ATA – Performance Martial Arts Academy

Congratulations to our District Championship Competitors

After many hours of blood, sweat, and tears, a large group of students from our school got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete at the very first ATA Southeastern District Championships!! This was the first tournament of its kind with ATA. We are very proud of all the hardwork our students put in, especially those who worked so hard to compete at Districts. Mr. Church would like all competitors to know that he was very proud, as he always is, of how our students demonstrated black belt attitudes at Districts. Great job everyone! Congratulations to all our competitors!

Christmas Party

We will be having our ATA Christmas party on December 20th at 6:30 at the Valdosta academy.

New T-Shirts Available

ATA has released new t-shirts for Color Belts and Black Belts to enjoy. They have a t-shirt design from Orange Belts to Black Belts. The shirts come in Youth sizes and Adult sizes.

The shirts are available to order at Performance Martial Arts. We are now taking orders for the shirts. They are $20. Get yours today!

Fall Break Camp October 5th and 8th

We will be holding a Fall Break Camp on October 5th and 8th 2012. All ATA students are welcome to attend the camp. The camp will have a drop off at 7:30 a.m. and pick up will be at 5:30. The camp will be held at the Valdosta academy at 1719 Norman Drive.

The camp will be $60 or $30 for each day. Please stop by or call the Valdosta academy at 229-242-1173 to sign up, so that we will know how many students will be in attendance.

Candle Light Ceremony – July 13, 2012

Following the Black Belt testing on July 13, 2012 Performance Martial Arts had its first candle light ceremony in many years. The panel of judges from the Black belt testing took part in the ceremony to celebrate ATA and to award the students with their new ranks.

The students listened to a traditional ATA message, then new black belts were given out, then the judges then lit their candles from Chief Master Stuaffer’s candles, and following that the students lit their candles from the other candles.

Black Belt Testing and Candle Lit Ceremony

We will be having a very important Black Belt testing this coming Friday, July 13th at at 6:00 pm. All ATA students and parents are invited to attend. We have many students who will be testing for their new rank and many others who will be midterming on their way to new ranks.

We will have a guest panel of judges that will include 8th degree black Chief Master Scott Stauffer.

The candle lit ceremony will immediately follow the Black Belt testing. The traditional candle lit ceremony is a unique experience that everyone can enjoy. It demonstrates the tradition and philosophy that has been an integral part of Songahm Taekwondo for over 40 years.