TRIUMPH Martial Arts • 308 SE 9th St, Pella, IA • 2617 1st Ave E, Newton, IA • 5650 Metro East Dr, Pleasant Hill, IA • 866-648-8480 • www.triumphma.com • information@triumphma.com

Compete on a National Level!


Each season the American Taekwondo Association hosts four major events; Fall Nationals, Black Belt Nationals, Spring Nationals and the ATA World Championships. Over the years these events have grown with the organization until they have become not only great events for competition, but the opportunity to experience Songahm Taekwondo at its most dynamic. From Master Promotion Ceremonies, to exhibitions by ATA Demo Teams, to energetic seminars for our instructors and school owners... they have become an essential part of the ATA!


National Tournaments Include:

  1. • ATA World Championships, Little Rock, Arkansas

  2. • Fall Nationals, Orlando, Florida

  3. • Black Belt Nationals, Dallas, Texas

  4. • Spring Nationals, Las Vegas, Nevada

Compete on a Regional and Local Level!


TRIUMPH Martial Arts is part of Region 114, which includes the states of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Along with attending Regional tournament competition, TRIUMPH hosts and co-hosts local in-school and inter-school tournaments.


Region 114 Tournaments Include:

  1. • Fargo, North Dakota

  2. • Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  3. • Sheldon, Iowa

  4. • St. Paul, Minnesota

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ATA World Champion!  Iowa State Champion!


Earn recognition for your hard work and tournament performance! TRIUMPH Leadership Students have the opportunity to compete each season for a State Champion title, and all TRIUMPH Black Belts have the opportunity to compete for an ATA World Champion title!


Championship Titles Awarded for:

  1. • Traditional Forms

  2. • Free Sparring

  3. • Traditional Weapons

  4. • ATA-Xtreme Forms

  5. • ATA-Xtreme Weapons

  6. • Creative Forms


2010 TRIUMPH Titleholders Include:

  1. • Dr. Christie Carlo: Iowa State Champion: Weapons

  2. • Mr. David Hobbs: Iowa State Champion: Forms & Weapons

  3. • Mrs. Marlyn Hoksbergen: Iowa State Champion: Forms, Weapons & Sparring

  4. • Miss Lauren Kriegel: Iowa State Champion: Sparring

To Compete is to Win!


Tournaments are controlled competitive environments that allow you as a practitioner to display and improve your skills in a safe environment. Although some may think tournaments are all about “who is better,” that is only a small part of their purpose in Songahm Taekwondo.


In general there are two types of tournaments: winning at any cost, while exclaiming victory and scorning defeat; or competing with a good attitude (possibly winning a trophy) and learning under ideal conditions.


Remember that tournaments are not just for a trophy. They allow you to meet new people, make new friends, put your nerves to the test and display your acquired skills. By focusing on these purposes, it is very possible to be happy whether you win or lose.


In reality, your competition is not just in the ring. You are competing with yourself on a daily basis. You compete with your body to stay in shape or lose weight. You compete with your mind to retain knowledge. Even in the case of a match against an opponent, you are not just competing against that person’s skill, but against yourself to be the best you can be. Therefore, tournaments are a great opportunity for increasing your skills and boosting your confidence.


For these reasons and more, tournaments are a vital part of Songahm Taekwondo, and one of the most dynamic, fun aspects of our art.

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