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MAAB held an all rank Taekwondo test on Friday, June 5, 2026. Grand Master Dave Allen conducted the formal test as the candidates demonstrated fixed stances, front and back stances, moving drills, punches and strikes, blocks, kicks, as well as moving drills. This group did a great job on their poomsae (forms), especially the young white/yellow stripe candidates! The adjudication committee consisted of Grand Masters Ed Thompson and Eve Allen, Master Instructors J. Christopher Wood and Tatia Bennett along with Black Belts Byron Bennett, Bret Christensen and Matthew Horn-Charnesky.
Congratulations to all who were promoted and a special shout out for the excellent kicking techniques shown by all the candidates!

Huge Congratulations to Riley Charette on the successful completion of his Shodan Judo test on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. He completed his Nage-No-Kata, doing a great job with uke, Titus Friesen and demonstrated excellent technical ability with his 40 throws, ground techniques, combination throws, kansetsu waza and shime waza. The adjudication committee was Joshua Charette, Rob Charette, Eve Allen, Mark Rosales, David Allen and Alex Charette. Many of Riley's relatives were able to attend to witness his practical exam. Well Done Riley!

MAAB Newsletter! Lots of action, tournaments, activities and graduates! https://www.maabtkd.com/so/fePvSekns?languageTag=en

The 59th Annual Karlo Fujiwara Memorial Taekwondo & Judo Tournament concluded on Saturday, April 18 at the MSU-Billings Alterowitz Gymnasium. It was a great day of competition with some excellent judo matches, high level tkd sparring, creative board breaking routines, and 2 person forms matches.
Setup was Friday night and took less than 2 hours because so many volunteers showed up to help. To kick off Opening Ceremonies Saturday morning, the lineup of black belts walked single file into the gym, then Mikayla Luderitz sang a beautiful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner.
At that time Randy Waitman was promoted to 9th Dan, Mark Rosales received his 8th Dan, and Matt Wright, Eve Allen and Dave Allen their 7th Dans in Taekwondo. Other Grand Masters in attendance included William Walters, Ed Thompson, Dan Williams, Mike Bergh and Scott McCallum, as well as many other Master Instructors in both Taekwondo & Judo.
Special congratulations to Master Dustin Paul (and his wonderful family) of Big Horn Martial Arts in Powell, Wyoming, recipient of the Karlo Fujiwara Leadership Award in recognition for his past and continuing leadership within his community and through his martial arts. The Judo Shiai was held on one mat area while the Taekwondo forms, sparring and board breaking were conducted on 4 mat areas. Here are a few photos from the event, enjoy!

The Fujiwara Tournament and Booster Club Fundraiser is coming up April 18th at MSU-Billings Alterowitz Gymnasium. Here is the link for information. Registration will be available to download soon!

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MAAB News Letter, lots of information to parse.

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Taekwondo Test! The Martial Arts Academy of Billings held a multi-rank belt test on Friday night, January 16. It was a small, but very enthusiastic group of juniors and adults.

The Martial Arts Academy of Billings held a multi-rank belt
test on Friday night, January 16. It was a smaller, but very enthusiastic group of juniors and adults. The test was administered by Master Tatia Bennett and the black belt panel included Grand Masters Ed Thompson & Mark Rosales, Masters Eve Allen, Dave Allen, Lori Rosales, Chris Wood, and Black Belts Byron Bennett, Brett Christensen and Nathan Mize. The candidates demonstrated kicks, blocks, strikes, forms, stances, moving drills and the brown belts broke a few boards. Congratulations on your promotions!