Yearly Archives: 2016


Unfortunately, MAMA Lakewood (the Lakewood Link), has some closures for December and January. Due to the holidays there will no Saturday classes on either December 24 or December 31. The Lakewood Link will be doing some renovations on the rooms where we hold classes in January and no classes will […]

Class Cancellations


Tested for 8th Kyp Giovanni Barrow Alyssa Bullock Skylar Dewitte Corwin Hargrave Adam Joumal Rayan Joumal Salome Kekelia Mateo Matabuena Uster Kane Salazar Caitlyn Stenman Mercy Ziegler Tested for 7th Kyp Molley Franti Henry Lee Justin Lee Rose Miller Dustin Wells Tested for 6th Kyp Bo Dancer Alissa DeHerrera Naudika […]

Test Results for December 2016


By Brian Beall When I was six years old I wanted to learn Martial Arts, but I didn’t know where to start. Then I found MAMA (Mountain Academy of Martial Arts). I was so happy to see that there was a class off martial arts near my house. When I […]

Protect and Defend



Competition Categories Traditional Forms These are the forms we do in class. It’s your choice what form you would like to do. Creative Forms (You must also compete in Traditional Forms to compete in Creative Forms) We’re leaving it open to you how you interpret creative. Have music? Don’t have […]

Fall Tournament 2016


By Viet Ngomai Importance of Cardio In a sport where skill and power are so stressed, taekwondo fighters often forget one thing. Cardio. While in the ring, how hard you can punch and how hard you can snap out your sidekick will definitely make a difference, it’s often the endurance […]

Importance of Cardio


By Tran Ngomai NFL players can essentially be summed up as battering rams. Their career centers around the ability to stay fit and undergo rigorous workouts in order to play on the field. As demanding as football is, it should be of no surprise that player have looked for various […]

Martial Arts in the NFL