Life Skills ATA Martial Arts I & II, LLC

Congratulations All District Championship Qualifiers and Wisconsin State Championship Winners!

Qualifying to compete in the District
Championships we have:
Ms. Catherine Williams: Forms and Weapons. Benjamin,” Dragon Pearl”, Heidenberg: Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, Sparring, Creative Forms, Creative Weapons, X-Tream Forms, and X-Tream Weapons.
Dameco Spence:
Forms, Weapons, Creative Forms, Creative Weapons, X-Tream Forms, X-Tream Weapons.
Wisdom Manley:
Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.
Lena Robinson:
Forms, Weapons, and Combat Weapons.
Jared Sandoval: Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.
Johan Jared Sandoval:
Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.
Liana Robinson:
Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.
Amir Bailey: Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.
Matthew Kocanda:
Forms, Weapons, Combat Weapons, Sparring, and X-Tream Forms.
Marvin Davis: Forms, Combat Weapons, and Sparring.

Our Wisconsin State Championship Winners:
Ms. Catherine Williams: Firms and Weapons.
Benjamin, “Dragon Pearl” Heidenberg:
Forms, Combat Weapons, Sparring, Creative Forms, Creative Weapons, X-Tream Forms, X-Tream Weapons.
Lena Robinson:
Forms, Combat Weapons, and Combat Weapons.
Jared Sandoval:
Combat Weapons.
Matthew Kocanda:
X-Tream Weapons.
Alright everyone, get yourselves registered as soon as possible!
Train Hard, Train Smart, Be Prepared, Let’s Go!

Districts $10.00 for spectator admission. Competitors in uniform and Judges in dress blues are free. 5 years old and under are free. All Spectator Admission tickets MUST be purchased online.

Registration for the summer session is open! Get signed up, and remember, if any of you returning students get an unavailable or waitlist, you may call MKEREC or on the first day of class, come to Marshall, room 118, and tell them Ms. Williams said it's ok to register you. Let's keep that forward momentum! See you all in class!

Registration for activities in the Summer Recreation Guide is NOW OPEN for city of Milwaukee residents! To view the guide online and find more information on registration, please visit our website: mkerec.net/guide.

Fun and affordable activities are available for participants of all ages and abilities, including fitness, yoga, dance, arts and crafts, cooking, sports, summer camps, life skills, and so much more! Many classes fill quickly, so sign up today to guarantee your spot and lock in your most fun summer yet.

Registration for non-residents will open on Thursday, May 14 at 10 a.m.

What a great celebration! Congratulations on all your new ranks! Way to go everyone! Always moving forward is the key and you all have rocked your testing! The Promotion Ceremony and Potluck were a happy event!! Combined dojahngs #, , and our Life Skills ATA Martial Arts I & II, LLC celebrated together as one big happy ATA family! It is an honor to be a part of your Martial arts journey! So many milestones and challenges and you all rose to the occasion! Keep going beyond the belt! Congratulations one and all!!!
You Are All ATA Strong!
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Congratulations to all these amazing warriors! Way to represent yourselves during testing! I’m so proud of you all! Senior Master Eddie, “Dark Angel”, Murphy and I are so blessed to have you all share your taekwondo journeys while you all learn ATA taekwondo! Keep working hard on your skills and raise your standards to even greater heights! Many went above and beyond, and many challenges were overcome!! You all are rock stars in my book!
Thank you, Master Douglas, “Hawkeye”, Bowman, and Ms. Jennifer Johnson for being honored guest judges for this event. It's always inspiring for our students to have guest on the judging panel! I appreciate you both sharing your thoughts with the students! It was a great day of testing!
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Congratulations are in order for these two warriors as they finish out the 2025/2026 ATA tournament season in South Bend, Indiana! Here are their statistics:
Mr. Matthew Kocanda:
Traditional Weapons, 1st place.
Traditional Sparring: 1st place.
X-Tream Forms, 1st Place.
Mr. Benjamin,” Dragon Pearl”, Heidenberg:
Traditional Forms, 2nd Place.
Traditional Weapons, 3rd Place.
Combat Weapons Sparring, 2nd Place.
Creative Forms, 1st Place.
Creative Weapons, 1st Place.
X-Tream Forms, 1st Place.
X-Tream Weapons, 1st Place.

A great way to end the season and now we train for Districts!
These two young Sirs have worked so hard to achieve their goals, never giving up no matter any obstacles that came their way! Their martial arts journeys, both physical and mental, have been a joy to watch! For an instructor, I could not ask for more! Thank you both for being the amazing students you are! I’ll post media from South Bend when I receive them.
To Compete is to Win!
The Way of the 👊🏾 and 🦶🏽!
👀 Before 👊🏾👊🏾 and 🦶🏽🦶🏽!
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What a fantastic time at the Chicagoland Class A, The Masters Flame tournament in McCook, Illinois! Thank you, Chief Master Patti Barnum, Chief Master Kelli Schoup, and your amazing team, for all your efforts in putting on this event! It was three of my students’ very first tournament, the judges and awards team made them feel at ease and special! Deep bow to you all!
The tournament statistics are:
Mr. Trayvion McDaniel, a first-time competitor: Traditional Forms, 1st place, Traditional One Step Sparring 3rd place.
Mr. Aiden Langoehr: Traditional Sparring 1st place, Combat Weapons Sparring 1st place.
Mr. Wayne Wang, a first-time competitor: Traditional Forms, 1st place, Combat Weapons Sparring, 2nd place.
Mr. Matthew Kocanda: Traditional Weapons, 2nd place, Combat Weapons Sparring 3rd place, X-Tream Forms, 2nd place.
Mr. Amir Bailey: Songham Spirit Award.
Ms. Liana Robinson: Songham Spirit Award.
Mr. Roy Roberts: Songham Spirit Award.
Ms. Lena Robinson: Traditional Forms, 2nd place, Traditional Weapons 1st place.
Mr. Jared Sandoval: Traditional Forms, 3rd place., Traditional Weapons, 2nd place, Combat Weapons Sparring, 2nd place, Traditional Sparring, 1st place.
Mr. Johan Sandoval: Traditional Forms, 1st place, Combat Weapons Sparring, 1st place, Traditional Sparring, 2nd place.
Ms. Wisdom Manley: Combat Weapons Sparring, 3rd place.
Mr. Bryan Young, a first-time competitor: Traditional Forms, 2nd place, Combat Weapons Sparring 1st place, Traditional Sparring 2nd place.
Mr. Benjamin “Dragon Pearl” Heidennerg: Traditional Weapons, 2nd place, Traditional Sparring 3rd place, Creative Forms, 2nd place, Creative Weapons, 1st place, X-Tream Forms, 1st place, X-Tream Weapons, 1st place.
Ms. Catherine “Granny” Williams, Traditional Forms, 2nd Place, Traditional Weapons, 1st Place.

Student competitors, if there is a mistake on any of your statistics, please have your parents’ send me a quick text and I will update this post.
Congratulations Mr. Trayvion McDaniel, Mr. Wayne Wang, and Mr. Bryan Young on your first tournament! Way to bring your best to the mat on your very first tournament! To all of my student competitors, as always, I have so much respect for your courage to try, admiration for the great sportsmanship you give to your competitors in your ring, and the Beyond the Belt attribute you all have! Thank you for encouraging each other and your competitors in your rings! It is a joy and an honor to be your instructor!

The Way of the 👊🏾🦶🏽!!
To Compete is to Win!!
👀 Before 🤜🏾🤜🏾 & 🦶🏽🦶🏽!!
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Hello Everyone:
Please remember that class is canceled today, Thursday, April 16, 2026. I will be on the road to the tournament in McCook, IL.
Great skills to all of you who are attending, and safe travels! I can't wait to see you all there!
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