Aggieland Martial Arts Academy

Today is a very special day! ❤️🥋

Five years ago, almost to the day, Jess walked into her very first Taekwondo class as a white belt!

She was SO excited to finally start doing the thing that I had loved for so much of my life. At the time, neither one of us had any idea just how good she was going to become.

The first picture is Jess the day after her very first TKD class!

The second is Jess today, a Black Belt, wearing her new WORLD CHAMPION uniform!! 🌎🥇

From a white belt to a World Champion in just five years!

Jess, all of us at Aggieland Martial Arts could not be more proud of you! And as your husband, I don’t think I could possibly be more proud!

You are strong. You are brilliant. You are beautiful. And you have worked incredibly hard for everything you have accomplished!

But as proud as I am of the competitor and World Champion you have become, one of my favorite things is still getting to watch you teach our Tigers every day❤️

I love who you are on the mat. I love watching our students look up to you. I love that we get to teach martial arts together, build Aggieland Martial Arts together, and live this absolutely crazy life surrounded by kids and families that we genuinely love!

We couldn’t do any of this without them

And we couldn’t do it without each other

Five years ago, you put on a white belt for the first time!

Today, you put on a World Champion uniform!

I’m so proud of you, Jess!

And I can’t wait to see what comes next!❤️🥋⭐️

⭐️ BIG things are happening at Aggieland Martial Arts Academy! ❤️🥋💙

We have so many exciting changes, improvements, and new opportunities happening behind the scenes right now, and we’re just getting started! 👀🔥

Our goal has always been to build something special for the families of Bryan, College Station, and the Brazos Valley, a martial arts school where kids can build confidence, discipline, leadership, focus, and friendships while learning skills that last a lifetime!

Over the next few weeks, you’re going to see Aggieland Martial Arts continue to grow, improve, and level up in a BIG way! ⭐️

Trust us… you don’t want to miss what we do next 😏

Stay tuned 👀

The next chapter of Aggieland Martial Arts is going to be our best one yet! ❤️🤍💙

🥋 Kids Martial Arts
⭐️ Taekwondo
💪 Confidence & Discipline
🏆 Competition Training
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Friendly Classes
📍 Bryan–College Station, Texas

We’ve been thinking a lot about these five lately ❤️⭐️

Our Founding Five!

Stella! Remi! Cullen! Callen! Bella!

When we started building Aggieland Martial Arts Academy, we were building a martial arts school. Somewhere along the way, these five kids helped turn it into a family!

They were there while we were figuring it out. They believed in us while we were building. They trained, competed, laughed, cried, won, lost, grew, and gave us about a million memories along the way!

And if I’m being completely truthful, I don’t think they will ever fully understand what they mean to us!

We’ve watched them become stronger martial artists, but more importantly, we’ve watched them grow into incredible young people!

We’ve watched friendships form, confidence grow, hard lessons get learned, and some pretty impossible dreams start becoming real!

They’ve represented Aggieland Martial Arts Academy and Bryan–College Station on some of the biggest stages in martial arts, but the medals and trophies have never been the part that mattered most to us.

They are!!

These five will forever be part of the story of Aggieland Martial Arts Academy. No matter how many students walk through our doors over the years, nobody can ever replace the kids who were there at the beginning!

Our first team!
Our first believers!
Our Founding Five! ⭐️

And man… we love these kids!

Seeing this story again felt like the perfect reminder of just how special this little group really is! ❤️🇺🇸⭐️

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College Station martial arts students prepare for world championship Five College Station taekwondo students ranked in the top 10 worldwide will compete for a world title at the ATA World Championships in Phoenix this summer.

⭐️ TEXAS TWISTER 2026 RECAP! ⭐️

What a weekend for Aggieland Martial Arts Academy at the Texas Twister Regional Tournament! 🥋🔥

Friday night kicked off with our Crimson Phoenix Adults, who had an awesome night in team competition!

🥇 1st Place — Team Sparring
🥈 2nd Place — Team Combat

Then it was time for the Crimson Phoenix Kids! ❤️‍🔥

In the first round of Team Combat, we found ourselves right back across the ring from our friends on Team Sniper! After battling each other all last season, it didn’t take long for the rivalry to pick right back up. 😂 Team Sniper came out on top in a VERY close match, but our kids fought hard from beginning to end!

Next came Team Sparring, where our kids officially moved up into the Junior Varsity division this season. Just like Twister last year, there’s a learning curve when you move into a new division but we know this group. They’ll train, adjust and fight their way right back toward the top before this season is over! 🔥

⭐️ SATURDAY — DAY 2! ⭐️

Saturday started with a pretty incredible milestone! Coach Josh, alongside several others including Master Richie from Rodriguez Martial Arts Academy, was recognized with his 25-Year ATA Service Pin! 🥋⭐️

25 YEARS of learning, training, competing, coaching and teaching martial arts. A quarter of a century, that’s pretty amazing! ⭐️

Then our boys Callen & Cullen hit the rings and absolutely CRUSHED IT! 🏆

⭐️ CULLEN
🥈 Combat Sparring
🥇 Sparring
🥉 Creative Weapons
🥇 XMA Forms
🥇 XMA Weapons

⭐️ CALLEN
🥉 Forms
🥇 Weapons
🥇 Combat Sparring
🥇 Sparring
🥇 XMA Forms
🥇 XMA Weapons

Next our girls Stella & Remi had an amazing day!

⭐️ Stella
🥈 Creative Forms
🥇 XMA Forms

⭐️ Remi
🥇 Sparring
🥈 XMA Forms

We are SO proud of these kids and everything they accomplished today! ❤️🤍💙

Another Texas Twister is in the books! 🌪️🥋

Next stop ➡️ Cowtown Classic in September! 🤠🏆

Until then, it’s back to Aggieland and back to work. We’ve got plenty to train for! 🔥

⭐️ Aggieland Martial Arts Academy | College Station, TX ⭐️

⭐ ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, ANOTHER YEAR SERVING CSISD STUDENTS ⭐

Aggieland Martial Arts Academy is proud to continue as an approved CSISD Off-Campus PE Provider for the 2026–2027 school year! 🥋

Through CSISD Off-Campus PE (OCPE), eligible students can turn their martial arts training into part of their school-day physical education program! ⭐

⭐ Train harder
⭐ Build confidence
⭐ Develop discipline & leadership
⭐ Earn PE credit while doing what you love

Interested in Off-Campus PE in College Station, TX? Message us to learn more!

⭐ AggielandMartialArtsAcademy.com ⭐

📚✨ BACK TO SCHOOL = BACK TO BUILDING CONFIDENCE! ✨🥋

A new school year is the perfect time to give your child more than just school supplies, give them the confidence, focus, and discipline to thrive both in the classroom and in life!

At Aggieland Martial Arts Academy, we help kids develop:
⭐ Confidence that carries into every classroom
⭐ Better focus and concentration
⭐ Respect, discipline, and leadership
⭐ Fitness, coordination, and self-defense
⭐ The perseverance to overcome challenges

Whether your child is shy, energetic, or simply looking for a fun new activity, martial arts provides skills that last a lifetime!

🎒 Now enrolling new students!
🥋 Try your first class FREE!

📍 Bryan / College Station, TX

Message us today to schedule your free trial and help your child start the school year stronger than ever!

⭐️ Tag a parent who has a child starting school this year!

Season 1 Complete… What a Year for Aggieland Martial Arts Academy! 🥋⭐

What an incredible first tournament season as a school! We couldn’t be more proud of every student who stepped onto the mat, challenged themselves, and represented Aggieland Martial Arts Academy with heart, discipline, and determination!

✨ Season 1 Highlights:
🥇 10 New Texas State Champions
🥇 9 New District Champions
🌎 1 New World Champion: Miss Jessy!

🏅 Overall, our students earned:
⭐ 25 State Championship Titles
⭐ 21 District Championship Titles
⭐ 1 World Championship Title

What a season! 💙❤️

These titles weren’t given, they were earned through hard work, dedication, and countless hours of training. While we love celebrating championships, the best part has always been the journey. Every practice, every tournament, every lesson learned, and every challenge overcome is what makes the destination so rewarding!

We are beyond proud of every student and instructor, who made this season possible. Thank you for believing in the process and giving it your all!

🔥 But there’s no time to slow down… Season 2 starts NOW!

Our first stop is the Texas Twister Tournament in just 14 days, and we’re ready to get back on the mats and chase even bigger goals. The hunt for new State, District, and World titles begins again!

🥇❤️🤍💙

💔➡️❤️ ATA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS + Super 20 ❤️➡️💔

Yesterday was Day 3 of the ATA World Championships Tournament of Champions, the day for Combat Sparring, Traditional Sparring, and Team Sparring

Every year, this is the day we as coaches look forward to the most

It’s the day our students usually shine

But yesterday… yesterday wasn’t the day we had envisioned

From Lincoln, Coach Josh, Cullen, Khloe, Stella, Remi, and finally Coach Jessy…

Every one of them stepped onto those mats after months of preparation, sacrifices, extra practices, injuries, setbacks, and countless hours of training. They left everything they had out there

Some battled through multiple rounds
Some were eliminated sooner than they had hoped
Every single one of them gave 100%

The hardest moment of the day came when Coach Jessy fought her way into the Combat Sparring World Championship Finals

With the score tied 9-9, one point separated a lifelong dream from heartbreak

Unfortunately, that final point didn’t go our way

Then came team competition

Both our Crimson Phoenix Kids Team and Crimson Phoenix Adult Team earned the opportunity to compete for Combat Sparring and Traditional Sparring Team World Championships

Neither team made the podium

If we’re being honest…

Yesterday hurt

The students cried
The parents cried
The coaches cried

Because when you pour your heart into something for an entire season, it’s impossible not to hurt when it doesn’t end the way you imagined

But here’s what I know about this team…

We don’t quit

Our team is called the Crimson Phoenix for a reason

Just like the phoenix, we rise from the ashes

We’ll study what happened
We’ll learn from every mistake
We’ll train harder
We’ll become better teammates, better competitors, and better martial artists

Because martial arts has never been about collecting medals

It’s about building people who refuse to stay down

Yesterday reminded us of one of life’s greatest lessons:

Nothing is guaranteed
Nothing is handed to you

If you want something badly enough, you have to chase it relentlessly. You have to keep showing up when it’s hard. You have to keep believing when no one else does. And no matter how many times life knocks you down…

You get back up

And that’s exactly what this team did

Today, during super 20 they answered

They walked back onto those mats with confidence, determination, and heart

They refused to let yesterday define them

Instead…

They wrote a completely different chapter

🥇 Stella – Combat Sparring

🥈 Bella – Combat Sparring

🥈 Callen – XMA Forms

🥇 Lincoln - Sparring

One of the most emotional moments of the day came when Stella and Bella had to face each other in the finals, guaranteeing Aggieland Martial Arts both first and second place

🥇Cullen

🥇 Combat Sparring
🥇 Traditional Sparring
🥇 Creative Weapons
🥈XMA Forms
🥇XMA Weapons

A performance for the history books

And to every single Aggieland Martial Arts student who stepped onto those mats this week…

Thank you

Thank you for representing our school with integrity
Thank you for showing courage in both victory and defeat
Thank you for proving that champions aren’t defined by a single day

Yesterday tested us

Today reminded us exactly who we are!

No matter what the scoreboard says…

The Crimson Phoenix will always rise!!

❤️🖤 Crimson Phoenix… We Rise! 🖤❤️

🥋🏆 AGGIELAND MARTIAL ARTS HAS ITS FIRST-EVER WORLD CHAMPION! 🏆🥋

Today was a day that will forever be part of Aggieland Martial Arts history

Day 1 of the 2026 ATA World Championships Tournament of Champions was all about Creative and XMA, and our athletes stepped onto the biggest stage in the world with confidence, courage, and heart

💥 Cullen kicked things off in Creative Weapons and had the tough job of competing first. He delivered an absolutely incredible performance with a clean, powerful routine from start to finish. While he narrowly missed the podium, everyone in the arena knew they had just witnessed something special. Going first is one of the hardest positions in the division, and he represented Aggieland Martial Arts with pride. We couldn’t be more proud of him!

🔥 Remi was the fierce competitor we’ve all come to know and love! She lit up the mat with explosive power, incredible acrobatics, and unwavering confidence. Her division was stacked with some of the best athletes in the world, and she proved she belongs right there with them. What an amazing performance!

🥇 And then… history was made!

✨ Miss Jessy is the 2026 ATA Creative Forms World Champion! ✨

Our very first World Champion!!

Years of early mornings, late nights, injuries, sacrifices, countless practices, and unwavering determination all led to this moment. Watching her step onto the mat and perform with such confidence and heart was something none of us will ever forget!!

She is strong
She is fearless
She is an incredible role model
And now… she is a World Champion!!

We are beyond proud of everything she has accomplished and so grateful to everyone who has supported this journey!

❤️ Win or lose, this team continues to prove what Aggieland Martial Arts is all about, hard work, perseverance, sportsmanship, and never backing down from a challenge!

Tomorrow is Day 2 of the Tournament of Champions, and it’s Khloe’s turn to chase her dreams as she competes for the Forms and Weapons World Titles!

Let’s all send her as much Aggieland love and support as possible! 💙🥋

⭐️ 🏆 WORLDS WEEK IS HERE! 🏆 ⭐️

The wait is finally over!

Today, Coach Josh and Coach Jessy are headed to Phoenix, Arizona for the 2026 ATA World Championships, the largest event of the year in Songahm Taekwondo and one of the biggest martial arts tournaments in the world!

Coach Josh will spend tomorrow attending advanced instructor trainings and seminars before competition officially begins, continuing to grow as both a coach and martial artist so he can bring that knowledge back home to Aggieland Martial Arts!

Then…

It’s time! ❤️🥋

⭐ Wednesday – Tournament of Champions ⭐

Wednesday marks one of the biggest milestones in our school’s history!

For the very first time, three Aggieland Martial Arts athletes will step onto the Tournament of Champions stage with the opportunity to earn a World Championship Title!

🥋 Remi – XMA Forms
🥋 Coach Jessy – Creative Forms & XMA Forms
🥋 Cullen – Creative Weapons

Simply qualifying for the Tournament of Champions is an incredible accomplishment!

You don’t get there by luck

You earn it

Months of training
Thousands of repetitions
Early mornings
Late nights
Victories
Heartbreak
Adjustments
Sacrifice

Every practice has led to this moment!

⭐ Thursday – Khloe Takes the Stage ⭐

On Thursday, an extended member of the Aggieland Martial Arts family gets her opportunity!

🥋 Khloe will step onto the mats to compete for World Titles in Forms and Weapons, and our entire team will be there cheering her on every step of the way!

No one competes alone!!

At Aggieland Martial Arts, we win together, we learn together, and we support each other every step of the way! ❤️🖤

🔥 Friday – Individual World Championships 🔥

Friday is the day our athletes have been preparing for all season!

After months of training, countless rounds, endless drills, and hours of hard work…

🥋 Coach Jessy
🥋 Remi
🥋 Stella
🥋 Khloe
🥋 Lincoln
🥋 Cullen
🥋 Coach Josh

…will all step onto the mats to compete for the Individual Combat and Sparring World Championships!

This is what they’ve worked for!!

Every bruise

Every correction

Every workout

Every tournament

Every early morning

Every late night

Every challenge

Every victory

Every setback

They’ve earned the opportunity to compete with some of the best martial artists in the world!

❤️🖤 Then… The Crimson Phoenixes Take Flight ❤️🖤

To finish the week, our Crimson Phoenixes youth and adult teams will take the floor in Team Competition!

There is something truly special about stepping onto the mat shoulder to shoulder with your teammate.

Trusting one another

Fighting for one another

Representing something bigger than yourself

Those moments become memories that last forever

❤️ We Already Won ❤️

If we’re being honest…

This week will be an emotional roller coaster

There will be excitement

There will be nerves

There will be victories

There may also be disappointments

That’s what competition is

But one thing will never change…

We earned the right to be here!!

Nobody handed us these opportunities

Nobody gave us our place

Our athletes earned every single one

When they bow onto those mats, they’ll do so knowing they belong

Our job now is simple

Trust the training

Compete with confidence

Fight with heart

Leave absolutely nothing behind!

Then…

❤️ We celebrate!!

🏆 If we become World Champions…

We celebrate!!

❤️ If we fall short…

We celebrate anyway!!

Because this season has already been an incredible success!!

We’ve watched young martial artists become confident leaders

We’ve watched teammates become family

We’ve watched athletes discover they are capable of far more than they ever imagined

No medal

No trophy

No scoreboard

Can ever take those victories away!

❤️ Thank You ❤️

To our students…

Thank you for believing, and giving everything you had this season!

To our incredible parents

Thank you for every practice

Every early morning

Every late night

Every road trip

Every flight

Every hotel

Every tournament

Every sacrifice

None of this happens without you

This isn’t just our journey

It’s our family’s journey

No matter what happens this week at World Championships, we are already unbelievably proud of every athlete representing Aggieland Martial Arts!

Now it’s time!!

❤️ Phoenix…

The Crimson Phoenixes are coming!

🔥 Let’s make memories

🔥 Let’s compete with heart

🔥 Let’s represent Aggieland Martial Arts with pride

🔥 Let’s show the world what we’re made of!

❤️🖤🏆