Staff
Located in San Antonio, TX
Our World Taekwondo Center martial arts staff is professional, courteous, respectful, and willing to help you and your child grow to become excellent martial arts students.
Our Staff
Master Elva Adams
Owner/Master Instructor
- 6th-degree Kukkiwon black belt
- 30 years of competing, coaching and teaching experience
- International Referee – Level 1 in Kyrugi
- International Referee – Level 2 in Poomsae
- World Taekwondo Certified Kyrugi Instructor
- USA Taekwondo Certified Referee Instructor
- USA Taekwondo Certified Level 1 Coach
- Current USA Taekwondo Poomsae Team Member
- 1988 Summer Olympic Bronze Medalist (TPE-Pai Yun-Yao)
- 2016 Summer Olympic Taekwondo Referee (USA)
- SafeSport Certified
Miss Angela Olsen
Operation Manager/Head Instructor
- 3rd degree Kukkiwon black belt.
- 15 years of teaching, coaching, and competing experience.
- Extensive knowledge in various martial arts skills to include Taekwondo, Self Defense, Weapon, Breaking, Acrobatic, tricking, and Demo Team.
- Medalist in both Sparring and Poomsae during 2006 – 2011 in local and regional tournaments.
- International Gold Medalist in Demo Team, Poomsae, Breaking, Creative, and Grappling between 2016 to 2018.
- USA Taekwondo Certified Coach.
- 10 years of Behavioral Therapist T experience working with special needs.
- Basic Life Support, SafeSport, CPR & First Aid certified
Miss Christina Castillo
Poomsae Technical Instructor
- 4th-degree Kukkiwon black belt
- 2019 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association, Individual Female Poomsae U30 – Gold Medalist
- 2019 US National – Individual Female Poomsae U30 – Silver Medalist
- USA National Poomsae Team Member – Female U30, 2018 – 2019
- 2017 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association – Individual Female Poomsae U30 team member
- SafeSport Certified
Mr. Sean Mims
Junior Instructor
- 2015 US National – Individual Junior Male Freestyle Poomsae – Gold Medalist
- 2nd degree Kukkiwon black belt
- 2017 US National Team member – Individual Junior Male Freestyle Poomsae
- SafeSport Certified
Mr. Bradley Gilmore
After School Assistant Instructor
- 2nd degree Kukkiwon black belt
- ESL (English as Second Language) teaching experience
- BBA in Language Studies
- SafeSport Certified
Miss Nancy Morales
Office Administrative Assistant
- Fluent in Spanish language
- Associate degree in Computer Networking
- Part time Soccer coach
- SafeSport Certified
Miss Cecilia Hansen
After School Program Assistant
- Homeschool teaching experience
- Military spouse and caregiver for elderly
- SafeSport Certified
Why Trust Us?
It’s difficult finding a martial arts school
There are many martial arts schools out there. Master Elva Adams remembers when she was a little girl starting her martial arts journey. It changed her life. Her confidence soared, she created goals and achieved them, and she even made it to the 1988 Olympic Games! That’s how powerful martial arts truly is!
We are World Taekwondo Center, San Antonio. We are here to help change lives and turn students into confident, proud, and goal-driven life achievers. If you’re feeling motivated to get more information, click on the button below.