taekwondo Master Osmundo Jun Quitain. In addition to hands on training of both National and International athletes, he has had decades of experience in managing taekwondo dojangs.  Master Jun was first mentored for 6 years in Burbank, California by Grandmaster Jin Ki Lim, Taekwondo Dojang owner of several locations in Los Angeles County and a former President of California Unified Taekwondo Association (CUTA).  Master Jun learned the skills in managing a dojang that enrolls about 300 students under JK Taekwondo.  He then moved on to teaching and managing More Than Medals Taekwondo for the next 15 years and was then mentored by Master Jae Ok Lee, a pastor and taekwondo missionary, who learned the sport and forwarded Mission of Taekwondo through the instructions and mentorship of Grandmaster Hong, the founder of International Taekwondo Mission (ITM).

Master Jun initially pursued Taekwondo as a childhood hobby, which later transformed into a profound passion. Despite facing numerous challenges in his youth and often finding himself in trouble, it was Taekwondo that provided him with direction and discipline. Determined to share the transformative power of Taekwondo with others, especially during times of adversity, he has made it his mission to teach the martial art as a valuable tool for navigating life’s difficulties.