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Swanson’s 2012 Taekwondo Tournament Results

Admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:13:24 +0000

Master Jason Swanson’s annual Mid-America Tournament Alliance Spring Tournament was held in Lincoln, NE on Saturday, 5/12/12. We took 9 competitors to the event and all did very well. The results of their efforts…

Anna Seaman*: 3^rd in sparring

Benjamin Storm*: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

Ben Kroeger: 2^nd in sparring

Jerry Seaman: 2^nd in forms and 2^nd sparring

Molly Storm**: 2^nd in forms and 2^nd sparring

Brissa Romero**: 1^st in forms and 1^st in sparring

Zitlaly Romero: 1^st in sparring

Rachael Henry: 1^st in forms and 1^st in sparring

Drew Weekley: 1^st in forms and 3^rd in sparring

The * and ** next to the names indicates those Taekwondo America students who competed against each other in the same division.

May 2012 Testing Results

Admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:06:23 +0000

We held the May testing during the week ending 5/5/12. It was a good week of testing with very fine results. Congratulations to all!! The results of the testing…

Promoted to Yellow Belt: Graycee Prince

Promoted to Orange Belt: Lilly Storm, Samantha Ramler

Promoted to Green Belt: Caden Ehlers, Daniel De La Cruz

Promoted to Purple Belt: Matt Reida, Haley Hatcher, Melissa Guevara, Lori Lichtas

Promoted to Red Belt: Brian Mayorga, Stian Mayorga

Promoted to 2^nd Degree Black Belt Decided: Mr. Thomas Cox

April 2012 Testing Results

Admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:59:47 +0000

We held the April testing during the week ending April 7, 2012. Everyone was well prepared and did a fine job throughout the testing process. Congratulations to all!! The results of the testing…

Promoted to Yellow Belt: Paisley Hough, Lachlan Drew and Yi Zhan

Promoted to Orange Belt: Caden Vermule

Promoted to Green Belt: Isabella Williamson, Gracie Reida, Leilani Bryson, Eli Castillo and Alex Castillo

Promoted to Advanced Green Belt: Ben Storm

Promoted the Blue Belt: Phoebe Wilson, Ian Wear and Megan Storm

Promoted to Red Belt: Axel Cervantes and Dania Cervantes

Promoted to Brown Belt: Rebecca Henry

10th Annual Taekwondo America Spring Tournament

Admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:03:52 +0000

Taekwondo America held its’ 10^th Annual Spring Tournament on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Westside Community Conference Center in Omaha, NE. Hosted by Mr. Andrew Weekley, there was a tremendous turnout with over 200 competitors. Many Taekwondo America students participated, several competing in there very first taekwondo tournament. We are so very proud of our students’ spirit, competitiveness and sportsmanship throughout the event. The results of our students’ efforts are listed below. Note that those competitors with the red asterisk (*) preceding their name are those who competed in their first tournament.

*Lilly Storm: 3^rd in forms

*Caden Vermule: 3^rd in forms

*Isabella Williamson: 2^nd in forms and 2^ndin sparring

*Ryan Williamson: 3^rd in sparring

*Leilani Bryson: 1^st in forms

*Kobe Bryson: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

*Holly Martinez: 3^rd in forms

*Maverick Kugler: 3^rd in forms

*Alex Nebel-Rozmus: 2^nd in sparring

*Kami Lichtas: 2^nd in sparring

Dong Min Shin: 1^st in forms and 1^st in sparring

Ellie Gorman: 3^rd in sparring

Grant Rye: 3^rd in forms and 1^stin sparring

Megan Storm: 1^st in forms and 1^st in sparring

*Matt Reida: 3^rd in forms

Haley Hatcher: 3^rd in forms and 2^nd in sparring

Melissa Guevara: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

Jose Guevara: 1^st in forms and 1^st in sparring

Sydney Safarik: 4^th in forms

Axel Cervantes: 2^nd in forms

Dania Cervantes: 3^rd in forms and 2^nd in sparring

Nathan Rodriguez: 1^st in sparring

Anastasia Wilson: 2^nd in forms and 2^ndin sparring

Rebecca Henry: 2^nd in forms and 3^rd in sparring

Michael Kirklin (UNL): 2^nd in sparring

Jerry Seaman: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

Brissa Romero: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

Tom Cox: 3^rd in forms, 1^st in sparring and the Adult Men’s Black Belt Sparring Grand Championship

Zitlaly Romero: 2^nd in sparring

Rachael Henry: 2^nd in forms and 1^st in sparring

Carlton Duncan: 3^rd in forms

March 2012 Testing Results

Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:33:28 +0000

Testing was held the week ending March 3, 2102. We had new White Belts testing for the first time plus several students testing out of the Intermediate ranks into the Advanced ranks. Good job everyone!! The results of the testing…

Promoted to Yellow Belt: Lilly Storm, Alex Nebel-Rozmus, Maverick Kugler

Promoted to Orange Belt: Daniel De La Cruz

Promoted to Green Belt: Kobe Bryson, Holly Martinez, Dong Min Shin, Ryan Williamson

Promoted to Blue Belt: Grant Rye

Promoted to Purple Belt: Marcus Turner, Harry Oberoi

Promoted to Red Belt: Sydney Safarik, Nathan Rodriguez, Christine Seaman, Jerry Seaman

Beller’s Twin River’s Taekwondo Tournament Results - Columbus, NE

Admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:07:42 +0000

Beller’s Twin River’s Taekwondo hosted a Mid-America Tournament Alliance tournament on Saturday, 2/18/2012. We took 7 competitors to the event and as you can see below, ALL did very well. The results of their efforts…

Benjamin Storm: 1^st in forms, 2^nd in sparring

Jerry Seaman: 1^st in forms, 3^rd in sparring

Brett Guthrie (UNL): 1^st in forms, 3^rd in sparring

Brissa Romero: 1^st in forms, 3^rd in sparring

Zitlaly Romero: 1st in sparring

Jose Tristan: 1^st in forms, 1st in sparring

Carlton Duncan: 3^rd in forms, 2^nd in sparring

WE ARE PROUD!!!

NAMA 2012 Tournament - Omaha, NE

Admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:11 +0000

Nebraska Academy of Martial Arts held their annual tournament in Omaha on January 28th. Taekwondo America had 11 competitors in the tournament and all did very well while competing in some very large divisions. The results of our competitors…

Dong Shin: 1^st in sparring

Ben Storm: 2^nd in forms & 3^rd in sparring

Anna Seaman: 3^rd in forms

Ben Kroeger: 1^st in forms & 1^st in sparring

Ian Wear: 1^st in forms & 2^nd in sparring

Grant Rye: 2^nd in forms & 1^st in sparring

Xander Huk: 2^nd in sparring

Haley Hatcher: 2^nd in forms & 3^rd in sparring

Jerry Seaman: 4^th in sparring

Elissa Kroeger: 2^nd in sparring

Tom Cox: 1^st in forms & 1^st in sparring

KickFest 2012

Admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:05:45 +0000

ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIGGEST WORKOUT OF THE YEAR? HERE WE GO AGAIN…

KickFest 2012 - Sunday, February 19, 2012

The workout will begin at 2:00 sharp!!! (Anyone arriving late will not be allowed to participate.)

Gretna Taekwondo - Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall

Kids holding the rank of Red Belt or above and ALL Adults are welcome to attend (bring a friend)!

Black Belts are encouraged to attend!

KickFest 2012 Flyer

January 2012 Testing Results

Admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:10:02 +0000

Testing was held during the week ending January 6th. The results of the testing…

Promoted to Orange Belt: Kobe Bryson, Dong Shin, Holly Martinez, Ryan Williamson

Promoted to Advanced Green Belt: Alex Topolski

Promoted to Purple Belt: Jose Guevara

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!

December 2011 Testing Results

Admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:20:05 +0000

Testing was held during the week ending December 2^nd. The results of the testing…

Promoted to Yellow Belt: Eli Castillo, Alex Castillo, Caden Vermule, Leilani Bryson, Nyakuoth Top Loy, Boulis Top Loy

Promoted to Orange Belt: Kami Lichtas, Kassi Lichtas

Promoted to Advanced Green Belt: Ian Wear