Dragon Martial Arts Academy - Creston

Today, August 15, 2026, Dragon Martial Arts Academy - Creston had several students successfully test for and receive their next belt ranks. Congratulations to all!

Of particular significance, today we welcomed our newest member to the rank of Black Belt, Joshua Weaver!

Over the past several years, Josh has competed in multiple tournaments throughout BC and Alberta, consistently bringing home medals in both Sparring and Patterns in highly competitive divisions.

Most recently, in July 2026, Josh competed in the Tae Kwon-Do International World Cup held in Lethbridge, AB, coming home with wins in every category he entered.

- Silver medal in Patterns
- Silver medal in Continuous Sparring &
- Bronze medal in Point Sparring
Josh was also part of DMA Creston's 4 person team who won Silver in the Team Patterns competition.

Of special note: instead of solely focusing on himself, Josh did all this, while also volunteering hours of his time that weekend to assist with officiating in the junior divisions of the tournament to support the next generation of students as well.

The Black Belt exam is a physically demanding culmination of all the years of training which came before. A black belt is not just a physical achievement, but something you become as a person. In the years since DMA Creston opened its doors in January 2020, Josh is only the 2nd person to persevere through the hours of training required to reach this milestone. In reaching this goal, he has shown not just great physical skills, but also the qualities of a great person who will go on to make a positive impact on the world.

We're all very proud of you!

Special thanks also go out to Mr. Josh Mack and Mr. James Langille from Trail Martial Arts for their assistance with today's grading.

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DMA Creston is at the Farmer's Market today!
If you've ever thought that martial arts was something you wanted to try as an adult, or if you have children who would benefit from increased confidence, focus, and fitness; come down and say hi.
We're here until 1pm to answer your questions and even set up a time for you to come in for a FREE 1 on 1 intro session to see if Taekwon-Do is for you (it is... you just didn't know it until now)!

Congratulations to our new belt promotions from today's exam. Great job!

August is already almost here!
Please remember there will be NO CLASSES on Tues & Wed, Aug 25th & 26th.

For our Aug 15 Belt Exam, we will have Mr. Josh testing for 1st Dan. Any senior belts who can be available to assist with sparring, please come lend a hand and watch him take this huge next step!

If you're wondering how we all managed to look so good on the front page today, the photo credit 100% goes to Mark Artyniuk of Creston Jiu-Jitsu.
Thank you for the great shoot!

4 generations of BC Taekwon-Do instructors at the UTTC World Cup Leaders Dinner.
- Pioneer Grandmaster CK Choi
- Grandmaster Tom Thurston and Master John Kwan
- Mr. Derek Hall
- Ms. Cassidy Folk
Thank you to the organizers for providing an avenue for such memorable connections by putting this event together.

A huge, heartfelt thanks is owed to the following people who made this weekend possible:

UTTC - United Traditional Tae Kwon-Do Canada , for putting on such a great and professional event!

Our senior students, Anna, Cassidy, Jeinessa, Sierra, and Josh for stepping up to volunteer with officiating, while juggling their own competitive divisions. These events cannot be pulled off without people doing their part like you all did.

All our families for taking their weekend to bring their kids out and allow for this opportunity.

And to the Weaver, Folk, and Halonen families... for rescuing your poor instructor from a dead car battery last night and this morning. You all are the best!

And to Mrs. Hall. Thank you for your tireless support for all of our members through every step of this weekend! We couldn't have pulled this off without you!

Some of our podium pictures from this weekend at the Tae Kwon-Do International World Cup. What a great showing from our Creston martial artists. Our 19 competitors brought home a final weekend medal total of an unbelievable 27 medals! (5 Gold, 12 Silver, & 10 Bronze)!

Of over 50 schools in attendance, DMA Creston received the 4th highest number of total medals won!

Sundays wins included:
- Vaishvi - Gold in Continuous Sparring
- Daniel G - Gold in Continuous Sparring
- Caelan - Gold in Continuous Sparring
- Erin - Bronze in Continuous Sparring
- Sierra - Silver in Continuous Sparring
- Jeinessa - Bronze in Continuous Sparring
- Josh - Silver in Continuous Sparring
- Kayden - Silver in Continuous Sparring
- Cassidy - Bronze in Continuous Sparring
- Michelle - Bronze in Continuous Sparring
- Madison/Josh/Jeinessa/Daniel - Silver in Team Patterns

Way to go all! We could not be more proud of every one of you.