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From the 1990 certificate to the 2026 regionals: part of the story told in pictures.

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Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a gold dobok leaping barefoot over the mat in a gym, with students in doboks watching in the background — 3:2 crop of the Master’s demonstration (October 2020) for portrait screens.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a gold dobok leaping barefoot over the mat in a gym, with students in doboks watching in the background — The Master’s demonstration in a gym (photo posted in October 2020).

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in fighting stance between two black belt students on the blue and red mat of the academy — With two black belt students, April 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a suit, in fighting stance between two black belts, with the flags of South Korea, the Kukkiwon and Brazil behind them — Black belt exam, December 2017.

Row of Taekwondo candidates in white doboks lined up in the gym during the belt exam — Grading exam, December 2017.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro, in a Balneário Camboriú tracksuit, next to Grão-Mestre Te Bo Lee in a suit and red tie — With Grão-Mestre (Grandmaster) Te Bo Lee (photo posted by the Master on October 26, 2020).

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a suit and tie, fist clenched, next to Mestre Alexandre in a gym in Nova Petrópolis — With Mestre Alexandre in Nova Petrópolis (Rio Grande do Sul), November 2018.

Old black-and-white photo of a referee raising the winner’s arm after a Taekwondo bout in a packed gym — From the Master’s personal archive, posted in June 2019 with the caption “Long time ago”.

Certificate from the Brazilian Taekwondo Association awarded to athlete Paulo Ribeiro for 1st place at the 13th Brazilian Taekwondo Championship, Porto Alegre, October 21, 1990 — ABT certificate: gold medal in the welterweight division of the 13th Brazilian Men’s Taekwondo Championship, Porto Alegre, October 21, 1990.

Old photo of three people sitting on an outdoor bench, with buildings and Korean signs in the background — From the Master’s personal archive: trip to South Korea (old photo posted in June 2019).

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro leading a Tai Chi movement with two students in front of a mural of a Korean temple — First Tai Chi class, November 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a dobok and black belt, in fighting stance among four athletes in blue and red chest guards, in the academy with a Kukkiwon flag — Sparring practice at the academy, August 2018.

Six adult athletes in sparring chest guards and the Master in a black dobok, in fighting stance on the academy mat — Sparring class, April 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro holding a black belt certificate with an adult student, in front of the Balneário Camboriú sponsor board — Black belt certificate ceremony, July 2018.

Muaythai team of about twenty athletes in fighting stance on the blue mat — Muaythai team at the 1st stage of the 2018 State Championship in Balneário Camboriú.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro with two FECAMTT directors next to the blue Muaythai ring — With FECAMTT directors, July 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro holding the FECAMTT banner of the 2nd 2018 State Muaythai Stage, next to athletes with trophies and a belt — 2nd State Muaythai Stage, Chapecó, May 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro and three other men holding a Muaythai championship belt in front of a sponsor board — Muaythai title belt, Florianópolis Cup, June 2019.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a FECAMTT T-shirt and WBC Muaythai cap between two performers in traditional Thai costumes — WBC Muaythai World Championship, Verona, June 2025.

Muaythai bout in a ring set up in a gym, with the judges’ table and a FECAMTT banner — Regional qualifier for JASC 2019, in Joinville.

Athlete in red shorts performing the Wai Kru, the traditional Muaythai salute, inside the ring — Debut of the Wai Kru category at the Joinville regional, July 2019.

Pinhalzinho gym seen from the top of the packed stands, with the Muaythai ring set up on the court — Muaythai regional on the road to JASC 2026, Pinhalzinho (Santa Catarina), May 2026.

Muaythai coaches and officials gathered in a room in Pinhalzinho, with Mestre Paulo seated in the center — Pinhalzinho (Santa Catarina), May 2026: opening meeting of the regionals on the road to JASC 2026.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a gold dobok talking to children sitting on the mat, with young medalists standing behind them, in front of a Korean mural and a Kukkiwon flag — Class with medalists in the background, November 2020.

Children practicing a Taekwondo block with a raised arm on the blue mat in a school room — Projeto Campeões do Futuro at João Goulart school, April 2019.

Children’s Taekwondo class in white doboks gathered on the green mat, with the Master and instructors in the background — São Judas neighborhood group, July 2019.

Children’s Taekwondo bout under a tent on the waterfront, with a referee and spectators watching from behind the barrier — Summer Martial Arts Games, Praça Tamandaré, February 2018.

Blue and red mat under a tent on the waterfront, with referees in yellow shirts, spectators at the barriers and a Paraguayan flag in the background — Summer Martial Arts Games on the Balneário Camboriú waterfront, February 2018.

Medalists from Brazil and Paraguay, February 2018.

Athletes with medals on the podium, next to their coach, in front of a Taekwondo federation banner — 25th Open Camboriú, February 10, 2024.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in fighting stance at the center of his Taekwondo team, with students of all ages — Taekwondo team, March 2018.

Athletes and masters of the National Taekwondo League in front of the 2017 Brazilian Poomsae Championship banner, with the flags of Brazil and Korea — Brazilian Poomsae Championship, October 2017.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro in a yellow dobok arm in arm with three guest masters, in a blue gi, a white gi and Muaythai shorts, on the academy mat with an audience behind them — Opening of the Centro Esportivo Fitness, with guest masters, November 9, 2018.

Mestre Paulo Ribeiro next to FESPORTE president Rui Godinho, who gives a thumbs-up in front of a panel with sports images — With FESPORTE president Rui Godinho, January 23, 2019.

Poster for JASC 2019, the 59th Santa Catarina Open Games, in Indaial, November 7 to 9, with the logos of FECAMTT, Fesporte and the Santa Catarina state government — Poster for Muaythai at JASC 2019, posted by the Master on November 4, 2019.

Videos

Wai Kru at the Joinville regional — Debut of the Wai Kru category, July 2019. (July 7, 2019)

Official JASC 2019 category — Super lightweight bout at the regional qualifier for JASC 2019. (July 7, 2019)

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