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NCAAU Taekwondo Fall Tournament

The NC AAU Taekwondo Fall Tournament will be held on November 20, 2004 at the Kiwanis Recreation Center at 352 Devers St. Fayetteville, NC . The tournament will begin at 10:00am. If you need any additional information or need an application please see Mr. Garris. igarris@aol.com

2005 Nationals
National AAU Youth and Adult Taekwondo Championship

The 2005 National Championship will be held from July 5^th – 9^th , 2005 in Greensboro, North Carolina. For more information please contact Mr. Garris or you may visit the AAU Taekwondo website. http://www.aautaekwondo.org Be sure to make hotel reservations early. Remember all participants must be AAU members and must qualify at the State Qualifier.

New Students of the Month listed!

The following seven students competed in the 2004 Universal Martial Arts Championships in Lancaster, S.C. on March 13, 2004.  As usual, our students were very competitive and brought home 15 trophies.  Included in the trophies were five six foot 1^st place trophies.  The students that competed traditional events were:

CONGRATULATIONS to all of these students on their fine performance!

2004 AAU Nationals
July 6th –July 10th

Congratulations to the following students on their fine performance at the 2004 AAU National Championship in Ft. Lauderdale Florida:

Again, Congratulations to these students on their outstanding performance. There were nearly 2500 competitors at the AAU National Championship with divisions as large as 57 students, making competition quite challenging. We also thank the Parents and all of the MTA family and supporters that rallied together to make this journey to the Nationals a fruitful one.

NORTH CAROLINA AAU TAEKWONDO NATIONALS QUALIFIER

Congratulations to the MTA Karate Academy students on their magnificent performance at the NC State AAU Taekwondo Nationals Qualifier! 18 MTA students competed in the 2004 AAU State Championship on Saturday May 1, 2004 and captured total of 26 medals including 12 Gold, 11 Silver and 3 Bronze. Every MTA student that competed, qualified for the 2004 AAU Taekwondo Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on July 6th –July 10th. This was a record breaker for a team that already had an excellent track record. The students that competed were:

Marisa Maher dominated the red belt division capturing two gold medals while Corey Williams also a red belt captured one gold and one silver medal with a performance that fell nothing short of awesome. Eiryn Elliott the youngest green belt at the tournament easily captured the gold medal in kata with a stunning performance of Pyong Ahn EE Dan. Jessica Deane and Gloria Rapp both captured the gold medal in kata at their very first tournament competition. Several 2003 Nationals champions competed at the tournament. Congratulations to all of our athletes on their fine performance!

The following seven students competed in the 2004 Universal Martial Arts Championships in Lancaster, S.C. on March 13, 2004. As usual, our students were very competitive and brought home 15 trophies. Included in the trophies were five six foot 1st place trophies. The students that competed traditional events were:

The following student(s) competed in weapons and open kata:

CONGRATULATIONS to all of these students on their fine performance!

Winter AAU Taekwondo & Ju-Jitsu Tournament

February 21, 2004

The MTA Karate Academy would like to congratulate the following students on their outstanding performance a the first local AAU tournament in 2004.

Congratulations to all of these students on their fine performance!

AAU NATIONALS RESULTS

The following six students competed in the 2003 AAU Nationals at the World’s Fair Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 2-5, 2003. Our students were very competitive and brought home six medals as an affirmation of their commitment and hard work.

The students that competed were :

Those students that did not place in Kumite were very competitive and in every case except one, their opponent went on to capture 2nd place. Tiffany King’s match was tied and went into sudden death. Marisa Maher won the respect of every competitor in her field and the spectators with her excellent demonstration of Tang Soo Do sparring technique and Kevin Kane dominated his match during the entire 1st round. Six students attended the Nationals and six medals were captured. Eiryn Elliott and Billie Long captured medals in both kata and kumite. Eiryn truly demonstrated focus and technique far beyond her years during her kata competition. Our students were competing with the best Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do stylist in the country. 1,658 martial artists from every state in the nation except Alaska competed in this tournament. There were over 6,000 people in attendance. All competitors had to qualify at a state tournament to be eligible for participation in the Nationals. Some athletes spend their entire career trying to accomplish what these athletes have accomplished at such a young age. Congratulations to all of our athletes on their outstanding performance!

Upcoming Promotions

The MTA Karate Academy will have a promotion on November 12th at Stoney Point and on November 13th at Lake Rim. Congratulations to the following students are currently scheduled for Promotion:

Gold Belt Promotions TBA

The following students competed in the AAU Taekwondo and JuJitsu Tournament on September 6, 2003.

CONGRATULATIONS on a magnificent performance!! Our school captured 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in almost every division that we competed in. Our students displayed the conduct and behavior that is characteristic of the MTA Karate Academy. Those that did not place performed brilliantly…keep up the good work!

AAU NATIONALS RESULTS

 The following six students competed in the 2003 AAU Nationals at the World’s Fair Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 2-5, 2003.  Our students were very competitive and brought home six medals as an affirmation of their commitment and hard work.

The students that competed were :

  Those students that did not place in Kumite were very competitive and in every case except one, their opponent went on to capture 2nd place.  Tiffany King’s match was tied and went into sudden death.   Marisa Maher won the respect of every competitor in her field and the spectators  with her excellent demonstration of Tang Soo Do sparring technique and Kevin Kane dominated his match during the entire 1st round.  Six students attended the Nationals and six medals were captured.   Eiryn Elliott and Billie Long captured medals in both kata and kumite.     Eiryn truly demonstrated focus and technique far beyond her years during her kata competition.  Our students were competing with the best Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do stylist in the country.  1,658 martial artists from every state in the nation except Alaska competed in this tournament.   There were over 6,000 people in attendance.  All competitors had to qualify at a state tournament to be eligible for participation in the Nationals.  Some athletes spend their entire career trying to accomplish what these athletes have accomplished at such a young age.  Congratulations to all of our athletes on their outstanding performance!

The MTA Karate Academy is proud to announce that Classical Okinawan Kobudo will be available to our students this summer. Sensei John W. Jackson, Jr., Renshi Rokudan Uechi Ryu Karate Do, and Chairman of the Nintaikan Dobudo Kai will be the instructor. Classes will be taught in six (6) week sessions and will commence with an introduction to the Bo.

See the Kobudo Training page for more details

Okinawan Kobudo Training

The following Students are qualified to enroll in Classical Okinawan Kobudo Training:

1. Tiffany King
2. Brandon Carter
3. Marisa Maher
4. Elvis Barksdale
5. Bill Logan
6. Keya Barksdale
7. Ashley Means
8. Corey Williams
9. Zack Hunt
10. Jason Maher
11. Tiffany Thysell
12. Joel Marlowe
13. Billie Long
14. Eric Heyrman
15. Maureen Sullivan
16. Glenda Curry

The following students are currently recommended for Kobudo Training:

1. Kevin Kane

Note: Students must indicate an interest to be considered for recommendation

2003 NC AAU STATE TAEKWONDO AND JU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS

On March 8, 2003 the MTA Karate Academy participated in the 2003 AAU State TaeKwonDo/JuJitsu Championship here Fayetteville NC. Both our Fayetteville based Cumberland County Parks and Recreation students and our Langley AFB students in Virginia participated.

MTA Karate Academy-Fayetteville

2003 AAU State Champions

Instructor KyoSaNim Isaac O. Garris, Jr.

MTA Karate Academy- Langley AFB

Instructor: Master Rhudy Shaw

Students competing with the MTA Karate Academy-Fayetteville train at the Lake Rim Recreation Center and the Stoney Point Recreation Center. Congratulations to all of the MTA students on a job well done!!! Special congratulations to Eryn Elliott our new 4 year old state champion in the gold belt division!

All students that competed and captured 1st thru 4th place are now officially recognized as AAU State Champions. Students that place 1st thru 8th are eligible to compete in the Nationals in July 2003. Students finishing 1st thru 4th will be eligible to compete for a spot on the AAU TaeKwonDo Team.

UNION COUNTY CLASSIC RESULTS

February 15, 2003, seven on our MTA students competed in the Union County Classic at Wingate University in Monroe, NC. .  Marisa Maher a 2^nd Gup(Red Belt) who has been sidelined with 2 broken toes for the past 6 weeks and could only compete in Kata competition completely shut out the Black Belt competitors to capture 1^st place in traditional Kata.  Our only other Brown Belt competitor in that age group, Ashley Means captured 3^rd place.  Both Ashley and Marisa were competing with top quality black, red and brown belts.  Corey Williams, our only other 4^th Gup (brown belt) to compete captured 1^st place in traditional Kata and 2^nd place in Kumite in his division.  Corey had to defeat a very competitive Red Belt to capture 2^nd place in Kumite.  Lucas Mireles, Blake Heyrmen, Craig Curry and Kevin Kane, all Orange Belts took 5^th place in both Kumite and Kata.  Congratulations to all of the students that competed in the Union County Classic.  You all did an outstanding job!!  I got several compliments on the quality and state of your art.  Keep up the good work!!

Congratulations to Marisa Maher, Ashley Means, Corey Williams, Lucas Mireles, Craig Curry and Kevin Kane on their fine performance at the Union County Classic at Wingate University. Outstanding Job, keep up the good work!!

The next promotion ceremony will be on March 13, 2003.  Please watch the website for the promotion list, time and other upcoming events.