2024
NASKA WORLD CHAMPION
14–15 Class AA Black Belt Boys Korean Forms
PUBLIC PRESS CONFIRMATION
ATHLETE / STUDENT / INSTRUCTOR / ENGINEERINGCOTTONWOOD, ARIZONA
CLASS OF 2027
CLASS OF 2027
THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION
THINURA
GINIGE.
WORLD CHAMPION. STUDENT.
INSTRUCTOR. FUTURE ENGINEER.
3×World champion
10+National titles
25+Arizona state titles
3rd DEGREEBLACK BELT
01 / THE PROFILEGINIGE, THINURA / ARIZONA, USA
WORLD CHAMPION / STUDENTMORE THAN THE TITLESA competitor.
A competitor.
A mentor.
A mind for
what’s next.
Thinura Ginige is a student-athlete from Cottonwood, Arizona whose martial arts career has progressed from childhood training to world-level competition.
Three world titles. A third-degree black belt. A 3.9 GPA. Now, a new discipline: engineering.
MEET THINURAEDUCATION
Mingus Union High School
Class of 2027
DIRECTION
Civil & Petroleum
Engineering
03 / WORLD-LEVEL PERFORMANCE2015 — PRESENT
03WORLD TITLES
THREE-TIME
WORLD CHAMPION.
From the first class at age five to the world stage. A competitive career defined by technical precision and consistent performance.
VIEW THE JOURNEY2026
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
World championship achievement
EXACT EVENT & DIVISION TO BE CONFIRMED2026
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
World championship achievement
EXACT EVENT & DIVISION TO BE CONFIRMED04 / SELECTED ATHLETIC WORKCOMPETITION / FORMS / COACHING
IN HIS ELEMENT.
ALL HIGHLIGHTS04.1 / FILM / TRAINING
IN MOTION.
05 / THE INSTRUCTOR
FROM STUDENT.
TO CHAMPION.
TO COACH.
Lead Hyper Instructor at KC’s Family Tae Kwon Do. Teaching the next generation through weapons, tricking and competition preparation.
LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE
06 / BEYOND COMPETITION
THE NEXT
DISCIPLINE.
Precision doesn’t stop at the mat.
A strong academic foundation.
An ambition to build what comes next.
3.9UNWEIGHTED GPA
TOP 11%CLASS RANK · 22 / 200
2027GRADUATING CLASS
07 / IN THE PRESSSELECTED PRESS & PUBLIC PROFILES
JOURNALAZ / FEBRUARY 24, 2025