Mr. and Mrs. Jouan Have Goals Too

In addition to making ATA West Chester a successful school, Mr. and Mrs. Jouan have been training in martial arts for many, many years and this June look forward to taking the next step on their journey.

Mrs. Jouan will be eligible in June to test for her 5th degree black belt. She recently has completed all of her midterm testings and continues to seek knowledge wherever and whenever she can. In addition to taking courses and seminars at ATA World, National, and Regional events, Mrs. Jouan is training with top ATA Masters, including her instructor, Master Doug Stewart.

Mr. Jouan will be eligible to test for his 6th degree black belt in June. This is a journey that is almost 25 years in the making. Mr. Jouan completed his last midterm testing and has been receiving top scores. He has enjoyed training more with the new black belts at ATA West Chester. Seeing them push to be the best has inspired him to train harder right alongside them.

Both of them have received permission and will be testing on Friday, June 24th, 2011 at ATA International High Rank Testing in Little Rock, Arkansas. More information about World Championships may be found here:
http://www.ataonline.com/events/w2011/

Start making plans now to be at testing and competition, as well as the historic Inaugural Ceremony on Saturday night featuring Team Competition, Masters Ceremony, and the new Grand Master's Inauguration.

Our First Belt Promotion

Saturday, February 28th was our very first belt promotions! We promoted 25 students to orange belt. We had 6 Tiny Tigers, 13 Juniors, & 6 Adults. Mr. Jason Morgan from the Elkton, Maryland school was there helping out the Tiny Tiger testing and cheering on his 5 year old cousin who tested for her orange belt. Also, our very special guest, Master Doug Stewart, our instructor, was there to help judge the Juniors & Adults. The students were very excited to see him! Everyone had a great performance and we heard nothing but good things from parents and families who were in attendance. We are also grateful for our sponsorship and support from First National Bank and Lorgus Flower Shop. Our event was a success!

Now Open!

After much hard work, ATA Martial Arts of West Chester is finally open and teaching classes! We are so excited to finally show the community what they have been waiting for! Our initial classes went well and we look forward to working with and getting to know the students more and more. Friday we had all of the Tiny Tigers train in one class, and then after that, about half of the Juniors & Adults came to train for their class. On Saturday, the rest of the Adults came. Everyone seemed to have a fun time getting to know the intructors and the new friends in their class. Master Stewart, our previous instructor from Newark, Delaware, came to observe and wish us his best wishes. We were so glad that he could be a part of our special day!