Nicknames: "Kaiser Soze" and "Enzo"
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175 lbs.
Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif.
Residence: Stockton, Calif.
High School: Diamond Bar H.S. '06
College: University of the Pacific
Year of Graduation: 2011
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Coaches: Brian Singer and Young In Cheon
Dojang: World Taekwondo Center/YIC Taekwondo Center
WTF World Ranking on 9/1/12: 45th (-80kg)
Hobbies: eating, training and watching movies
Family: brother Jae Yun was born in Japan and is also a taekwondo competitor but cannot compete in the USAT events since he does not have U.S. citizenship
Favorite Foods: fried chicken, kimchi, pork belly, steak and onions
Pre-Competition Meal: anything but greasy/heavy...any kind of Korean food is an exception
Favorite Athletes: Hadi Saei Bonehkohal and Kobe Bryant
Favorite Movies: "Shawshank Redemption", "Memento", "Matrix", "Welcome to Dong Mak Gol", "Usual Suspects", "There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men", "Assassination of Jesse Jackson", "Old Boy", "Saw", "Gattaca", "Primer" and "Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind"
Favorite Music: Wu Tang Clan, Deathcab for Cutie, Postal Service, and Dilated Peoples
Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Korea
Did You Know?: Phillip has lived in Korea for about 10 years and can speak Korean very fluently...he is currently the president of the Taekwondo Sparring Club at his university...he drives 3.5 hours round trip to train.
MAJOR COMPETITION RESULTS:
2012 Olympic Trials - Phase 7 (-80kg): 4th
2011 Olympic Test Event (-80kg): 7th
-lost to Ramin Azizov (AZE), 13-6
-lost to Alberto Celestrin (GER), 10-7
2011 USAT National Championships (Welter): SILVER
2011 World University Games Team Member (Welter)
2011 National Collegiate Championships (Welter): GOLD
2011 USAT San Diego National Qualifier (Welter): GOLD
2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Welter): 2nd
2010 2012 Olympic Team Trials 1 (Light/Welter): 5th
2010 2011 Pan Am Games Team Trials (Light/Welter): 3rd
2010 USAT National Championships (welter): GOLD
2010 USAT Fresno National Qualifier (welter): GOLD
2010 Collegiate National Championships (welter): SILVER
2010 International Taekwondo Festival: Team YIC (welter/middle): BRONZE
2009 USAT National Championships (welter): BRONZE
2009 Korean American Olympics (middle): GOLD
2009 USAT San Jose National Qualifier (welter): GOLD
2009 ATU National Championships (welter/middle): GOLD
2009 International Taekwondo Festival: Team YIC (welter/middle): BRONZE
2008 International Taekwondo Festival: Team YIC (welter/middle): 4th
2008 U.S.A. Open Elite Tae Kwon Do Championship (light): GOLD
2008 California State Championship (light): GOLD
2007 Korean American Olympics (light): GOLD
2007 California State Championships (light): GOLD
2007 Bay Area Open - Grand Champion (senior male)
2007 USAT National Championships (Elite Division light): GOLD
2006 USAT Anaheim National Qualifier (light): BRONZE
last updated 9/13/12