Profile of Sabum Spiridon Cariotis

Sabum Cariotis builds USMA

• USMA was founded by Sabum Spiridon Cariotis in 1993.
• USMA originated in Ashburn Grove, Ashburton.
• USMA operates four (4) schools in the Melbourne area.
• USMA practices I.T.F Taekwon-do created by the late GENERAL CHOI HONG HI
• USMA's Head Instructor / Director is Sabum Spiridon Cariotis (V Dan)

Sabum Cariotis - Head Instructor of USMA

Sabum Cariotis is a qualified, International Instructor / Examiner with 35 years of experience in all areas of Martial Arts including the State, National and International circuit. He received his certificate after completing the training seminar in Dublin, Ireland in October 2002 with the legendary Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha. Sabum Cariotis is also qualified with an A class Umpire / Referee Certificate which allows him to referee / judge International competitions.

Sabum Cariotis is proud that USMA is now a premier Martial Arts School in Victoria and Australia.

Sabum Cariotis - Early Martial Arts Career

• Sabum Spiridon Cariotis started Taekwon-do in 1972, Adelaide with Frank Griggs - Choong Bong Lee (Karate Academy of South Australia). During this span of over 34 years Sabum Cariotis also enjoyed and trained in other martial arts with many highly qualified Instructors:
  • Mud Duk Kwan - Instructor Choon Bong Lee
  • Goju Karate - Sensei Seigo Tada
  • Taekwon-Do / Goju, Kyokushinkai Kan - Instructor Frank Griggs
  • Shorin-Rye - Abet Presincula 7th Dan, Goushu Shido-Kan Hombu Shido-Kan Australia
  • Boxing - Sam Raptopoulos Runner Up State Champion Of South Australia
  • Taekwon-Do - Rhee International
  • Free- Style - Pascalis Karadimos 6th Dan (Rhee International)
  • Tang Shou - Pascalis Karadimos 5th Dan
• Sabum Spiridon Cariotis instructs and has dedicated his life in Martial Arts to the Chang Hon style created by General Choi Hong Hi (1918 - 2002), Founder of Taekwondo.

Sabum Cariotis - ITF Taekwon-Do Seminar Attendance

Sabum Cariotis was privileged to participate in the following training seminars with Grand Masters and Masters of Taekwon-Do including the Father of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi.

1997	General Choi Hong Hi, Founder of Taekwondo	QLD, Australia
1999	Master Choi Jung Hwa, 8th Dan	QLD, Australia
2002	Grandmaster Leong Wei Meng, 9th Dan	QLD, Australia
2002	Grandmaster Rhee Ki Ha, 9th Dan	Dublin Ireland
2002	Grandmaster Park Jung Soo, 9th Dan	QLD, Australia
2004	Grandmaster Leong Wei Meng, 9th Dan	QLD, Australia
2004	Master Paul Cutler, 8th Dan	Melbourne, Australia
2005	Master Vassilis Alexandris 7th Dan (Greece) Master Stefanos Gaidartzakis 8th Dan�(Germany) Master Georgios Stylianidis 8th Dan (Secretary General ITF) Master Fikret Guler 8th Dan (Sweden-Turkey) Master Dimitrios Kosmoglou� 7th Dan (Greece) Master Panayiotis Gialamas 7th Dan (Greece)	Thessaloniki, Greece
2006	Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha 9th Dan (UKTA) Grand Master Park Jung Soo 9th Dan (Canada) Master Andy Mencia 8th Dan (USA) Master Sing 8th Dan (Canada) Master George Vitale 8th Dan (USA) Master Benny Riviera 8th Dan (Puerto Rico)	Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the ITF, New York, USA
2007	Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha	Melbourne, Australia Gold Coast Australia
2007	Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha Master Paul Cutler, 8th Dan	Leicester, England
2008	International Instructors' Course, Thessaloniki, Greece Master Tran Treiu Quan Master Pablo Trajtenberg Master Willem Jacob Bos Master Hector Morano hosted by: Master Panayiotis Gialamas Master Vasilis Alexandris Master Dimitri Kosmoglou	ITF International Instructors' Course seminar hosted by Hellenic Taekwondo Union or "ELET"

Sabum Cariotis - Personal Achievements in Martial Arts

• Victorian team 1994
• Victorian team 1995
• Victorian team 1996
• Victorian team 1997
• Victorian team 1998
• Runner Up 1995-1996-1997 Victorian Circuit
• Competed in the 1994 Australian Championships ITF Adelaide
• Competed in the 1995 Australian Championships ITF Melbourne
• Representative Australian Team, 1996 World Open Martial Arts Tournament, Toronto Canada
  • placed 4th in the world

Sabum Cariotis - International Coaching Achievements

• Australian Junior Team coach ITF 2002, Puerto Rico
• Australian Senior Team coach ITF 2003, World championship, Thessalonika
• Personal Trainer for Julia Fogarty, Silver Medalist, 13th World championship ITF Thessalonika, Greece
• Australian Senior Team coach ITF 2007, World championship, Slovenia
• Vietnamese Senior Team coach ITF 2007, World championship, Slovenia
• Indian Senior Team coach ITF 2007, World championship, Slovenia