Throughout his more than 40 years of martial arts education and 32 years teaching, Master Spillmann has trained and learned from the best of the best.TaeKwonDo and Karate Grandmasters like: Young Kun Kim, Suk Jun Kim, Kyu Hun Lee, Lee Chung Woo, Tung Suk Chun, Jong Man Park; HapKi-Do Grandmasters like: Kwang Sik Myung, Lee Jae Won, James Park; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Professors, Reylson, Gracie, Carson Gracieand Master Spillmann’s brother, Rocian Gracie Jr. Master Spillmann has also trained with many other World Famous Grandmasters and world renowned fighters.
Master Spillmann has trained, fought and taught seminars in many countries including Brazil, Peru, India, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico and Korea and has won many championships. He also trained at the Seoul Physical Education University and at TaeKwonDo Kukkiwon Headquarters in Seoul with World Famous Grandmaster Kyu Hun Lee.
Master Spillmann has trained and taught many seminars to military special forces. Master Spillmann believes all martial arts should be respected; it is an individual’s dedication and commitment that makes his or her art. That is why even after 40 years, Master Spillmann continues to train in his loved art forms, and why Master Spillmann started the Grandmaster Club and Master Club programs and opened ATC TaeKwonDo Centers, ATC Martial Arts Centers the ATC Gracie Academies which operate worldwide.
This further expands ATC students’ knowledge, so that they do not have to spend monies traveling or training all over the world or at other academies to gain his priceless knowledge and deep philosophies. Master Spillmann also holds several block breaking records, including breaking 411 concrete end-cap blocks for charity. Master Spillmann says, “to stop learning is to stop living.”
Master Spillmann received his Doctorates in Philosophy and Business in 2007-2008. He is currently working towards his masters in theology and family counseling. Master Spillmann believes in education and expects his students to maintain top grades. He, at almost 50 years of age, still teaches 40% of the classes in Commando HapKiDo, Weapons and Advanced Forms and Sparring.
GRANDMASTER K.O. SPILLMANN
ATC FOUNDER: MARTIAL ARTS DIRECTOR
TaeKwonDo Certified WTF – KTA - ATF - TI - AAU
TaeKwonDo International 8th Dan Black Belt
TaeKwonDo International Director of Operations
AAU & USTD Certified 7th Dan Black Belt
Kukkiwon Training Course Certificate 1999
HapKiDo Certified Master - 6th Dan Black Belt
HapKiDo KHF / WHF - 4th Dan Black Belt
Karate Certified Master WHKF- 4th Dan Black Belt
Judo -2nd Dan Black Belt
Rocian Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Fiaxa Prieta BJJ
QieGong / Iron Palm -Non-Ranking System
Ranking in Many Other Styles ( Karate – KungFu)
JiDoKwon Citation Dedication to TaeKwonDo 1981
JiDoKwon Citation Dedication to TaeKwonDo 1983
Cornell University Management Program 1984
Outstanding Team Coach 1991 A.T.F -Y.K. Kim
Outstanding Instructor 1992 A.T.F -Y.K. Kim
Honorary Teacher Award Orange County 1993
Produced Self-Defense Video Tapes 97
Leadership Award World HapKi-Do Federation 97
AMS Outstanding School Award 1997
Pan-American Coach 1995, 1997
Director of California Inter City 1999 -2001
Director of TaeKwon-Do Games LA. 1998
California Senate: Community Award 2001.
United States Presidential Award 2003
Elected VP. TaeKwonDo International 2005
Wrote: How to operate a professional academy
Co-Director of WTF World Games in LA 2006
Inducted into the TaeKwonDo Hall of Fame 2006
Published 2007: The TaeKwonDo Business Manual
World TaeKwonDo Federation Citation of Merit 07
200 Concrete End-Cap Blocks Broken in 46sec 06
411 Concrete End-Cap Blocks for charity - 2006
Exhibitions for the Orlando Magic
Taught many self defense seminars for the military.
Competition Record
1st Sparring 1982 Y.K.Kim's Championships
Full Contact Heavy Weight Winner Karate Open 1982
1st Sparring 1983 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Forms 1983 Y.K.Kim's Championships
2nd Sparring 1983 Florida US Open
1st Sparring & Forms 1984 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Sparring & Forms 1985 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Sparring 1985 Peter Lee's Championships
2nd Forms 1986 Florida US Open
1st Sparring US Open - Texas 1986
1st Forms US Open - Texas 1986
1st Sparring & Forms 1986 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Sparring & Forms 1987 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Sparring Master Jo's Championships 1988 Tampa
1st Sparring 1988 Florida State TaeKwon-Do Open
2nd Forms 1988 Florida State TaeKwon-Do Open
Grand Champion Sparring Round Robin Jae's TKD – 88
2nd Sparring 1988 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st place Forms 1988 Y.K.Kim's Championships
1st Sparring 1989 Y.K. Kim's Championships
1st Place Forms 1989 Y.K.Kim's Championship
1st Sparring Forms 1989 Y.K.Kim's Championship Fl.
1st Forms 1989 Y.K.Kim's Championship Fl.
1st Open Miami Judo/Jiu-Jitsu Championships 1990
Excellent Tech Sparring 1990 Y.K.Kim's Championship
Excellent Technique Forms1990 Y.K.Kim's
1st Sparring 1990 Saigon TaeKwon-Do Open
2 Place Forms 1990 Saigon TaeKwon-Do Open
Excellent Tech Sparring 1991 Y.K.Kim's Championship
Excellent Tech Forms 1991 Y.K.Kim's Championship
1st Sparring 1992 Saigon TaeKwon-Do Open
2nd Place 1992 Saigon TaeKwon-Do Open
Superior Tech Sparring 1992 Y.K.Kim's Championship
Forms 1st Place 1992 Y.K.Kim's Championship
Best Breaking 1992 San Juan Puerto Rico.
1st Sparring 1992 California US Open
1st Breaking 1993 Hami-Dan Competition
