Instructors


Imy Rich has been involved with the Mountain Academy of Martial Arts Gilpin County since 1996. She is very involved (maybe instrumental is more accurate) with the Gilpin County and Clear Creek schools and is the go to person for demos and other events. Always quick with a smile or […]

Get to Know Imy Rich


Duncan Ziegler has been with the Lakewood school for many years, and while his fellow black belts keep teasing him because he’s very far behind on preparing for his 2nd Dan, we are very proud of him, In addition to helping Mr. Hargrave teach the Kinder Kicks class every Saturday, […]

Get to Know Duncan Ziegler


Miranda Theriot is a second degree black belt with MAMA. Although only 17,  she has proven herself time and time again. She has taught the Gilpin and Idaho Springs adult and kid classes and is coinstructor for the kinder kicks classes in Gilpin. She helps to plan many of their […]

Get to Know Miranda Theriot



Sometimes, it’s easy to forget there is more to your instructors than Martial Arts. So we’re going to start a new little thing the first of every month and highlight a different black belt and help you to get to know a little more about them.  First up, the head […]

Get to know Grand Master John Rankin


Dominick Blum
There is nothing more profound than watching someone being transformed through martial arts. Since my early days in college, I have had a passion for teaching Tae Kwon Do. I strive every day to increase my knowledge and understanding of the martial arts, while continually altering and improving my techniques. […]

Dominick Blum


I have been doing Tae kwon Do for almost 8 years now with the Gilpin/Clear Creek Academy of Martial Arts and Mountain Academy of Martial Arts. I also try to make it to Master Bishop’s Adaptive fighting class when time allows me to. I am still a student so sometimes […]

Jody Nelson