Martial Arts Fitness Center Inc. - MAFCI

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

Hapkido Black Belt Test • 08/28/2026

A few moments caught in sync during the test.

Sabum John Cruz, 2nd Dan, testing for 3rd Dan, and Sabum Kirby Strissel, 3rd Dan, testing for 4th Dan. Both have 30+ years of martial arts experience.

Most of the test was improvisational, with each practitioner demonstrating independently against grabs, throws, strikes, kicks, and weapon attacks. But every so often, their techniques lined up—and we caught some of those great moments on video.

Martial Art Fitness Center
Rochester, MN
https://www.mafci.com/hapkido

09/09/2026

AVERAGE KIDS. ABOVE-AVERAGE COMMITMENT.

Forms. Kicking. Sparring.
Just another night of training and putting in the work.

Youth Taekwondo at:
Martial Art Fitness Center
Since 1975
Rochester, MN
www.mafci.com

09/08/2026

In this black belt promotion test Sabum John Cruz 2nd Dan was testing for 3rd Dan black belt. He has 30+ years of martial arts experience.

An impressive demonstration of skills against grabs, throws, strikes, kicks and weapon defense.

Martial Art Fitness Center

Rochester, MN

https://www.mafci.com/hapkido

09/08/2026

MMA SEMINAR — SEPT. 30

Instructor Josh Gommels has been training in martial arts since 1987, with black belts in Hapkido, Jujitsu, and KongSooDo-Taekwondo.

He also trained and competed in MMA with Team Bison, bringing decades of martial arts experience to this seminar.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 • 7–9 PM
Martial Art Fitness Center
Rochester, MN

More seminar details coming soon.

Registration:
https://www.mafci.com/events

Martial Art Fitness Center • Since 1975

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09/06/2026

A black belt doesn’t mean you mastered martial arts.

It means you finally became experienced enough to realize how much you DON’T know.

When I was younger, black belt felt like the destination.

The longer I train, the more it feels like the starting line.

There’s always someone better.

Another style you don’t understand.

Another detail you’ve been doing wrong for 10 years.

Another beginner who asks a question you’ve never actually thought about.

Maybe that’s the biggest difference between being good at martial arts and truly understanding martial arts.

The better you get, the less you feel like you know.

Black belts — did earning yours feel like the finish line or the beginning?