Category Archives for This month in history
This month in history: January
2004 Extreme Martial Arts (XMA) is officially launched as part of the Metamora Martial Arts curriculum. 2005 January 25 – Our satellite program at Metamora Grade School is launched for the first time. The program would last until May 2009. … Continue reading
This month in history: December
2002 Metamora Martial Arts put on its first-ever holiday tournament. Grand Champion (Sparring) – Adam Ulbricht Best Competitor (Forms) Derek McAllister, Joe Maubach, and Julia Hovey 2003 Metamora Martial Arts hosts its 2nd Annual Holiday Tournament. The tournament was an … Continue reading
This month in history: November
2006 November 25 – Metamora Martial Arts hosted its Fifth Annual Holiday Tournament, the last tournament of its kind we hosted. It was a competition for members of the program. Grand Champions (Sparring) – Mark Craig (High School) and Jim … Continue reading
This month in history: October
2004 October 27 – XMA founder Mike Chat visits our Sunnyland dojo. The former blue Power Ranger visited several local schools to promote Extreme Kumi-Taku Martial Arts, then wound up back at the dojo to perform some seminars for current … Continue reading
This month in history: September
2003 Metamora Martial Arts participated in the annual Homecoming parade. 2004 September 10, 2004 – We performed our first varsity halftime football game demonstration in front of a rowdy crowd at Malone Field. 2006 September 1, 2006 – Aaron Ruder … Continue reading
This month in history: July
2004 Brian Beaver holds his first advanced tae kwon do class at our Sunnyland dojo. Students promoted past white belt in karate were able to take classes with Mr. Beaver. The classes lasted for about a year. Also, MMA held … Continue reading
This month in history: June
Make sure to check out all of these pictures on the Metamora Martial Arts Facebook Page! 2004 We rode in the Old Settlers parade for the first time on June 25, followed by a demonstration in the park on the … Continue reading
This month in history: March
2008 March 3 – I led a crew in our first outing at Mr. John Morrow’s semi-annual tournament in Moline, Ill. Competitors included Thomas Deters, Jim Craig, Joel Perez and myself. We took five 1st place trophies. 2009 Mr. Chianakas … Continue reading