Bring-A-Buddy Break-A-Board

This past Saturday, March 21st, was our Bring-A-Buddy Break-A-Board event. It was a total blast. We had over 40 buddies in attendance. We practiced palm heels, elbows, front kicks, and side kicks. Everyone broke their boards and even got the instructors to sign them afterwards so that they may have them as a keepsake. Breaking your first wood board is a memorable milestone in your martial arts training. We are very excited to share that with the students of ATA West Chester and their buddies.

If any of the students and/or their buddies would like for us to come to their classroom for a Show & Tell about their board breaking experience, we would be more than honored to do so. We can even let you break a board right in front of your classmates! Be sure to stay tuned for our next event...

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!

Valentine's Day Parent's Night Out

Saturday, February 14th was our first Parent's Night Out. It was such a success! We had 15 children arrive at 5:00PM and stay until 9:00PM. We worked out, played games, ate pizza, watched Kung-Fu Panda, and so much more. Everyone's favorite part was at the end of the night when we did Paper Breaks. That is when we used our martial arts techniques that we had practiced all night to break paper. Many of the kids were very surprised with their ability and power! We cannot wait for the next Parent's Night Out when we celebrate the end of the school year.

School Tour

We hope that you enjoy the video tour of the new ATA Martial Arts School! After only 2 weeks of being open we currently have over 40 students in our Tiny Tigers, Juniors, Teens & Adults Programs. Thank you for the support from the community, previous students, family, friends and ATA International Headquarters as we begin changing family's lives one black belt at a time.

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!

Walls

We are almost in the home stretch! This weekend was filled with spackling, sanding, spackling, sanding, and then more spackling. Thanks to the help of many great friends, we prepped the walls for paint this week. The colors we chose are called dark granite, anonymous, and silver dust. They are going to complement each other wonderfully.

This upcoming week is not only filled with getting fresh paint on the walls, but with many appointments, counter installation, daycare visits, and a book reading at Chester County Books & Music Wednesday at 10:00AM. We hope you are able to visit then!

Getting To Know The Community

Along with enrolling and meeting new students, we have done many other activities to get to know the community better. We have even given back to the community in ways such as ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. We stood outside the East Bradford Acme for a couple of hours this Saturday. Although it was very cold outside, it was wonderful to see the community be so generous to such a great cause! Also, we are scheduled to read at the West Chester County Public Library this Tuesday at 1:00. We are so excited to team up with such wonderful organizations.

ATA Martial Arts has also gone through many buildout phases too. We got our rough wiring inspection completed and passed on Friday. We will soon be able to begin putting up the rest of the drywall, tile, install the counters and paint. January 2nd, our official grand opening date, is only right around the corner! We will have everyone's first class as well as uniform fittings that Friday as well as Saturday. We have already started to receive sponsors, like Brothers Pizza, who will help by donating refreshments that day! Hope to see you there.