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From www.HyperMartialArts.com
Monday, June 27, 2011

Tyler Weaver and Riley Pederson on the stand at ATA World Championships in Little Rock, AR. June 25, 2011.

Over the past year Hyper Pro Tyler Weaver tested for his second degree black belt in Taekwondo under Master Jody Horn and Paragon Martial Arts in Colorado and has since balanced his time between competing on the Naska Circuit and his new goal of becoming a World Champion on the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) circuit. We sat down with Tyler after his big win this weekend at ATA World Championships where he took the gold medal World Title in the Xtreme Forms Division.

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Tuesday Nights
4:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
ATA Family Martial Arts
Mr. Stan Shield’s school
Open to all ATA Extreme and
National non-ATA competitors
(Private lessons available, see Master Horn or Ms. Roberts for details)

Tyler now has engagements to travel around the country to train some of the ATA’s best XMA competitors preparing them for our upcoming World Championships. He will be in Las Vegas in June for a series of clinics and private lessons.

Don’t miss the opportunity to train with this Hall-of-Fame Phenom! Get the edge while ATA Extreme is still growing!

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.

Ms. Sheryl Grider hosted a testing where 28 martial artists from Fort Logan Elementary earned their first belt. The students demonstrated basic skills, Joon ji form and a whole lot of impressive technique. Master William Hauptman, Master Jody Horn, Ms. Lura Roberts and Mr. Tyler Weaver attended the testing. Ms. Roberts demonstrated the 5th Degree Form and Mr. Tyler Weaver demonstrated an XMA form and worked with the kids a little on some flashy new techniques.

The club is part of the Pilsung Youth Initiative.

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.

On Saturday, Nov. 13th, Paragon Martial Arts hosted ATA competitors from around the country. After the tournament, the staff took a few days to rest in Breckenridge. Grand Master Candidate and Mrs. Lee followed the footsteps Grand Masters and first ladies before them and spent tome time on the slopes, took a carriage ride throught historic Breckenridge and did a little shopping.

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