7th Dan Black Belt
Vice President: TaeKwonDo International
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Master Spillmann
has been training in the martial arts for over 40 years
1000 TaeKwonDo Students – Master Spillmann 1985
Master Spillmann is sought after worldwide for his martial art and business knowledge and has been written about in dozens of new paper articles. Master Spillmann has also written dozens of articles for many magazines and newspapers. He has been seen on TV and in several movies. He has performed demonstrations, instructed self-defense seminars and consulted for many large organizations across the United States, including the U.S. military and motivational seminars for Mervyns, Universal Studios, Boeing, Edwards, CBS Studios and Mission Viejo Company.
He has also performed breaking demonstrations, taught self-defense seminars and offered his business consulting services in many countries including Austria, England, Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Puerto Rico, India and Korea.
Master Spillmann has trained with many more famous masters.
More History about
“In martial arts, like life, you need to set a goal, take action, and not give up. Dreams don’t come true by magic…you have to work hard. TaeKwonDo is a way of life in and out of the Dojang, not just a sport.” This philosophy has led him to where he is today. Master Spillmann began practicing martial arts at age four when his parents enrolled him in Judo and Korean Karate in NJ. “They were looking for something that created discipline and focus because that’s what I needed,” he says. Master Spillmann’s father was an Architect and Military Engineer, so the family traveled all over the world, giving him the opportunity to learn many styles from many famous masters. Now 40 years later, Spillmann holds ranks in TaeKwon-Do 7th Dan, Karate 4th Dan, Judo 2nd Dan, Aiki-Jujitsu 1st Dan, HapKi-Do 5th Dan, Rocian Gracie II Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 1st Degree and continues to practice several other art forms. Master Spillmann has won many tournaments and full contact competitions. His academies have won 6 Grand Championships for sparring and forms and have had several State and National Champion students. Master Spillmann is a master breaker who holds the record for breaking 200 concrete blocks in 46 seconds. Even with all the trophies, plaques, media, television and print coverage he has received, nothing gives Master Spillmann more pleasure than seeing his students excel in their leadership skills, academics and in life.
1999 Kukkiwon WTF Hdq Grandmaster Kyu Hun Lee
He believes that any child can benefit from a martial arts education because of the discipline and positive leadership direction it provides. “If there is good communication and trust between the parent and instructor, any child can do well, but when parents let children make all the choices and decisions, it doesn’t work. It’s important for parents to lead the child fairly when needed.” He feels many parents give up their responsibilities and leadership skills. “It’s as if some parents are saying, we only want our children to have fun, not self-discipline, respect, goals nor values. Well, life is not all fun and has rules and consequences. We as parents should be teachers, not a shield to the world of sadness and failures, because we all have to learn to handle the real world and in that real world there is stress, failure, sadness, sickness, bad influence, violence and hate. As there is good, there will always be evil. We need to teach children the difference between good and bad, the conquering of fears, belief in themselves, persistence, perseverance, goal setting and how to overcome obstacles. Parents cannot be there forever. We can change today, by setting a good example and incorporating positive leadership skills and love, or face medicating children and depressed adults tomorrow, it’s up to us parents. Always remember TaeKwon-Do is a leadership education for life. Master Spillmann” explains a person is like a beautiful tree as that tree grows; one must continue to shape, prune and even cut the bad leaves off the tree, so it can grow strong and healthy. Just as with trees, some humans have more bad leaves than others, but unlike a tree, we don’t have several hundred years to grow and change. So we must look hard and act fast to cut away our negativity, so a positive person can grow. ATC is one place that children can learn to be leaders and everyone can continually develop a positive mental attitude. Master Spillmann also integrates the teaching of values, character and ethics with the students he teaches. Master Spillmann
believes TaeKwon-Do is for all ages. Philosophically and mentally the art
can be used as a mirror; polish the mirror to see who you are, embrace and
love who you are and make changes as you wish. Throughout his
martial arts education, Grandmaster Spillmann has trained and learned from
the best of the best. TaeKwon-Do Grand Masters like: Young Kun Kim (ATF),
Suk Jun Kim ( WTF-ITF- TI), Hun Kyu Lee (WTF), Lee Chung Woo (Jidokwon -WTF),
Tung Suk Chun (WTF); HapKi-Do Grand Masters like: Kwang Sik Myung (WHF), Lee
Jae Won - Jung M Park (KHF); Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Professor, Rocian Gracie II
(WBJJF) and many other world famous grandmasters. Grandmaster Spillmann has
trained in many countries, including Japan, China and Korea. Grandmaster
Spillmann also trained at the Seoul Physical Education University and at The
World TaeKwon-Do Academy at Kukkiwon Headquarters in Seoul, Korea. TaeKwonDo Early Days Master Spillmann had traveled to many countries with his family and practiced many martial arts (Korean Karate, HapKiDo, Judo). At the age of eight, his family moved from New Jersey to Daytona Beach Florida where he continued his training in Martial arts. By the age of 17 he had attained a black belt in Korean Karate, HapKido and Non-Sport Judo. Upon graduating High School, he moved to Orlando Florida to attend college and looked for the best academy. That is when he met World-renowned Grandmaster Y. K. Kim (JiDokwon –WTF -ATF), who became Master Spillmann’s mentor and teacher for 15 years. Master Spillmann had to work hard as he did not have much money for classes. He did odd jobs around the Dojang such as construction, cleaning and painting to help pay for tuition. Grandmaster Y.K. Kim noticed his burning desire to become an instructor. So at 18 years of age, he was offered a Training Instructor position, where he worked his way up to eventually becoming chief instructor and managing all of Y.K Kim’s TaeKwon-Do Schools. He was working, studying and training an average of 90 hours per week running five TaeKwon-Do schools for Grand Master Y.K. Kim in Orlando, FL. It was very tough because Master Spillmann had to work 2 jobs to have the funds for college, at times, only had 3 hours of sleep and had to sleep in the Dojang because the pay was not sufficient to maintain an apartment. An apartment was a luxury as it seemed useless for a college student only sleeping 3 hours per night to spend the money for just those three hours. Overtime, the pay got better so Master Spillmann could quit his night job, and he had extra income. Instead of going out partying with friends, he chose to use his free time to train in several other styles (Kyokushinkai, Aikido, KungFu and Boxing) only coming to the realization TaeKwonDo was his true passion and was truly a superior art form. During that time, he also met World Renowned Grandmaster S.J. Kim, an ITF Master and Demonstration Team Member under General Choi. This gave Master Spillmann an opportunity to continue to learn his advanced ITF patterns, hone his fighting skills and receive certification under Grandmaster S.J.Kim the President of TaeKwonDo international.
HapKiDo Early Days HapKiDo Early Days During a Demonstration around 1985 in Puerto Rico, Master Spillmann met TaekwonDo and Hapkido Master Miguel Lind who invited Master Spillmann, a Black Belt in HapKiDo to attend a HapKiDo seminar being held by Grandmaster Kwan Shik Myung, president of The World HapKiDo Federation. Master Spillmann eventually received his certificate of appointment from Grandmaster Myung to teach HapkiDo.
Master Spillmann continues learning from these Grandmasters and many other
Grandmasters until this day.
Brazilian JiuJitsu Master Spillmann started his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training under Reylson Gracie in Laguna Beach. He was a great teacher, but he moved to Las Vegas. So on his search for a new instructor in 1994, he came across Rocian Gracie Jr., and started his training. Later he traded Master Gracie rental space for private classes at his academy in Aliso Viejo. Rocian moved to Brazil where he has several academies. To this day, they are like brothers, and Rocian visits Master Spillmann’s academy every year to test students.
Opening His Own Academy After leaving Y.K. Kim’s TaeKwonDo in 1991-92, Master Spillmann moved to California with a “yes, I can attitude,” even though he had no place to live, no job and no money to open a martial arts school. He did have the burning desire, leadership skills and determination to succeed. He was lucky that he had 15 promotion boxes and a motorcycle. He sold his only form of transportation and took that money to rent a building and negotiate some free rent. He then walked and passed out flyers, taught 10 classes per day and washed himself in the sink as there were no health clubs in the area. He ate noodles and slept on the floor at night. Even though many
nights were spent alone during those seven months, Even with it’s up and downs, he never gave up on the studio, and today that location, with the assistance of his top instructors, has over 500 students. Master Spillmann currently has a degree in business and marketing and continues to further his education by working towards his PHD. American TaeKwonDo Centers, Inc. has 8 academies, many affiliated schools and over 1600 ATC family members. Because of Master Spillmann’s continued learning and vast knowledge of the martial arts field, he is frequently invited to speak and teach in many other cities and countries.
Master Spillmann as the headmaster of ATC, has 10 very important goals: 1) To create a better society through a positive attitude and thinking. 2) To create peace, health and harmony through physical and mental discipline. 3) To develop goals into an action philosophy. 4) To build confidence and self-esteem in all students. 5) To teach people the importance of commitment and never giving up. 6) To enlighten parents and students about the true leadership benefits of the Martial Arts. 7) To treat all people fairly. 8) To teach an effective self-defense system. 9) To further his own martial arts education through continuing studies, to better teach his instructors and students. 10) To assist other Masters in the growth of positive martial arts. In conclusion, Master Spillmann says, “It’s all about teaching respect for Dad, Mom, community, country and self. You deal with one person your whole life - yourself. Compete only with yourself and respect others. TaeKwon-Do is about developing and culturing a better self and stronger leader for tomorrow.”
Some certificates and awards are shown here, others are displayed at the academies.
Master K.O. Spillmann Teaching Credentials
TaeKwonDo Certified Instructor WTF –KTA - ATF
HapKiDo Certified Master Instructor
Karate Certified Instructor
Judo Non-Sport
Rocian Gracie
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Certified Instructor Ranking in Many Other Styles ( Karate – KungFu) Teaching Martial Arts for over 28 years
Certified in CPR and Safety Awareness
Organization Member West Coast Representative: American TaeKwon-Do Federation. Vice President: The World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Vice President: TaeKwonDo International USA TaeKwonDo - Academy Olympic Member AAU Academy Olympic Member Team Labrada Member
Rocian Gracie II Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team
Competition Record
1st Place Sparring 1982 Y.K.Kim's Championships
(Many
other competitions not listed. Retired 1993 from all
AMAA Fight Team 7 Grand Champions Achievement & Awards JidoKwon
Citation Dedication to TaeKwonDo 1981
Record Holding:
For Charity
Saint Jude's Children's Hospital 411 Concrete
End-Cap Blocks Broken
Holds Ranks In
TaeKwon-Do
Hapki-Do
Qie Gong/Bul Moo Do/Iron Palm
Jiu-Jitsu Diatoryu
Judo Non-Sport
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Kyokushinkai
Shidokan
Boxing Trainer
Featured In Seen in TV.
Adventures 1995
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