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Congratulations to the students of the new Lakewood school. It was a great GRAND OPENING!

HAIDONG GUMDO TESTING AND SEMINAR

Congratulations Master Horn on becoming Colorado’s first “native” Black Belt in Haidong Gumdo! Also, congrats to the testers — Master Parnell was extremely impressed with your performance. And finally, thank you to Chief Master Parnell and Master Quintana for their guidance and help!

CHILD SAFETY SEMINARS

Master Horn did 2 dynamic Child Safety Seminars. There is no one in the martial artist who can make being safe as fun as Master Horn!

HYPER MARTIAL ARTS | XMA SEMINARS

Thank you to Hyper Pros Tyler Weaver and Mackenzie Emory for two great XMA seminars.

Mr. Weaver’s XMA classes start this Tuesday in Lakewood. Talk with your instructor about being a part of Paragon’s new XMA program.

• Photos courtesy of Kerri Cochenour.

The 8 schools and clubs of Paragon came together at the Paragon Evergreen location for a Leadership Workout and Black Belt Testing. Students from Evergreen, Conifer, Fort Collins, Stapleton, Lakewood, Bailey, Loveland and Green Mountain were in attendance.

New 1st and 2nd Degree Black Belts.

Paragon was represented well with Tiffany Haag from Fort Collins, Joey and Grant Salazar from Stapleton, and Emma Adams, Tyler Weaver, and Master Horn for Evergreen.   Starting on Friday Morning, Ms. Adams had a great testing, soon she will get to take her 4th degree belt off the wall. Master Horn was next to compete;  winning both forms and sparing in the 6th degree masters division.  Then Mr. Weaver placed 3rd in traditional weapons, 2nd in creative forms, and 1st in XMA forms. Finishing off with Joey Salazar placing 3rd for forms and his brother Grant, 4th in forms. Congratulations to everyone from Paragon Martial Arts who competed!!

• Pictured: Joey and Grant Salazar with Grand Master Soon Ho Lee at ATA Nationals, Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida

Masters Bass and Horn are currently in Little Rock preparing for their induction to mastership by Grand Master Soon Ho Lee on Friday night.

• Master Bass and Master Horn at DIA ready to fly to Little Rock

Today was spent primarily at the H.U.Lee Gate and Garden with the ATA’s seniors fulfilling the first steps in the ceremony. They were video taped and will appear on the big screen on Friday night.

Today is also their fourth day of fasting. I talked to Master Bass at around 5:30 Arkansas time and he answered the phone, “I’m hungry!” Tonight he and Master Horn will join up with some of their fellow candidates to go bowling at a local bowling alley.

• Master Bass, Grand Master Soon Ho Lee and Master Horn

The weather was perfect for a a day in the sun wearing a few layers of thick silk (their traditional Korean master’s uniform). The official high for Little Rock today was 102 degrees.

• Master Bass and Master Horn in front of the statue of Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee

The afternoon was filled with Chief Master M.K. Lee talking about the finer points and expectations of the new masters. Master Bass and Master Horn have worked extensively with Master M.K. over the years.

• Master Horn and Master Bass at ATA World HQ.

Tomorrow is a full day of training. Starting at 6:00 a.m. with Chief Master In Ho Lee. They will start the day with weapons training, move into traditional forms and sparring and end the day with Warrior X-Fit workout followed by more training seminars. When Grand Master and his staff are training with master candidates, they fast along with them.

If you wish to send Master Horn and Master Bass a message, click the ‘submit’ button on the right or send to paragonma@tumblr.com. I will post 5 or ten of them on the blog on Thursday night for them to read before they head off to opening ceremonies of Friday. This is open to all his students, parents, family and fellow instructors in Colorado.

When a 3-Time World Champ and a National Champion get together to train the champions of the future it’s called “ATA Champ Camp.”  Champ Camp is a high level, intense training week for those who are in Top Ten or gearing-up for the coming tournament year. Now a few days of “down time” and off to World Championships.

Currently Paragon has 10 ATA World and National Champions. Hopefully, someone from this group will be Paragon’s next …

• “The difference between a ‘winner’ and a ‘champion?’
• A winner walks away with a trophy. A champion walks away with respect.
• Be both, but most important, be the champion in your ring!”
•                                                     Master William Hauptman

• Pictured with Master Jody Horn and Ms. Lura Roberts: Alison Clarke, Connor Mattivi, Emma Adams, Nathan Deneau, Nicholas Wolf, Andrew Wolf, Joseph Grobarcik, Joey Salazar, Grant Salazar, Greta Duvenhage. Not pictured: Micah Martin

• High Rank Testing from 7 Paragon Martial Arts schools and clubs in Colorado

Over 60 Paragon Black Belts from 7 Colorado Paragon schools and clubs gathered at the Denver West Marriott for the organization’s 58th Black Belt Testing. 26 Paragon students earned the rank of Paragon Black Belt during the testing. Paragon martial Arts is Colorado’s largest ATA school network. Members of the American Taekwondo Association, the group has quickly grown to 9 current and future locations in the Denver front range.

• NEW PARAGON BLACK BELTS: Cathy Clark, Jeff Radcliff, Christy Williamsen, Jack Winters, Seth Endsely, Kai Rebollo, Paige Radcliff, Maddy Chong, Helena Kragel, Matthew Kragel, Andrea Schuetter, Anne Shrum, Kyle Butler, Cooper Brooks, Riley Costello, Wyatt Gomes, Jesse Boyne, Rachel Elander, Preston Troxel, Isaac Martin, Maggie Boyne, Sean Mueller, Jeremiah Martin, Hannah Martin, Anthony Cooper, Bryan Muir

 

New 2nd Degree Decided Black Belts
Davis Stockholm & Connor Mattivi

New 2nd Degree Recommended Black Belts
Eli Born, Wesley Boyne, Laura Gill, Tiffany Haag, Micah Martin, Kimo Rebollo, Tavin Reinhardt

New 3rd Degree Black Belt

Nathan Deneau

DEMONTRATIONS!

The Paragon Testers were honored by two visiting schools and teams who performed. Both were exceptional demonstrations of XMA skills. Extreme Martial Arts (XMA) is a fast growing sport that combines the power the martial arts and flash of acrobatics.

• Action Family Martial Arts, Team X-Out

• Daniel Perez, Team Captain, Aeroforme
• View Video

PARAGON LEADERSHIP TEAM WORKOUT

Te success of any organization is it’s leadership. Over 40 Paragon leaders got together before the testing to discuss the organization’s teaching methods and future. Taught by Master William Hauptman, Master Joel Bass, Master Jody Horn and Ms. Lura Roberts, the workout was a high level instructional seminar.

• Ms. Roberts leading a part of the group through some cutting edge instructional material

• Master Joel Bass and the Fort Collins Paragon leadership team accept the H.U. Lee Standard of Excellence Award. Paragon’s highest honor for the school or club that has the most growth since the last leadership workout. With 28 new students in the last few months, Fort Collins Paragon continues to grow quickly in the Fort Collins market. They are opening a new Paragon Martial Arts location in Loveland in July of 2010.
  
  

ACTION

Mostly the evening was filled with action! A Paragon parent and professional architectural photographer, Mr. Mark Mattivi caught these images throughout the evening. You can view Mark’s professional work at www.MarkMattiviPhoto.com

PARAGON MARTIAL ARTS
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303-838-8533 Conifer
303-838-8533 Bailey
303-928-0043 Stapleton
970-744-8862 Fort Collins
303-986-5500 Lakewood
303-968-5500 Green Mountain Rec. Center
www.ParagonKarate.com

Grand Ballroom Denver West Marriott
Friday, June 4, 2010

Schedule of Events:
3:15 Paragon Core Leadership Workout
4:00 All Paragon Leadership Workout
6:00 High Rank Testing

• Over 50 Paragon Leadership Members To Train
• 26 New Paragon Black Belts to be promoted
• Over 20 Paragon 2nd, 3rd & 4th Degrees Testing for Higher Rank
• Breathtaking XMA Demo by X-Out, Action Martial Arts Demo Team
  and Jeff Peterson

Paragon Martial Arts, Stapleton had its very first kick-athon on Thursday, May 6th! The advanced karate kids class did over 10,000 kicks to help raise money for The Pilsung Youth Initiative! Great job to everyone! The Pilsung Youth Initiative is a 501(c)(3) charity that provides tuition assistance for underprivileged and at-risk youth to enroll in martial arts classes. Paragon Stapleton is a member school of this non-profit group! Conratulations to everyone who helped raise money!

Micah Martin
Head Instructor

Paragon Martial Arts

Stapleton, CO

303-928-0043

Ms. Lura Roberts, owner of Conifer Paragon Martial Arts is visiting South America for the month of May. Her fist visit was to Machu Picchu in Peru. Ms. Roberts says of the experience atop the Lost City of the Incas, “I’ve been to 14 countries and seen amazing things like Saint Petersburg, the Swiss Alps and the Great Wall of China. But I have to say I think Machu Picchu is the most magnificent thing I’ve even seen.”  The journey to the top of Machu Picchu was a full day’s hike, very dangerous and adventurous. Recent storms had washed away some roads and closed some of the avenues to the top, “but a small group of us made the journey.”

Ms. Roberts added this about the experience, “I encountered a lot of treacherous animals including all sorts of rain forest monkeys … but after many years of training with Mr. Horn and Mr. Bass, I felt strangely well prepared and rather at home with them.”

• (Posted by Master William Hauptman. Who also fabricated the second quote to see if any of Mr. Horn and Mr. Bass’ students read the blog.)

Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu – “Old Mountain”, pronounced  is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.