Katherine Won

I hail from beautiful Orange County in California, where I have lived all my life. I have led a consistently active life, having danced at UCI and part time with Ballet Pacifica for a few years. A ruptured Achilles tendon and subsequent surgical repair put an end to my dancing, but pushed me to explore fitness. I appeared in several Taebo fitness videos, eventually getting certified by Billy Blanks and teaching both Taebo and karate at the Billy Blanks World Training Center from 2000 until the studio’s closure in 2008.  

I was then recruited to teach Taebo, and eventually yoga, at the National Hapkido Center in Los Alamitos where in continued teaching through 2016. 

By then I had long immersed myself in a consistent yoga practice. I became RYT 200-Hour certified through YogaWorks under Michelle McKay in 2010, continuing to teach a weekly yoga class, along with Taebo, at the National Hapkido Center. 

In 2011, I became a mom of a beautiful boy.  In a bid to regain my ab strength, I added Pilates to my fitness regimen 

In 2014, I earned my Lagree Fitness certification. The workout is taught on megaformers or reformers, with the focus being on slow and controlled movements with as little or as much resistance needed. I taught regularly at Pilates Plus OC in Newport Beach in both morning and evening time slots until my 2nd son was born in 2015.

Fitness is my passion and my “fun”; yoga is my sanity. Teaching is helping others realize their own potential and strength.  My family is my priority and my soul.