Mountain Academy of Martial Arts

New Kinder Kicks Class

// August 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // General Info // General Info

The Mountain Academy of Martial Arts is proud to announce a new Kinder Kicks Class to be held at The Lakewood Link, Saturdays from 9:15 – 10:15 am starting September 18th. Enroll your child in a class specially designed for children ages 3-6. Children learn basic Tae Kwon Do skills through fun games and exercises [...]

The Values of Taekwondo and How They Have Helped Me in Life

// August 6th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Blackbelt // Blackbelt

By Wyatt Benson This paper is about the values taekwondo has taught me and how it has helped me in life. Taekwondo gives me the confidence to do what is right. Taekwondo is not an aggressive martial art, but it is a defensive one. We learn self- defense. We wear protective gear because we don’t [...]

The Ball or the Sword

// June 30th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

Image by Robbie Veldwijk via Flickr We have all been given this choice, the ball or the sword. What does this mean? Most of my students have heard me say, “We learn to fight so we don’t have to fight.” Let me explain. When some guy cuts us off in traffic we can get upset, [...]

Protected: Tae Kwon Do Helped Me Personally

// June 15th, 2010 // Enter your password to view comments. // Blackbelt // Blackbelt

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23-2-1

// June 14th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Master Rankin // Master Rankin

Two Thirds, One Second and One First 23-2-1. The Mountain Academy experienced a first last weekend. We had 2 students test for 3rd degree black belt, 1 student test for their 2nd degree black belt and 1 student test for their 1st degree black belt. And another 20 students test for all ranks. What a [...]

June 2010 Testing

// June 13th, 2010 // No Comments » // Events // Events

Tested for 8th Kyp Buddy Collins Jack Cudahy Cullin McArthur Greg McArthur Paul McDonald Ariel Patz Colin Sullivan Adrianne Younkerman Kiele Younkerman Tested for 7th Kyp Jonah Beals Trevor Bosma Sulav Regmi Collin Thomson Shannon Thomson Tested for 6th Kyp Anna Ericson Morgan Ericson Drake Hylton Tested for 5th Kyp Mathew O’Leary Brian Smith Tested [...]

Big Test June 11 and 12

// June 9th, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Events, General Info // Events, General Info

Image via Wikipedia This weekend is a very big test. Not only do we have several students testing, but we have Jody Nelson testing for 1st degree black belt, Melissa Barrow testing for 2nd degree, and Jim Beasley and Imy Rich testing for 3 rd degree! Can you say WOW?! Even if you’re not testing, [...]