2016 Holiday Camp at the Green Mountain Campus

COME JOIN THE DYNAMIC HOLIDAY CAMP!

Don't forget Holiday Camp starts tomorrow, Tuesday, December 27th. It goes through Thursday, December 29th. Holiday camp is open to all students ages 5 to adult. (Adults, if you can only come one day, Thursday is a good option, but you are welcome anytime though.)

You can register online Holiday Camp Registration

at:

Or you can just drop in and pay at the door.

The morning sessions are from 8:30am - 11am and the afternoon sessions are from noon - 2:30pm. Please bring or send a lunch if staying for both sessions.

Please remember there are no regular CTI classes at any campuses this week and that there is a New Year's Eve lockin at the Grn Mtn Campus on Saturday with an hour later pickup (9am instead of 8am on Sunday). The lockin starts at 6pm on Saturday.

Happy Holidays!

Martial Arts Lessons at Lakewood Taekwondo Institute

Located right behind Starbucks sits an unassuming martial arts school in a shopping center on Alameda Parkway. If you watch, you’ll see a wide range of people come in and out of that front door. A mother with her 4 year old son dressed in a tiny white uniform, a family wearing different colored belts but all wearing the same uniform, or even just a man with a duffle bag of sparring gear holding the door open for a friend. Each and every one of them are there for a reason, to learn Taekwondo at the Lakewood Taekwondo Institute.

This is the site of headquarter campuses for Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo in the Denver area (part of the Colorado Taekwondo Institute). Founded in 1991, the outstanding staff of black belt instructors at this school are able and eager to teach people of all ages and abilities. Classes during the week are divided by age but all students are taught the same principles of respect, confidence, integrity, perseverance, focus and indomitable spirit.

Stepping inside you’ll be treated to the sight of world class teaching in effect as students and teachers sweat their way through a work out that trains every part of the body. The class will flow from a warm-up of jumping jacks, to a series of stretches, to our basics routine that covers strikes, blocks and kicks. The rest of the class ranges from poomse (patterned movement) to self-defense techniques. The classes are positive and fun, whether you’re looking for an focus the energy for your toddler or want to get in shape and be healthy yourself.

But if all Lakewood martial arts lessons give these benefits, why chose the Colorado Taekwondo Institute? As with anything else, the quality makes a huge difference. You want to find the best school possible for you or your children to attend in order to maximize your results and to get the most from the program. Here are four reasons why the CTI is the best school in the Lakewood area for children's and adult martial arts:

• Educated Instructors -  We don't hire any outside instructors; each instructor is "home-grown" from white belt and developed into one of our educated instructors. This allows us to provide the very-best in quality instruction. Each black belt instructor has years of martial arts instruction and also instructor development.
• Structured, Dynamic Classes - each class taught is set in a structured environment. Students are led by the instructor through a routine of exercise, basic and advanced Taekwondo techniques. With this structure, students are learning discipline and focus. They aren't running around being wild, they are developing themselves mentally.
• Safe Learning Environment - Each of our campuses is designed with the best quality of instruction in mind. We build our own custom suspension workout floors and have quiet workout areas so students can focus on their learning and not become distracted with outside influences.
• Staff that Cares - All of our teachers put students first, teaching to help our students foster their passion for martial arts in the same way that they learned. Our school isn't a "belt factory" designed to get as many students in the door as possible and promote them in a money-making scheme. Every instructor here cares about their students and wants to encourage and help them develop all of the wonderful things that martial arts have to offer.  Our students come first.  The instructors work to encourage and lead them into being the best student they can be.

So if you’re on the hunt for Lakewood karate, taekwondo, or other martial arts, come visit the Colorado Taekwondo Institute’s campus on Alameda Parkway and see what we have to offer for you and your family! Give us a call at 303-989-7542 or you can request more information from our website here.

The Benefits of Martial Arts for Adults

By Hope Morgan, 3rd dan

Most adults can identify the key components of a healthy lifestyle and can easily list various factors that contribute to personal health and wellness, yet many constantly struggle in applying that knowledge to their individual selves and are left wondering how they can rise to the challenge of leading a healthier life. Adult martial arts lessons provides the perfect solution for people looking to achieve those goals. The Colorado Taekwondo Institute offers programs specifically tailored for adult training and the benefits of participation are countless.

Taekwondo, unlike many other sports, truly is for all ages. Adults at all different fitness and skill levels join our school and quickly find it to be a great fit. Regardless the multitude of differences in individuals, everyone can find benefits in adult martial arts that extend far beyond learning traditional and effective self-defense techniques. Some of them are discussed below:

• Total body workout - The Colorado Taekwondo Institute features workouts that encompass all five components of health related fitness - cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. We target all areas of body fitness allowing adults to improve various aspects of their physical health.

• Teaches discipline and focus - We typically associate the learning of focus and discipline with younger children, but adults have much to learn as well. In our modern world of constant distractions and chaos, they are two of the most valued character traits. We teach concentration through our repetition of movement, positive reinforcement, structural classes and rules, and challenging goals. The techniques you learn to better improve your focus and discipline can easily be transferred into your everyday lives. 

• Increases self-confidence - Studies show a strong correlation between adults with a higher level of self-esteem and career advancement, success in relationships, and overall productivity. The adult martial arts program at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute continually encourages you throughout your training and teaches you various methods of facing your fear, limiting self-doubt, and building a positive self-assured attitude. 

• Relieves stress - All adults experience stress on some level at some point and science has proven that high stress levels are linked to heart attack, heart disease, and stroke. Taekwondo offers a physical outlet for built up stress. In addition, CTI’s program emphasizes the development of skills to help you calm your nerves and positively direct your focus both inside and outside of class. 

• Individualized training - We welcome students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. Our instructors are dedicated to making your training a positive experience for you. They understand all students have a variety of strengths and weaknesses and are devoted to challenging you to your best. Students progress at their own pace and receive instruction designed to make them better as an individual martial artist. 

• Fit for the whole family - More often than not, parents sit on the sidelines while their children are at practice. The Colorado Taekwondo Institute has an abundance of families currently enrolled. Not only do the martial arts reap many benefits for the children, but parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts can be there to experience it right along with them. They can provide support and understanding and serve as a fantastic motivation. Our taekwondo programs are ready with the ideal way of creating quality time between you and your family in a constructive and healthy way. 

The above bullet points only touch on the numerous benefits our adult martial arts program harbors. The training is incredibly accessible and we hope you consider classes as your next fitness undertaking. You’ll experience the rewards immediately!

Martial Arts Lessons at Golden Taekwondo Institute

By Michael Sandusky, 3rd dan

The Colorado Taekwondo Institute was founded in 1983, by Grandmaster James M. Sautel. In 2005, the Golden Taekwondo Institute was established. It is located in The Place shopping center and has participated in and sponsored many events in the local community. Events such as the Buffalo Bill Day parade in Golden, the Annual CTI Picnic, the Maple Grove Elementary fun run fundraiser, and donated to many other elementary school events in the surrounding Golden, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge area.

The Golden Taekwondo Institute has four talented instructors who work with students of all ages. Third degree black belts Michael Sandusky and Brian Steward and First degree black belts Peyton Brauch and Justin Lautrup. Our instructors work with student preschool elementary, middle and high school age all the way to Adults, five nights a week. There are even classes on Fridays evenings. Our flexible schedule is sure to fit into your busy life.

The school has a clean and welcoming environment for both students and visitors.  Our Students and instructors practice in a spacious classroom with several viewing windows for parents and friends to watch and follow along with the class.  Parents are encouraged to stay and watch classes so they know how to best help their students.  The instructors strive to keep a fun and encouraging learning environment for all students to help them learn the curriculum and meet new friends.  The positive atmosphere gives students and friends a nice place to spend time.

And when they are done working out, there are also many places to grab a meal after class ranging from tacos and wings to burgers and soup in the Place shopping center. Tafolino's Mexican Restaurant, Jimmy's Wings and Pizzeria Forte are all within a few feet of our door.

But if all martial art schools have so many benefits for children and adults, why chose the Colorado Taekwondo Institute when looking for Golden martial arts lessons? As with anything else, the quality makes a huge difference. You want to find the best school possible for you or your children to attend in order to maximize your results and to get the most from the program. Here are four reasons why the CTI is the best school in the Golden area for children's and adult martial arts:

• Educated Instructors -  We don't hire any outside instructors; each instructor is "home-grown" from white belt and developed into one of our educated instructors. This allows us to provide the very-best in quality instruction. Each black belt instructor has years of martial arts instruction and also instructor development.
• Structured, Dynamic Classes - each class taught is set in a structured environment. Students are led by the instructor through a routine of exercise, basic and advanced Taekwondo techniques. With this structure, students are learning discipline and focus. They aren't running around being wild, they are developing themselves mentally.
• Safe Learning Environment - Each of our campuses is designed with the best quality of instruction in mind. We build our own custom suspension workout floors and have quiet workout areas so students can focus on their learning and not become distracted with outside influences.
• Staff that Cares - All of our teachers put students first, teaching to help our students foster their passion for martial arts in the same way that they learned. Our school isn't a "belt factory" designed to get as many students in the door as possible and promote them in a money-making scheme. Every instructor here cares about their students and wants to encourage and help them develop all of the wonderful things that martial arts have to offer.  Our students come first.  The instructors work to encourage and lead them into being the best student they can be.

Please feel free to come in for a visit or to try out a class.  Our instructors will be happy to answer your questions about the school. Or you can give us a call at 303-233-0039 or request more information from our website here.

MSK Travel and Camp MSK!

By Hunter Gray, brown belt

Due to the generosity of very kind people I was able to go on the trip of a life time.  I got the opportunity to meet new friends and had a great time doing what I love to do.  This trip made me realize that I want to do this for a long time.  This trip was one of the best experiences in my life and helped me become more responsible, gain better social skills, and helped me with my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo skills.

Master Bill Jones and Kimberly Jones were kind enough to allow me to go with them to Camp Moo Sul Kwan and on their vacation this past summer.  Not only did they do this for me, but it taught me more responsibility in my own life because this was the first time I had been far away from home without my parents.  I learned how to take care of myself and I gained more politeness skills and I felt better naturally and healthier too.  Learning these responsibilities not only helped me personally, but helped me with my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo.  These experiences allowed me to realize that my responsibilities as an upper belt are not slim and I must not take it lightly.  I realized that the younger belts look up to me and I must show them how to be respectful and help them with any questions they ask me.  So from my Camp Moo Sul Kwan experience I realized I have some new responsibilities for myself and also to help others.

Another thing I gained at the Camp Moo Sul Kwan which helped me with my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo was gaining better social skills.  I have always been a quiet person and kept to myself, but going someplace far from home without my family really helped me gain better skills at opening up and become more outgoing.  Along with the camp, the wonderful hospitality of Grandmaster Jim Sautel and Master Mindy Sautel helped me with my social skills and with my manners.  Both of these things helped me gain new friends and helped me be less timid with new students in my class.  I learned how to help them and even older class members too.  Now with my improved skills I seem more approachable.  I’m getting more questions asked before class starts and I feel more confident answering them.  I’ve learned to ask Master Jones or Master Freddy Sautel for help answering their questions as well.  Also, this helps me ask my own questions and that has help me extremely in my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo experience by learning new things.  This experience has not only helped with my everyday life social skills but also my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo life social skills.

Most importantly, on this trip I gained a lot of skills new in Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo.  I learned new ways to do techniques and I learned most of one of my poomse from Grandmaster Jim Sautel which was fun and he helped me learn it quickly, compared to how I fast normally learn a new poomse.  I learned easier and faster ways to block, and also the demo really helped me with making my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo not a single experience, but a team effort, and not only that, but a Moo Sul Kwan family experience for myself.  To reach out to that family that works in Colorado, helps me while I’m in Missouri.  The demo was fun, but also difficult to get it all flowing together.  My team did it and it was the most fun demo I’ve ever done and it helped me learn a lot about everything I did in the demo.  The Demo and the learning stations themselves really helped me grow in my Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo life and I enjoyed all of the hard work I put in to it.

In conclusion, I had a great and mind opening experience at Camp Moo Sul Kwan.  I learned more responsibilities, social skills, and learned more about Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo itself.  All of the great time I had was an experience of a life time.  But none of it could have happened without the kind people that took me there and housed me, and for that, I am truly grateful.  Thanks to them I realized that Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo is my one true passion that I love doing.

Why I'm glad I found the CTI on my hunt for Karate Schools

By Irene Kim, Brown Belt

If you are searching for a karate school in the west Denver Metro Area, you may not realize what you have found. Experiencing the intense and rewarding practice of Taekwondo at any of the campuses of The Colorado Taekwondo Institute (CTI) is likely to change you and your family's life.

One frequently arrives at their campus of the CTI tired, stressed out from the work or school day, struggling to find the energy to even open the door. But after class, that same individual is guaranteed to leave refreshed, energized, happy and completely de-stressed.  Don't we all want to feel like this? Check out this martial art if you seeking a karate school in Lakewood, Littleton, Arvada, Westminster, Golden, Conifer or Bailey.

Kids and adults in martial arts learn valuable life lessons practicing Taekwondo at the CTI. Taekwondo ('the art of smashing with the bare feet and hands' in Korean) is different from karate ('empty hand' in Japanese), yet in many aspects they are similar. Anyone seeking to improve their lives and strengthen their mind, body and spirit should experience Taekwondo with the CTI. Each campus strives to provide a solid educational foundation to instructing Taekwondo techniques and forms.

In addition to awesome physical training, students complete written homework monthly, instilling such concepts as integrity, courage, courtesy, respect, perseverance, and having indomitable spirit. Indeed these are the tenets of Taekwondo with CTI and all students are required to represent them in society.

If you are seeking to practice a highly respectable martial art, such as taekwondo, kung fu or karate lessons, and meet some of the society's most admirable individuals, try a class at any of the five locations of the Colorado Taekwondo Institute. Life will become more meaningful as you gain strength that will carry over into every aspect of your days. End your search for martial arts in Denver here.

Martial Arts Lessons at Westminster Taekwondo Institute

When your toddler, child or teenager express an interest in martial arts, whether they want to be a Kung Fu Panda or actually learn to protect themselves and develop awareness, where do you turn? There is quite a variety of martial arts schools in the North Arvada/Westminster, Colorado area that are available to you. But the quality of each school will vary greatly and you want to find the school with the best quality of instruction and teachers for you and your family.

The Westminster Taekwondo Institute offers the best and most convenient martial arts classes in the area.  The Westminster school is located in the Lake Plaza Shopping Center - right off W. 88th Avenue and Garrison Street - with easy access from the Village of Five Parks, Leyden Rock and Candelas.  The school is in the corner until, next to Applauze Salon and I Love Sushi.

First of all, our classes for kids are amazing.  There are so many benefits from children practicing martial arts, including mental benefits (such as focus, discipline, perseverance, and developing respect for self and others) and physical benefits (such as muscular strength and endurance, energy release and motor development) that it's easy to see why many parents are eager to get their children involved with karate in Arvada and Westminster, CO.

Adults too will benefit from our martial arts and self-defense classes. The physical and mental benefits are the same for adults, but in addition there are some that apply more towards adults. These include stress release, goal-oriented physical activity and learning self-defense to protect yourself and loved ones. The website examiner.com has an article explaining many of the great reasons why adults should get involved with martial arts.

But if all martial art schools give these benefits, why chose the Westminster location of the Colorado Taekwondo Institute? As with anything else, the quality makes a huge difference. You want to find the best school possible for you or your children to attend in order to maximize your results and to get the most from the program. Here are four reasons why the CTI is the best school in the Arvada/Westminster area for children's and adult martial arts:

• Educated Instructors -  We don't hire any outside instructors; each instructor is "home-grown" from white belt and developed into one of our educated instructors. This allows us to provide the very-best in quality instruction. Each black belt instructor has years of martial arts instruction and also instructor development.
• Structured, Dynamic Classes - each class taught is set in a structured environment. Students are led by the instructor through a routine of exercise, basic and advanced Taekwondo techniques. With this structure, students are learning discipline and focus. They aren't running around being wild, they are developing themselves mentally.
• Safe Learning Environment - Each of our campuses is designed with the best quality of instruction in mind. We build our own custom suspension workout floors and have quiet workout areas so students can focus on their learning and not become distracted with outside influences.
• Staff that Cares - All of our teachers put students first, teaching to help our students foster their passion for martial arts in the same way that they learned. Our school isn't a "belt factory" designed to get as many students in the door as possible and promote them in a money-making scheme. Every instructor here cares about their students and wants to encourage and help them develop all of the wonderful things that martial arts have to offer.  Our students come first.  The instructors work to encourage and lead them into being the best student they can be.

The best way to see if our Westminster martial arts lessons at the Westminster Taekwondo Institute are the best for your family is to give us a call and set up a time for our no-obligation introductory special. It'll give you a chance to come in and see in person how the benefits you're looking for will be developed and just how wonderful classes are. You can give us a call at 303-428-5377 or you can register right here on our website.

Martial Arts Lessons at Littleton Taekwondo Institute

By Katie Dahle, Red Belt

Located between a sushi restaurant and a video gaming store there sits an unassuming Littleton martial arts school in a shopping center on South Simms Street. Its entrance in the corner of the parking lot beckons with bright window lights and decals of martial arts. If you watch, you’ll see a wide range of people come in and out of that front door. A mother with her 4 year old son dressed in a tiny uniform, a family wearing different colored belts but all wearing the same uniform, or even just a man with a duffle bag of sparring gear holding the door open for a friend. Each and every one of them are there for a reason, to learn Taekwondo. This is the place for Littleton martial arts lessons.

This is the site of one of the campuses for Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo in the Denver area (part of the Colorado Taekwondo Institute). Founded in 1994, the outstanding staff of black belt instructors at this school are able and eager to teach people of all ages and abilities. Classes during the week are divided by age but all students are taught the same principles of respect, confidence, integrity, perseverance and indomitable spirit.

Stepping inside the Littleton Taekwondo Institute, you’ll be treated to the sight of world class teaching in effect as students and teachers sweat their way through a work out that trains every part of the body. The class will flow from a warm-up of jumping jacks, to a series of stretches, to a Basics routine that covers strikes, blocks and kicks. The rest of the class ranges from Poomse (Taekwondo forms), to self-defense, or even a relay race.  The classes are positive and fun, whether you’re looking for an energy drain for your toddler or want to get in shape and be healthy yourself.

So if you’re on the hunt for Littleton karate, taekwondo, or other martial arts, come visit the Littleton Taekwondo Institute campus on Simms Street and stay a while. Give us a call at 303-979-2621 or you can request more information from our website here to get started.

Looking for the Right Martial Arts School

By Melodie Page, 1st dan

Have you ever considered taking a martial arts class for adults? Have your kids expressed interest in taking karate lessons? Are you looking for an individual activity for your teenager with positive role models? If any of these are true for you r your family, I recommend the Colorado Taekwondo Institute with convenient locations in Westminster, Golden, Lakewood, Littleton, Conifer and Craig.

I am a rather mature adult and I have been taking classes at CTI for over eight years. I have been totally impressed with the quality of instruction. I sincerely feel that if I can be successful at Taekwondo, then almost anyone can. We have martial arts classes for children and adults with a wide variety of people in them. Ages from 2 and up, beginners to black belts, and all kinds of abilities. 

Often adults get involved in our martial arts classes for adults after enrolling their kids and then seeing how everyone starts at their own ability and works their way up at their own pace. It looks hard, but our instructors are experts at teaching the basic moves, even breaking them down into small components, so that anyone can learn and master them.

At the Colorado Taekwondo Institute  everyone of our instructors have been trained to the highest standards.  Their training is overseen by our founder Grandmaster James Sautel who was trained by Great Grandmaster Lee H. Park who originally trained in Korea and came to the USA to teach the Korean traditional art of Taekwondo. Our training focuses on basic moves which are then incorporated into more complicated techniques. Our instructors genuinely care about each student and help them in an encouraging manner to become the best martial artist they can be. Our classes are a structured learning environment starting with stretching and warm ups and then moving on to learning basic kicking and punching techniques. The utmost attention is paid to preventing injuries, especially for adults. 

In addition to our regular classes, the CTI holds several tournaments throughout the year where students from all our campuses can compete with each other. In addition, we also have two weekend long conventions (one for specifically for black belts) where appropriate classes are held for children and adults at different belt levels.  Sometimes we will have an extra informative class on the weekend that students can attend if they wish. For kids, we have a week-long summer camp held at Snow Mountain Ranch, CO.  We also host some socials events such as our summer picnic and Christmas party.

Please checkout our website at coloradotaekwondo.com or call our main campus in Lakewood for more information if you're intereseted in martial arts training. The phone number is 303-989-7542 where you can sign up for an introductory class or just ask questions.  You can also contact us online and ask for a call back at your convenience.

Dynamic Teamwork Skills at 18th Lee H. Park Team Champs

By Hope Morgan, 3rd dan

It’s so hard to fully grasp the full importance of teamwork, but it is one component that undoubtedly determines the success of nearly every entity.  Because it’s a topic discussed so often, most people know the theory, but few practice it with the same conviction, and with the 18th Lee H. Park Team Championships  just around the corner, it’s imperative that students learn and understand the key principles of teamwork, and put them into action.

First and foremost, there should be clarity as to what the team wants to achieve.  How can you expect to accomplish what you desire if you’re not clear on what that is?  In the absence of an objective, team members may not know their responsibilities within the group which will decrease your chances of success.  In addition, team members should be willing to learn from one another.  Each and every person has individual strengths and weaknesses.  Some parts of the routine may come easily to you, while others require more practice and guidance.  You can learn way more from your peers than you ever will alone.  I know that personally, I have a hard time asking for help, but when put in a team situation, I have to develop the mentality that allows me the willingness to take advice and give some back.

Finally, it’s important that the final competition is healthy.  We all know it’s fun to win, and of course we want to work towards that, but in reality, there’s always room for improvement, and as a team, your ultimate goal should really be to perform your absolute best!

While there are no “clear-cut” rules that will guarantee successful teamwork, there are several things you can take upon yourself to boost your victory.  I always like to try and keep my team enthusiastic and motivated.  Yes, it’s essential that everyone works hard and practices repetition, but with that hard work should come an abundance of fun.  Acknowledge someone when they are progressing, and make it entertaining for the group as a whole.  Increase their excitement, and I can promise your team will work harder.

And perhaps the biggest key factor to success is communication among the members of the group.  Remember, you are working with several different individuals who might have different ideas and learning styles than you.  What may seem right to one person may seem wrong to another.  Don’t be afraid to speak up and make decisions among the group, but also be willing to listen and test out your team members’ considerations.

Much of our Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo journey is focused on the individual.  Each and every student progresses at their own pace and learns at the rate best suited to them.  Their advancement is largely dependent on their own personal performance.  Our 8th CTI Hanmadang tournament offers students opportunities to experience the elements of teamwork. Rather than just pushing yourself for your own benefit, you’re pushing to better your team as a whole.  An extra layer of motivation becomes visible as students realize they need to work to become an asset to their team, not the member dragging the team down.  Furthermore, the team tournament is fantastic in developing further comradery.  It’s truly friendly competition, between you, the members of your team, and your opponents.  This is not an event to be missed!  It’s an afternoon of fun and a lifetime of learning!

10th Annual CTI Food and Clothing Drive

THE BEST ONE YET!

Our 10th annual CTI Food and Clothing Drive was the best  yet!

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who helped with this yearly CTI event.

Each of our Denver area martial arts schools in, Littleton, Westminster, Golden, Conifer and Green Mountain collected food and clothing for two local food and clothing shelters.

Students, instructors, family members and friends brought food and clothing donations to their CTI Campus during October and helped us help those in our community!

Martial Arts Lessons at Conifer Taekwondo Institute

By Eileen Lindner, 2nd dan

When your 3 year old, middle schooler, or teenager express an interest in martial arts, whether they want to be a ninja turtle, a TV warrior, or  actually learn self-defense and awareness, where do you turn?  There is quite a variety of martial arts schools in Conifer, CO area that are available to you. But the quality of each school will vary greatly and you want to find the school with the best quality of instruction and teachers.

The Colorado Taekwondo Institute Campus in Conifer, CO offers the best and most convenient martial arts classes in the area.  The CTI in Conifer is located in the Conifer Marketplace - right off Highway 285 and Route 73 - with easy access from Bailey, Evergreen, and Conifer.  The school is on the main level, adjacent to Liks Ice Cream, and beneath 3 Margaritas.  We have students from Morrison to Bailey, and Evergreen to Pine.

We recommend classes at the Conifer Taekwondo Institute for a variety of reasons when looking for classes in Conifer, Bailey and Evergreen, CO.

First of all, our classes for kids are amazing. According to healthychildren.org, each year more than 6 million children in the United States participate in some type of martial arts. There are so many benefits from children practicing martial arts, including mental benefits (such as focus, discipline, perseverance, and developing respect for self and others) and physical benefits (such as muscular strength and endurance, energy release and motor development) that it's easy to see why many parents are eager to get their children involved with karate in Conifer, CO.

Adults too will benefit from our martial arts and self-defense classes. The physical and mental benefits are the same for adults, but in addition there are some that apply more towards adults. These include stress release, goal-oriented physical activity and learning self-defense to protect yourself and loved ones. The website examiner.com has an article explaining many of the great reasons why adults should get involved with martial arts.

But if all martial art schools give these benefits, why chose the Conifer location of the Colorado Taekwondo Institute? As with anything else, the quality makes a huge difference. You want to find the best school possible for you or your children to attend in order to maximize your results and to get the most from the program. Here are four reasons why the CTI is the best school in the Conifer area for children's and adult martial arts:

• Educated Instructors -  We don't hire any outside instructors; each instructor is "home-grown" from white belt and developed into one of our educated instructors. This allows us to provide the very-best in quality instruction. Each black belt instructor has years of martial arts instruction and also instructor development.
• Structured, Dynamic Classes - each class taught is set in a structured environment. Students are led by the instructor through a routine of exercise, basic and advanced Taekwondo techniques. With this structure, students are learning discipline and focus. They aren't running around being wild, they are developing themselves mentally.
• Safe Learning Environment - Each of our campuses is designed with the best quality of instruction in mind. We build our own custom suspension workout floors and have quiet workout areas so students can focus on their learning and not become distracted with outside influences.
• Staff that Cares - All of our teachers put students first, teaching to help our students foster their passion for martial arts in the same way that they learned. Our school isn't a "belt factory" designed to get as many students in the door as possible and promote them in a money-making scheme. Every instructor here cares about their students and wants to encourage and help them develop all of the wonderful things that martial arts have to offer.  Our students come first.  The instructors work to encourage and lead them into being the best student they can be.

The best way to see if our Conifer martial arts classes are the best for your family is to give us a call and set up a time for our no-obligation introductory special. It'll give you a chance to come in and see in person how the benefits you're looking for will be developed and just how wonderful classes are. You can give us a call at 303-838-2783 or you can register right here on our website. We look forward to serving you!



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Sources:

1- https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/sports/Pages/Martial-Arts.aspx
2- http://www.examiner.com/article/it-is-never-too-late-to-start-martial-arts-training

More Than Just a Martial Arts School

When you're driving down the street, you'll probably notice quite a few martial arts schools in various shopping centers near your home. Taekwondo, Karate, Krav Maga, and Kung Fu schools will appear here and there. There are currently around 16,600 different martial arts schools in the United States.1

Why are they so popular? Well first are the number of benefits that come from a good martial arts school. For children martial arts teaches focus, self-control, respect and confidence while providing exercise and energy release. And for adults martial arts provide stress relief, increased self-esteem while helping them get back into shape and lose weight. There are numerous benefits for people of all ages. You can see why over 18 million people practiced some type of martial arts last year.2

The next question, then, is how do I choose a martial arts school for myself or family member. And this is where you find that martial arts schools vary quite a bit. And by vary, I mean they can really vary. Sure the style of martial arts taught will vary, but so will the structure, cost, curriculum, age & experience of the instructors, length of the classes, size of the classes, diversity of the classes (ages and experience), the size and upkeep of the facility, and on and on. It's not like going into any McDonalds anywhere in the US and expecting to have the same lunch.

So where am I going with this? Well, if you are interested in pursuing martial arts in any capactiy, I have to recommend classes at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute. The quality of the instruction is world-class, and the experience and lessons taught will last a lifetime.

But in addition to the great instruction, the whole experience of the program. Students attend two to three classes per week at their campus. Upper belt students attend our leadership program classes designed to empower our students with leadership qualities. Black belts attend extra workouts that mirror the workouts that Korean Olympic Taekwondo athletes practice in South Korea. We host four tournaments each year for students to compete against themselves and with each other, in a positive, educational environment. We host 3 day camps for students to practice and have a good environment to spend during breaks throughout the school year. We host two annual martial arts conventions for students across the country to attend and workout with world-renounced Grandmaster instructors. We host a summer camp at Snow Mountain Ranch for children to experience the wonderful outdoors of Colorado while sharpening their Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo. We have a summer picnic where students and their families can come have an enjoyable Sunday afternoon with positive people. And we host a Christmas party for students and their families to enjoy the holiday season and dance with friends. There's so much more to the program than just learning martial arts.

There is a real sense of community at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute. New students are welcomed into classes and are encouraged along the way. Experienced students help mentor new students, as they were new at one point too and they can help answer questions that may come up for new students.

It really is a great experience learning martial arts at the Colorado Taekwondo Institute. I highly recommend you picking up the phone and calling your local campus, or you can request more information on our website here. We look forward to meeting you soon!

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1- http://martialinfo.com/martial-art-statistics/
2- http://mainemartialarts.com/martial-arts/martial-arts-statistics-demographics-people-practice/

21st Moo Sul Kwan Black Belt Symposium

Our 21st MSK Black Belt Symposium took place October 7 - 9, at the Inn at SilverCreek in Granby, Colorado!  For twenty-one straight years, the Symposium has been held in different locations in Colorado, strengthening the skills, techniques, teaching strategies and more of our advanced belts, and this year was no different!

The Moo Sul Kwan upper belts had advanced classes in poomse, one-step sparring, self-defense, sparring, kicking, and much more.

The classes began on Friday evening and went to Sunday afternoon and were taught by a Moo Sul Kwan / AMASEA  staff:   Grandmaster James M. Sautel, Master Mindy Sautel, Master John Sautel, Master Erik Albrechtson, Mr. Andy McDaniel, Mr. Dustin Wheeler, Miss Bridget Sautel and Mr. Abdu Kikhia.

Saturday morning began at 6:00 AM with some good hard training and continued thru the day which ended at 4:00 PM in classroom work and a testing class.  That evening, fun entertainment followed the annual Symposium banquet.  Songs were performed by the Moo Sul Rock Band, and a very special MSK version of Deal or No Deal (Push-ups or No Push-ups) took place.  Hosted by Stephen "Howie Mandel" Sautel, the stakes were high and the action was hilarious!

Sunday morning began with some upper belt training followed by more classes and ending with everyone sparring together!

Don't forget, this year's Moo Sul Kwan Summer Expo XXXIII is going to take place at the Keystone Ski Resort in Colorado!

That Makes me so Angry!

By Caitlin Sosta, yellow belt

"THREE WAYS TO STAY CALM AND POSITIVE."

We’ve all gone through those moments, or even days, where something or everything makes us so mad, we can’t focus on anything else.  Anger is a natural emotion, and it would be unreasonable to say we never have a right to be angry in certain situations, but learning how to control and channel your anger in a positive way can change your entire perspective on life.  Here are three easy ways to begin rethinking and redirecting your anger when you feel it coming on:

1. Change your perspective. There are many times when another person may make you angry with their words or actions, but putting yourself in their shoes may make you pause to reflect on the reasons behind their behavior. An irate customer in your store may have just had a fight with their spouse before leaving home, or your coworker who ignores you when you wave and say hello may be dealing with immense financial stress that’s taking all of their concentration. Simply remaining calm and remembering that you don’t always know what’s going on in someone else’s life can change the way you feel in dealing with them and help you to be positive and kind in your daily interactions.

2. Consider whether or not anger is a productive response. Sometimes things make us angry that are completely out of our control —another driver on the street, a story on the news, a delayed flight.  The only thing we can control in these situations is ourselves, and our actions can affect the safety, environment, and emotions of others.  Anger alone is unproductive, so focusing on productive reactions helps motivate us to be a positive presence in the lives of those around us.  Always ask yourself: is there something I can do about my anger in this moment?  Can I use this emotional motivation to teach, help, speak out for, encourage or support someone else?  If so, do it!

3. Focus on the good! If nothing else succeeds, one of the best ways to overcome anger (or any other negative emotion, for that matter) is to focus on the good things in your life.  Write a list of the blessings you have, and you will be surprised how your entire mentality will change.  Can’t think of any?  Here’s a start: Taekwondo! (And most likely the physical and mental health to participate in martial arts in the first place).  Be creative—we all have things to be thankful for in life, and anger can easily become poisonous distraction from these things.

There are many more ways to deal with anger, but the real key is to reframe your mindset.  Like any other personal “makeover,” it won’t come easily or quickly.  You will fail sometimes, but your effort will certainly be rewarded with a noticeable change in your happiness, your stress level, your relationships, and more!

Tenets of Taekwondo in my Mom!

By Melodie Page, 1st dan

Today would have been my mother's 103rd birthday.  She is not alive to day, but she did live to be 102 years, one month and five days. She, Hazel Leigh Whitney Parcel, was an amazing woman who had many exciting experiences in her life.  She had many years to learn from her mistakes and gain tons of wisdom.  In 1935, while attending a Bible institute in Denver. CO, she decided that she wanted to be a missionary to Africa after hearing an African missionary speak at her school.  My father also attended the school and was also inspired by the African missionaries' talk.  After graduation they decided to get married and go to Africa together. They had five children, two of which, my middle sister and myself, were born in Africa.  Even though my mother probably never even heard the word "Taekwondo" until her seventies or after, she lived her life by the tenets of Taekwondo, courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit.  There are many examples of situations in her life that she embodied these tenets.


COURTESY

My Mother had a strict Grandmother that she lived with during her childhood. I am sure that her training in courtesy began there. Children in those days were trained to respect their elders, say yes ma'am and yes sir, be seen and not heard and not interrupt adult conversation. My mother was also expected to do many chores around the house and to get good grades in school.
In her autobiography, A Clay Pot Named Hazel, my mother describes some of her experiences at the Bible Institute. "To help us learn to work with different types of people, students changed roommates every two months". The only way you can get along with new roommates every two months is to have a fair amount of courtesy in your personality.

Later on in her life our family traveled a lot when we were back in the United States in order to raise financial support for the missionary work. We visited a lot of churches where we children were trained to be polite to the members of the congregation, and the hosts that put us up for the night. We were always to eat what was put in front of us and be grateful. My older sisters remember also being tacitly required to help in any way possible. My Mother led by example. My mother also never wanted to impose or cause extra work for people that hosted us. She would take our own sheets and towels to use so that extra laundry would not have to done by our hostesses.


INTEGRITY

When my mother decided to become a missionary, she also decided to become a nurse in order to help the people she would minister to, medically. After returning to the United States permanently, she worked in hospitals wherever we lived and was the main breadwinner for the family. We finally settled in Wichita, Kansas in1967 after living in Nebraska and New Mexico after our return from Africa. She worked at St. Francis Hospital in the intensive care unit. Evidently, one day she gave the wrong dose of medication to a patient with no dire consequences. Apparently she didn't tell anyone at that time. When my mother was 98 my sister who she lived with, noticed she was receiving a lot of mail with an R. N. In the return address. R. N. Stands for registered nurse. My sister asked her what was going on but my mother only said, "Maybe I'll tell you some day." After Mom died my sister had to go through her papers and found these letters and read them. That was when my sister was able to determine the whole story. The mistake had been weighing on my Mom's mind so she decided to confess. She wrote a letter to the head of nursing at St. Francis hospital.

Upon receiving the letter, the head of nursing decided to read the letter at the next department meeting. She encouraged the nurses at the meeting to write to my Mom and share the mistakes they had made in their careers. Mom must have cherished these letters because she kept them the rest of her life.


PERSEVERANCE 

My Mother persevered through so many challenges in her life. In her twenties she set three main goals for her life. She wanted to be a mother of a large family, she wanted to be a nurse and she wanted to be a missionary to Africa. Before my mother and father got married she started nurses training in Colorado Springs. He was living in Denver and they saw each other rarely. But in 1940 they got married and started their family. My oldest sister and only brother were born in quick succession. Mom never complained but she always had difficult pregnancies. Yet she went ahead and experienced five of them (lots of nausea) so that she could have a large family. That's almost four years of complete misery. It takes perseverance to get through that!

Having children interfered with Mom and Dad's planned departure for Africa, but they were finally ready to go when they discovered that children were not being issued passports because of the war. Dad was urgently needed to help with the mission work so the hard decision was made that Dad would go on to the Congo and Mom would stay here in the United States with the children until the war was over. She had one more year of nurses training to complete so she went San Bernardino where she had friends who would care for my brother and sister while she attended school.
Nurses training wasn't easy back then. It was a 24/7 endeavor. They would work an eight hour shift and attend classes and study and try to get a little sleep all in one day. That's not including having to starch and iron uniforms, whiten shoes and don those white stockings (seams perfectly straight). Mom lived at the school and got to see her children on weekends sometimes.

Finally the war was over and Mom and my brother and sister were issued passports to travel to the Congo. Mom had finished her last year of nurses training and had graduated and passed her boards. At last she was a full-fledged registered nurse! After packing, getting immunizations, and some French lessons Mom and my siblings traveled to New York City by train where they were to fly to Africa on Pan Am. Dad had purchased the tickets in the Congo because the price was better, but upon reaching the New York ticket office they were told there were only reservations for one child. After much communication between New York and Congo the matter was apparently resolved. Mom had planned a weekend trip to Philadelphia to visit old friends before leaving for Africa. While there she received word that all planes of the type she was scheduled to fly on were grounded due to a tragic accident in one of them. All that type of airplane were out of service until it could be determined what caused the accident.Pan am had nothing else available because the war had just ended and planes were in short supply. Mom and the kids were stuck in New York for seven weeks until Pan Am could finally put them on a plane bound for Liberia.

After flying by way of Labrador, Ireland, and Portugal they finally landed on the continent of Africa in the city of Casablanca. They still had to fly to Liberia but after stopping there to let off the other passengers the plane flew on to Kinshasa, Congo.

From there they were to fly to Bukavu where Dad was waiting for them. However as soon as they got to Kinshasa they were told that they had just missed the flight and it only went once a week. So they waited a week and went back to the airport to continue their journey. However they weren't allowed to board the plane because supposedly one of the children's fares had not been paid even though my Dad had bought tickets for one adult and two children originally. Evidently this mistake had not been taken care of in New York as had been thought. Unbelievably my Mom and siblings had to wait another week to get to Bukavu and to my Dad. I am still not sure if they ended up paying for an extra child or if it finally got straightened out.

My Mother could easily have given up at any of these setbacks and decided just to stay home in the US. She could have sent word to my Dad that she wasn't coming and that he should make arrangements to come home too. But no she did not. She had her goals and she did not waver. I am sure she felt discouraged and exhausted at times but she kept pressing on until she made it ti the Congo.


SELF-CONTROL

One of the areas of my life where I struggle with self control is eating too much. If my mother struggled with this She was able to control it. She was never overweight her whole life. She would eat small portions and often would not eat both pieces of bread when eating a sandwich. She worked very hard cooking on a wood-burning stove, ironing with flat irons, and washing clothes with wringer washer that had a handle agitator. She was always up early to start her day of work. Even in her nineties when she came to visit me she would do cooking and cleaning for me while I was at work. One day when she was not feeling well because of her angina she apologized to me for not doing housework that day. "I'm afraid I didn't get much accomplished today" she said to me when I got home. Of course I told her that she did not have "accomplish" anything at any time during her visit but being idle just wasn't in her makeup. In her 100th year she decided to write a book about her life. She worked diligently almost daily to get it finished "in time" before she passed but made it and saw it published a year before her death. In the week I spent with her before her death she mentioned that she had two other books planned that she had hoped to write.


INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

Indomitable spirit is closely tied to perseverance and my Mom had plenty of both. One of my favorite incidences showing Mom's indomitable spirit involved our German Shepard dog. His name was Nippy and the only thing he loved more than my Mom was chasing goats. The African men owned lots of goats and goats were their bank accounts. The goats were mainly used for trading and were especially useful for buying wives. One unfortunate day Nippy caught a goat and ripped its belly open. Men armed with spears came to our house and demanded that we turn Nippy over to them so they could kill him. The goat wasn't dead yet and my quick thinking Mom made a deal with the men. If she could save the goat then they would not kill Nippy and we would ensure that he would not chase anymore goats. They brought the injured goat to her and she sprinkled some penicillin powder in the wound and stitched the poor creature back together. The goat lived and our dog was saved! He did have to wear a muzzle for awhile after that until he understood that goats were off limits.
My Mother was so determined to help the Africans and to serve her family that she labored day in and day out for years. The list of the things she did just goes on and on.
She did all the things a Mother usually does for her children, cooking, feeding, bathing, cleaning, changing diapers ( cloth ones), laundry, and sewing clothes for all of us on a treadle sewing machine. Then there was her medical clinic where she stitched up wounds, treated diseases, dispensed vitamins and worm medicine, administered vaccinations, and delivered babies. She wrote primers and song books for the Africans in their language, Kilega, and had them printed. She taught school to the children. She translated portions of the Bible into Kilega. She trained young men in the rudiments of first aid to help her in the clinic. Our family would sometimes travel to other villages and I would "help" Mom tell Bible stories to the children with paper figures of Bible characters and a flannel covered board. On Sunday's she would teach Sunday school to the Africa kids and play the piano for the singing during the church service. The indomitable spirit she showed to get out of bed every day and work so hard is just unbelievable.

Anger Management

By Khristin Paisley

In order to manage anger it is important to understand the emotion “anger” before it can be “managed”. Managing anger does not mean to live a life devoid of this emotion, however, a certain amount of serenity comes from understanding it. Anger is often explained away as a “toxic”, “unhealthy” and a “bad” emotion. There truly isn’t a “bad” emotion, what makes something “bad”, “toxic” and “unhealthy” is what we do with it and that is what takes anger out of the realm of emotion and moves it into an action. It can be used as an impetus for self-reflection, acceptance, love and understanding of ourselves, and others; or it can be channeled in a negative way that causes harm. To ask ourselves “why am I angry?” and “where does this come from?” is a necessary first step in being able to manage this emotion that brings about feelings of shame.

Anger can be described as a “byproduct emotion”. This means that it is the result of a primary emotion. These primary emotions can be: sadness, jealousy, fear, insecurity, and frustration to name a few. Anger is a response emotion, ergo “The dog pooped on the floor again!” or “That person cut me off on the highway!” or even “My teacher gave me an F on the test!” These are just a few examples of how anger can creep into our daily lives and be an insidious entity. In the situation of the dog, it’s frustration, the dog couldn’t get out in time and whether it was our personal responsibility or that of someone else’s we are the ones dealing with the consequence, we are the ones dealing with the consequence and have to spend our time dealing with it. In each of the above examples what we are really feeling is that we are being discounted, disrespected, devalued, that something (physical, emotional) is being taken away from us, and the result is feelings of anger. If we take a moment to assess the “why” of our feelings, this allows us to love ourselves better, and to contribute positivity instead of negativity to the world and to those around us.

Whether someone believes in Karma or not does not change the simple fact that we receive what we put into the world, even if what we receive comes directly from within ourselves. It is analogous to: the dad comes home and beats the child, the child then beats the dog and then the dog turns and bites the child. We are eventually revisited by what we put into the world. Anger can be a blinding emotion or it can be a source of enlightenment. Maybe the person that cut us off on the highway was speeding to the hospital and concerned about a loved one and was understandably distracted. It’s possible that they just received some news of great importance and their life is going to be changing for good or bad and were distracted. Maybe they were just didn’t see us, how many times during the course of a day, week, month or year do we get distracted? If they did it on purpose as an act of road rage, what do we gain by sharing their emotional space? Should we allow ourselves to be infected with their toxicity and then share that same toxicity to others? The answer is no. We always have a choice in the “how” we respond to a situation. The old adage of “Think twice before you act” isn’t as basic as it appears when taken at face value. What it is really saying is to take a breath, take a moment and think of how the action will affect yourself and those around you because there will always be a reaction.

This isn’t to say that anger doesn’t have its place in our emotional tool box. Once we understand the “why” and “how” of our anger, we always have the choice in the way we respond. We can choose to be led to an understanding of ourselves and a path of personal betterment or not. We can choose to use it as a motivator to try harder next time or we can blame our faults and shortcoming on others instead of taking personal responsibility. We can choose to be led to a better understanding and acceptance of others when their actions negatively affect us. We can choose to let the negativity stop with us or we can become infected by it and visit it upon others. If we choose the latter it is our loved ones that are first infected like any true sickness. Our spouse, our children, our friends and family will first receive the brunt of it and gradually it will erode love and affection, trust and compassion until there is nothing left. Then if our loved ones follow our unfortunate example, it will revisited upon us as well as the other people they interact with and so on and so on again and again. We can choose to understand our anger and through understanding it, manage and control it; or we can be controlled by it and in the end lose all that we hold dear. There isn’t one clear cut answer to managing this emotion for everyone, however, the end result never changes. And the constant is that we always have the choice, just remember to always take a breath, take a moment and reflect on the situation. Surprisingly, it only takes a second, to either build happiness or discord and that is a result that no one will be immune to.

27th Denver Martial Arts Champs

A wonderful day was had by all at the Alameda International Junior/Senior High School on September 9-10!    Parents, family members and friends came to watch the annual MSK martial arts competitions that saw 277 competitors kick their way to success!

The 27th Denver Martial Arts Championships was presented by the Colorado Taekwondo Institute for students and instructors of all ages and belt levels.  There were competitions in poomse, sparring, board breaking and more for the dynamic Moo Sul Kwan Taekwondo competitors.

The action began on Friday evening with exciting black belt competitions and continued on Saturday morning with a black belt warm-up at 7:00 AM.  Black belt breaking divisions started out the day, followed by the red, brown and purple belts.

During the middle of the day, our United States National Anthem was sung by Michael Sandusky, 3rd dan, and the day was dedicated to our servicemen and women that protect us.   A few demonstrations then took place, followed by the upper belt breaking competition where Master Garner broke 55 boards in the progressive combo breaking division.

There were wonderful competitions in the lower belt Adult and Junior divisions.  The Tiger divisions (our youngest competitiors) were incredible!

Congratulations to the 27th DMAC Black Belt Grandchampions:  Theo Lincke and Natasha McKernan.

Click here for some photos of the weekend!

Here are the Championship Results:

POOMSE

1st place
Peyton Brauch        Ryan Lindner        Kyle Feagans        Michael Sandusky
Keet Holdridge        Dakota Jesse        Natasha McKernan    Theo Lincke
Nico Trilk        Phillip Hoenmans    Abbey Salamera        Meryn Probasco
Trish Nguyen        Nina Madayag        Dante Hulin        Konner Evans
Mitchell Oleszek    Katie Dahle        Ed Stanton        Lydia Willis
Julian Marine        Adrianna Hoy        Chris Cardella        Nethika Suraweera
Devin Martin        Brian Jensen        Hudson Van Voorhees    Dalton Cole
Elliot Logan        Bella Lasater        Brendan Arink        Lars den Hartog
Diego Quezada        Fran Walker        Graham Hainbach        Tyler  Cobb
Mattox Talamantez    Kyle Janowski        Tristan Garcia        Jonah Olson
Caleb Port        Elsie McDonald        Quynn Cotner        Rowan Lasater
Ian Burger        Katelyn  Minden        Theryn Ochsner        Zoey Bryant
Marley Powers

2nd place
Brian Steward        Ethan Price        Collin Kreutz        Eileen  Lindner
Nathaniel McKernan    Merrick Oleszek        Kenny Brancio        Lexi Johannes
T.J. Tibbetts        Jason Stencel, Jr.    Jason Stencel        Deb Denny
Sean Konrad        Jasmine Salamera    Jakob Deverll        Kameron Evans
Evelyn LaMorgese    Jovan Moore        Mya Field        Jeffrey Bowen
Emily Artman        Michael Veith        Angeleena Amaducci    Jackie Uchiyama
Annie Abbink        Craig Cardella        Mateo Piza        Logan Rumph
Jack Henning        Tyler Gibbs        Libby Girard        Adolph Ordaz-Bustos
McKenzie Cress        Anna Grose        Roland Dander        Campbell Copt
Aaron Maloit        Jacob Hoenmans        Dylan Soule        Caiden Murphy
Rachel Bakkum        Jordan Rutz        Alex Schwartz        Matthew Roberts
Grant Gardner        Colin Cook        Kaylyn McEwan        Allan Stanton
Leto Ochsner

3rd place
Jennifer McKernan    Tyler Murphy        Ethan Trapp        Andy McDaniel
Kathleen Sautel        Coghan Spery        Brynn Konrad        Makayla Trapp
Joshua Miller        Brecken Lusk        Sam LaMorgese        Sigourney Zager
Chase  Wyngarden    Elise Smith        Robbie Crandell        Christian Lloyd
Dean Loux        Bill Schwartz        Ashton Price        Alex Price
Will Burczyk        Bowen Meyer        John Cook        Lucas Lane
Helen Grenillo        Sean Huntley        McKenna Erbes        Evan O'Fihelly
Jaden Jesse        Gabe Zinser        Bryce Cole        Sophia Parker
Kirun Agarwal        Eliana Angelino        Jack Weichert        Addison Zink
Ellie Stanton        Isabella Sandoval    Adina Johnson        Anika Olson
Isaac Zink        Elijah Alire        Maillee Wallace        Finnegan Handlin
Sophia Sandoval        Paul Paisley        Anitej Narumanchi    Averie Chavez

4th place
Hope Morgan        Lydia Lincke        Zach Greavers        Shekina DeTienne
Zuzanna Janowska    Justin Lautrup        Allyse Nothstine    Joshua Stencel
Cody Jacobson        Lee Tomjack        Susan Burstiner        Lance Schwartz
Calvin Jensen        Sarah Dahle        Jacobi Field        Donovan Penrod
Nikki Garcia         Elizabeth Hawkins    Cheyenne Selbe        Aidan Hutchison
Amy Krupp        Alex Hancey        Annie Jensen        Miette Jandreau
Shaydon Tuttle        Lucah Meyer        Henry Rumph        Ethan Girard
Alex Bollinger        Naomi Price        Skylar Morris        Aidan Sturm
Marley Griffin        Turner Jensen        Alden Seashore        Autumn Manuelito
Aydin Shaffer        Aydon Lewis        Mason Barton        Andra Vieru
Sydni Wilhelm        Sabrina Jensen        Emma Weichert

TIGER POOMSE

1st place
William Krause        Jackie Penrod        Cooper Ivie        Cohen Hanlon
Kaiden Rogers        Zoey Krupp        Aaron Martin        Hudson Burger
Matthew Piedalue    Hudson Handlin        Warren McDonald        Mason Rutz
Sage Shamus        Lincoln Walker        Sammy Powers        Oliver Garner
Aidan Soule        Silas Rees        Trace Jensen        Siri Seashore
Tait Shamus        Lucy Paisley        Sean Revels        Zachary Cotner
Alexis Chavez        Jensen Cook        Grant Maloit        Noah Gomez

BREAKING (Black Belt)

1st place
Clayton Garner        Brian Steward        Brynn Konrad        Kenny Brancio  
Natasha McKernan    Theo Lincke        Ryan Lindner      

       

BREAKING (Under Black Belt)

1st place
Anna Grose        Juliane Marine        Cody Jacobson        Lee Tomjack
Jason Stencel, Sr    Logan Gill        Arkhip Saratovtec    Konner Evans
Jakob Deverell        Abbey Salamera        Megan Garcia        Brian Jensen
Hudson Van Voorhees    Brendan Arink        Lars den Hartog        Simon Padilla
Jack Weichert        Bella Lasater

STAFF POOMSE

1st place
Michael Sandusky    Natasha McKernan    Collin Kreutz        Theo Lincke      
Jennifer McKernan

2nd place
Bridget Sautel        Shekina DeTienne    Peyton Brauch        Nathaniel McKernan
Kenny Brancio

3rd place
Lexi Johannes        Kathleen Sautel        Tyler Murphy        Don Johnson
Andy McDaniel

SPARRING

1st place
Brynn Konrad        Makayla Trapp        Dakota Jesse        Shekina DeTienne
Natasha McKernan    Justin Lautrup        Coghan Spery        Bridget Sautel
Michael Sandusky    Katie Dahle        Sean Konrad        Ashton Price
Trish Nguyen        Sigourney Zager        Jakob  Deverell        Emily Artman
Alex Price        Josh Miller        Brecken Lusk        Jason Stencel, Sr.
T. J. Tibbetts        Chiara Esposito        Jack Henning        Michael Veith
Brendan Arink        Miette Jandreau        Fran Walker        Brian Jensen
Logan Cole        Aidan Sturm        Mateo Piza        Matthew Ordaz-Bustos
McKenzie Cress        Jackie Uchiyama        Jaden Jesse        Kevin Villa
Lucas Lane        Helen Grenillo        Aaron Maloit        Rachel Bakkum
Ellie Stanton        Owen Hughes        Katelyn Minden        Lucy Paisley
Colin  Cook        Sydni Wilhelm        Ian Burger        Averie Chavez
Allan Stanton        Tait Shamus        Gavin DiNunzio

2nd place       
Nick Slinkard        Hope Morgan        Nathaniel McKernan    Peyton Brauch      
Lexi Johannes        Lydia Lincke        Devon Bilyeu        Zuzanna Janowska
Merrick Oleszek        Susan Bergstiner    Robbie Crandell        Jason Stencel, Jr.
Elise Smith        Lydia Willis        Dante Hulin        Nina Madayag
Mitchell Oleszek    Nico  Trilk            Lucas Richardson    Ed Stanton
Jeffrey Bowen        Laura Gardner        Evan O'Fihelly        Graham Hainbach
Chris Cardella        Alice Warnick        Scott Hancey        Cid Bresser
Dalton Rumph        Sean Huntley        Jack Weichert        Adolph Ordaz-Bustos
Jade Teegarden        Amy Krupp            Bella Lasater         Diego Quezada
Alex Bollinger        Kirun Agarwal            Leto Ochsner        Audrey Logan
Marley  Griffin        Kyle Janowski        Isabella Sandoval    Maillee Wallace
Tristan Garcia        Theryn Ochsner        Grant Gardner        Emma Weichert
Jordan Rutz        Aidan Soule            Rowan Lasater

3rd place
Kelsey Smith        Keet Holdridge        Kathleen Sautel        Johnny Williams
Theo Lincke        Kenny Brancio        Jennifer McKernan    Tyler Murphy
Jacobi Field        Juliane Marine        Abbey Salamera        Meryn Probasco
Evelyn LaMorgese    Cody Jacobson        Sam  LaMorgese        Jovan Moore
Dean Loux        Calvin Jensen        Adriana Hoy        Henry Rumph
Will Burczyk        Aidan Hutchison        McKenna Erbes        Patrick Stolle
Craig  Cardella        Bryce Cole        Ethan Girard        Shaydon Tuttle
Tyler Cobb        Sophia Parker        Nethika Suraweera    Emily Chavez
Devin Martin        Alex Hancey        Annie Jensen        Mattox Talamantez
Autumn Manuelito    Jacob Hoenmans        Caiden Murphy        Sophia Sandoval
Zoey  Bryant        Turner Jensen        Adina Johnson        Finnegan Handlin
Elsie McDonald        Trace Jensen        Warren McDonald        Caleb Port

4th place
TJ Gutierrez        Kyle Feagans        Eileen Lindner        Collin Kreutz
Ethan Trapp        Allyse Nothstine    Melodie Page        Chase Wyngarden
Nick Tibbetts        Sarah  Dahle        Anya Trilk        Elizabeth Hawkins
Christian Llyod        Arkhip Saratotcev    Donovan Penrod        Bill Schwartz
Konner  Evans        Eliana Angelino        Lucah Meyer        Tyler Gibbs
Bowen Meyer        Libby Girard        Peter Girard        Robert Haight
Lars den Hartog        Hudson Von Vorhees    Simon Padilla        Campbell Copt
Evan Zoechlik        Vi Vu            Sam Chastain        Anna Grose
Isaac Zink        Anika Olson        Paul Paisley        Elijah Alire
Addison Zink        Anitej Narumanchi    Dylan Soule        Quynn Cotner
Mason Barton        Marley Powers        Aydin Shaffer        Zachary Cotner
Matthew Roberts

   

FIRST POINT WINS!

1st place
Hope Morgan        Julianne Todd        Peyton Brauch        Theo Lincke
Keet Holdridge        Nick Slinkard        Dakota Jesse        Zuzanna Janowska
Kelsey Smith        Susan Burgstiner    Sean Konrad        Juliane Marine
Payton Reynolds        Sigourney Zager        Jakob  Deverell        Evelyn LaMorgese
Cody Jacobson        Kameron Evans        Brecken Lusk        Jason Stencel, Sr.
T.J. Tibbetts        Cheyenne Selbe        Lucah Meyer        Michael Veith
Chris Cardella        Libby Girard        Paul Tafoya        Brian Jensen
Lars den Hartog        Mateo Piza        Shaydon Tuttle        Aidan Sturm
Jade Teegarden        Amy Krupp        Jaden Jesse        Diego Quezada
Alex Hancey        Annie Jensen        Aaron Maloit        Audrey Logan
Marley Griffin        Will  Kennedy        Katelyn Minden        Maillee Wallace
Colin  Cook        Theryn Ochsner        Ian Burger        Averie Chavez
Allan Stanton        Tait Shamus        Gavin DiNunzio

2nd place          
Merrick Oleszek        Lexi Johannes        Justin  Lautrup        Nathaniel McKernan
Bridget Sautel        Tyler Murphy        Ryan Wyngarden        Makayla Trapp
Lydia Lincke        Katie Dahle        Chase Wyngarden        Jason Stencel, Jr.
Abbey Salamera        Lydia Willis        Dante Hulin        Nina Madayag
Lance Schwartz        Nico Trilk        Donovan Penrod        Bill Schwartz
Jeffrey Bowen        Eliana Angelino        Jack  Henning        Tyler Gibbs
Gabe Zinser        Miette Jandreau        Peter Girard        Cid Bresser
Logan Cole        Hudson Von Vorhees    Jack Weichert        Matthew Ordaz-Bustos  
Evan Zoechlik        Vi Vu            Bella Lasater        Kevin Villa
Alex Bollinger        Kirun Agarwal        Mattox Talamantez    Autumn Manuelito
Jacob Hoenmans        Owen Hughes        Sophia Sandoval        Lucy Paisley
Tristan Garcia        Sydni  Wilhelm        Domanic Greenhaw    Emma Weichert
Jordan Rutz        Zachary Cotner        Rowan Lasater

BLACK BELT GRAND CHAMPIONS

Theo Lincke        Natasha McKernan