*** Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, we will return to wearing full uniforms for ATA classes. Fridays will remain optional for full uniform.

MONDAYS

• 4:45 – 5:25   MAK/ADULTS 40 minutes
• 5:25 – 5:55   TIGER 30 minutes
• 6:15 – 7:00   FAMILY CLASS All Levels
• 7:00 – 8:00   ADVANCED LEADERSHIP (by invite)

TUESDAYS

• 4:00 – 4:40   MAK/ADULTS
• 4:45 – 5:15   TIGER

FRIDAYS

• 4:45 – 5:25   MAK/ADULTS 40 minutes
• 5:25 – 5:55   TIGER 30 minutes
• 6:15 – 7:00   FAMILY CLASS All Levels
• 7:00 – 8:00    ADVANCED LEADERSHIP (by invite)

SELECT SATURDAY MORNINGS

•  9:00 – 9:45    ADULT CARDIO
• 10:00 – 11:00   OPEN MAT: Forms, Weapons, Sparring

ATA Martial Arts has kicked off a Beyond the Belt challenge encouraging those involved with the ATA to share their stories.

Taekwondo is about more than physical training, punching, kicking, and forms. The overall training students receive affect them as a person, how they act, how they interact with others, and much more. The intent of the Beyond the Belt challenge is to identify and celebrate the things learned and how it’s impacted students and those around them.

In the coming weeks, New Ulm ATA Martial Arts will be engaging our students to help identify what they see as the Beyond the Belt benefits. Until then, check our the More Info button to see some videos the ATA Martial Arts has put together do far. There’s an introductory video explaining the challenge plus a number of videos from current ATA members.

My ATA is the official American Taekwondo Association member site.
Here you will have access to:

• Your membership information with the ATA
• Rank and promotion information
• Training resources
• Tournament standings
• and more..

Members can download the Spark App for easy access to member resources like scheduling a class, payment resources, push notifiations, and more.

Download it today on iOS or Android:

iOS: Apple App Store

Android: Google Play Store

The Tournament of Champions was held in the final days of July.
This is a World Championship tournament ending the tournament year.
It is followed immediately with a new tournament to kick off the new tournament year.

Join us in congratulating Mr. Schwab for his success at this year’s ATA World Championships.

Mr. Schwab is now a World Champ in Sparring, Combat Sparring, and Weapons Forms!

The New Ulm Journal published an article about it that you can see HERE.
It’s a great story of dedication, determination, and patience.

The annual Sioux Falls Class A Tournament, hosted by Hoover’s ATA Martial Arts,
was held on October 4th and 5th.

Our school members had a great time once again!

Many of our students make a point to get a photo with Mr. Schwab after they
complete their competitions. In the case shown here, Mr. Schwab was a bit busy
judging a ring of his own at the time. Many thanks to all the black belts that
volunteer their time to ref and judge at the tournaments. These tournaments
wouldn’t be possible without their time and dedication!

ATA School Owners Master Ken Hoops, Mr. Jim Schwab, Mrs. Faith Clevenger, Mr. Kevin Dockan, and their teams hosted an Intra-School Tournament on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Much fun was had by all.

Our students followed the three rules of Do Your Best, Have Fun, and Make a Friend.
They each also had some firsts at this tournament. For one, it was their very first tournament to attend – with only about a month’s experience in Taekwondo – and he did awesome. The other two, in addition to performing very well in competition, also had their first experience as score keepers.

We look forward to having even more students join us at the next tournament. You will hear about the tournament in upcoming classes, but we also encourage you to ask the students who did attend about their experience. We’re all here to support and encourage each other!

On Friday night, November 29th, we walked in the annual New Ulm Parade of Lights.

Many thanks to the students, instructors, parents, and family who joined us at this chilly event!

The Tigers performed a series of Bahng Mahng EE moves while the rest of the student performed moves with the Sahng Jeol Bong (chucks). Adding to the fun was the weapons used for these were glow-stick versions.

We also handed out a promotional flyer to spectators in the crowd to hopefully add more to our ATA family. Considering the number of people in the crowd mimicking the moves, we hope to see a few new faces!

Upcoming Tournament:  Minnesota Rumble Class B Tournament

Fusion ATA Martial Arts will be hosting this tournament
on Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th.

It will be held at the Eagan Community Center in Eagan, MN.

Register today on the EZ Signup website.

Upcoming Tournament:  Clear Lake, Iowa Class B Tournament

Summit Martial Arts will be hosting this tournament
on Friday, March 21st and Saturday, March 22nd.

It will be held at the Clear Lake Athletics & Wellness Center in Clear Lake, IA.

Registration information to come!

Upcoming Tournament:  Sioux City, Iowa Class B Tournament

Master Singewald will be hosting this tournament
on Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th.

It will be held at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, IA.

Registration information to come!