Height: 5-8
Weight: 121 pounds
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
High School: Pearl City H.S. '09
College: University of Hawaii-Manoa
Coach: Brian McCutcheon
Dojang: Oahu Taekwondo Center
Awards:
-2010 National Collegiate Male Athlete of the Year
Hobbies include going online, hanging out with friends and going to the movies...his younger brother, Jaysen, also competes in Taekwondo...favorite foods are steak, ribs, Hawaiian, Korean, Filipino, pancakes, waffles and french toast...eats "anything that is available" before a competition...favorite athletes are Muhammad Ali and Frank Gore...favorite music is hip hop...lists Korea as his favorite country visited for competition.
Quotable Jensen Ishida: "I'm smart...I only act dumb."
Competition Record:
2011 USAT National Championships (Feather): GOLD
2011 World University Games Team Member (Feather)
2011 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
2010 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): GOLD
2009 U-24 National Team Trials (Feather): semifinals
2009 USAT National Championships (Feather): GOLD
2008 Korean Open foreign division (Jr. I Welter): BRONZE
2008 World Jr. Championships (Jr. Feather): Round of 16
2008 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Feather): 1st
2008 World Jr. Championship Open (Jr. Feather): 1st
2007 U.S. Open (14-17 Bantam): GOLD
2007 Fresno National Qualifier (Jr. Feather): SILVER
2007 Portland National Qualifier (Jr. Bantam): SILVER
2006 U.S. Open (14-17 Fin): GOLD
2006 Portland National Qualifier (Jr. Fly): SILVER
2006 Anaheim National Qualifier (Jr. Fin): SILVER
2006 Junior Olympics (Jr. Fin): BRONZE
2006 Jr. Black Belt Festival (Jr. Bantam): SILVER
2006 Korea Open (Jr. Bantam): SILVER
2005 Pan Am Junior Championships (Jr. Fin): SILVER
2005 Junior National Team Member
2005 Junior Olympics (Jr. Finweight): GOLD
2005 Houston National Qualifier (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2005 Jr. Black Belt Festival (Jr. Fin): GOLD
last updated 9/28/11