Meet the Masters
Master Carlo started his Taekwondo journey with 9th Degree Black Belt - Grandmaster Kim in 1981. With the accelerated training provided by Grandmaster Kim, a young Carlo earned his black belt within one year. After achieving his black belt at an early age, Master Carlo would dedicate his life to the perfection of Taekwondo and martial arts.
With the decades to come, Master Carlo would spend thousands of hours in the studio training day in and day out. His training led him to earn the highest prestige in multi-regional, national and international championships. He is also the undefeated West Coast Regional Taekwondo Grand Champion 4 years in a row from 1994 -1998. His prowess earned gold medals in both forms and sparring at California's Governer's Cup in 2000 and the Taekwondo U.S. Open in 2001.
Aside from Master Carlo's achievements, he is also a master organizer. His Grandmaster and himself managed the Stanford Taekwondo Program for almost 20 years before relinquishing the program to new leadership. Master Carlo co-directed the Stanford Taekwondo Open and KTA Championship for nearly two decades hosting over 3,000 competitors in the summer year of 2000. He founded the Taekwondo training program at Google's Mt. View Campus in late fall 2016. The partnership between Pure Taekwondo's and Google merges martial arts philosophy with Google's corporate culture which is unprecedented in the Silicon Valley.
As the founder of Pure Taekwondo, Master Carlo is committed to excellence.
Master Carlo's Accreditation:
Pure Taekwondo LLC, CEO - 2018
Pure Taekwondo LLC, Executive Director - 2018
KTA Recognized Grandmaster - 2017
Kukkiwon Member System Certified - 2016
KTA Honorary Master - 2016
Head of Google Taekwondo Training Program - 2016
Pure Taekwondo, Director - 2009
Pure Taekwondo, Founder - 2009
Kukkiwon Master Instructor License -2001
USAT Level 2 Coach - 2000
KTA Honorary Master - 2000
All Japan Judo Federation Registered Black Belt - 2000
Korean Hapkido Federation Registered 3rd Dan - 1998
WTF Letter of Citation - 1998
Kukkiwon Letter of Commendation - 1997
WTF Letter of Citation - 1997
Stanford Taekwondo Co-Director - 1993
Kukkiwon Instructor License - 1992
Kukkiwon Dan Certified since - 1982
Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Ph.D. leads ShieldX and its mission as its central pivot point, drawing from a career as a successful serial entrepreneur and corporate leader, bringing with him his unique blend of business acumen, industry network, and deep technical knowledge.
His previous three founded startups, Internet Junction, Webstacks and Reconnex were acquired by Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks, and McAfee, respectively, where he subsequently served as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of the Mobile and Network Security Business Units. His knowledge of innovation and emerging trends in networking, network security and data loss prevention are derived from years of industry experience. Dr. Ahuja holds a BS in Electronics & Electrical Engineering from Thapar University, in India and a Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University. Dr. Ahuja has been granted 50 patents for security-based technologies and has presented in many public forums including the Content Protection Summit, IC3, IEEE Computer Society, McAfee FOCUS and the Cloud Expo.
Beyond his passion for technology and building new and exciting companies, Ratinder is a car enthusiast and a TaeKwonDo Master, with a 6th Degree Black Belt, practicing QiGong and weight training.
Master
Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Ph.D.
Accreditation:
Pure Taekwondo Executive Committee Chairman - 2019
Pure Taekwondo Committee Member - 2018
KTA Recognized Senior Master - 2017
Pure Taekwondo Senior Master - 2017
Kukkiwon Member System Certified - 2016
KTA Honorary Master - 2016
Kukkiwon Master Instructor License -2002
All Japan Judo Federation Registered Black Belt - 1999
WTF Letter of Citation - 1998
Kukkiwon Letter of Commendation - 1997
Kukkiwon Instructor License - 1994
Kukkiwon Dan Certified since - 1985
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Master Yakov's Accreditation:
Pure Taekwondo Committee Member - 2018
Kukkiwon Member System Certified - 2016
KTA Honorary Master - 2016
Pure Taekwondo Recognized Master - 2015
Kukkiwon Master Instructor License -2002
WTF Letter of Citation - 1998
Kukkiwon Letter of Commendation - 1997
Kukkiwon Instructor License - 1994
Kukkiwon Dan Certified since - 1980
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Accolades
4 time US Taekwondo Junior National Champion Gold Medalist
3 time US National Collegiate Champion Gold Medalist
Master Adam's Accreditation:
Pure Taekwondo Committee Member - 2018
Pure Taekwondo Recognized Master - 2017
Kukkiwon Member System Certified - 2016
KTA Honorary Master - 2016
Kukkiwon Master Instructor License -2014
WTF Letter of Citation - 2012
Kukkiwon Letter of Commendation - 2010
Kukkiwon Instructor License - 2009
Kukkiwon Dan Certified since - 1993
