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Baker Selected to Represent State in National Championship

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Team UMACA Competes in Indy Cup Taekwondo Championships: Schubert, Baker and West Place First in Division

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — May 17, 2008 — Eleven members of UMACA's 2008 Taekwondo Competition Team competed in the Indy Cup Taekwondo Championships held in Indianapolis, Ind., on May 17, 2008. Caitlin Baker, a third degree black belt, and Michael Schubert, a brown belt, both triumphed in their divisions' forms competition with first place. Jason West, an first degree black belt, successfully battled for first place in his division for sparring. Over 350 competitors participated in the regional tournament from a variety of states including Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee.

The complete Team UMACA results from the Indy Cup Championships were:

Indy Cup Championships - Taekwondo Forms Competition
First Place
• Caitlin Baker, Black Third
• Michael Schubert, Brown
Third Place
• Kim Block, Black Third
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow First
• Dominic Lawrence, Brown First

Indy Cup Champhionships - Taekwondo Sparring Competition
First Place
• Jason West, Black First
Second Place
• Sam Atienza, Blue First
• Josephine Boynton, Green
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow First
• Brandon B., Blue First
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
Third Place
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
• Kim Block, Black Third

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Team UMACA Competitors Excel in Moo Do Kwan and S.U. Kim Taekwondo Tournaments

SAINT PETERS, MO — May 13, 2008 — Team UMACA competitors recently participated in two local taekwondo tournaments. The Moo Doo Kwon Tournament, which included forms and sparring competition, took place on April 26, 2008,  in Clayton, Mo., and was held by the Gateway Moo Do Kwan school under the direction of Grandmaster Bong Yul Shin. The S. U. Kim Tournament was held at South High School on May 3, 2008, in Saint Peters, Mo. It included forms, sparring, breaking and black-belt weapons competition and was sponsored by Master S. U. Kim of the S. U. Kim United Martial Arts school in O'Fallon, Mo.

The Team UMACA results from the Moo Do Kwan Tournament were:

Moo Do Kwan Tournament - Taekwondo Forms Competition
First Place
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow First
• Alexis Sorice, Blue First
Second Place
• Sam Atienza, Blue
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
Third Place
• Jason West, Black First

Moo Do Kwan Tournament - Taekwondo Sparring Competition
First Place
• Sam Atienza, Blue
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow First
• Jason West, Black First
Second Place
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Alexis Sorice, Blue First
Third Place
• Josephine Boynton, Green

The Team UMACA results from the S. U. Kim Tournament were:

S. U. Kim Tournament - Taekwondo Forms Competition
First Place
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow First
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Ian McCluskey, Yellow
• Michael Schubert, Brown
• Jason West, Black First
Second Place
• Josephine Boynton, Green
• Dominic Lawrence, Brown
• Brandon B., Blue First
• Alexsis Sorice, Blue First

S. U. Kim Tournament - Taekwondo Sparring Competition
First Place
• Josephine Boynton, Green
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow
• Brandon B., Blue First
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Dominic Lawrence, Brown
• Ian McCluskey, Yellow
• Samuel Miller, Black First
• Michael Schubert, Brown
• Alexsis Sorice, Blue First
Second Place
• Jason West, Black First
Third Place

S. U. Kim Tournament - Taekwondo Breaking Competition
First Place
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
• Josephine Boynton, Green
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow
• Michael Schubert, Brown
Second Place
• Brandon B., Blue First
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Dominic Lawrence, Brown
Third Place
• Ian McCluskey, Yellow
• Alexsis Sorice, Blue First
• Jason West, Black First

S. U. Kim Tournament - Taekwondo Weapons Competition
First Place
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
• Jason West, Black First
Second Place
• McKenna Chapman, Black First

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UMACA Taekwondo Team Compete in Missouri State Open Taekwondo Tournament

EUREKA, MO — Mar. 29, 2008 — Team UMACA members competed in the Missouri State Open on Sat., Mar. 29, 2008, sponsored by the Missouri State Taekwondo Organization (MSTO) under the direction of Master WooSop Moore.

The open included both taekwondo forms competition and taekwondo sparring competition, following USA Taekwondo rules for all sparring competitors ranked blue belt and up. House rules were in place for competitors ranked green belts and below. Medals were awarded in each division for first, second and thrid places.

Team UMACA placed as follows:

Missouri State Open - Taekwondo Forms Competition
First Place
• Sam Atienza, Blue
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Josephine Boynton, Yellow First
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow
• Michael Schubert, Blue First
• Kim Block, Black Third
Second Place
• Ian McCluskey, Yellow
• Brandon B., Blue
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
Third Place
• Alexsis Sorice, Blue First
• Caitlin Baker, Black Second

Missouri State Open - Taekwondo Sparring Competition
First Place
• Brandon B., Blue
• Dominic Lawrence, Brown
• Josephine Boynton, Yellow First
• Zoe Boynton, Yellow
• Alexsis Sorice, Blue First
• Kim Block, Black Third
Second Place
• Sam Atienza, Blue
• Ian McCluskey, Yellow
• McKenna Chapman, Black First
• Jorgen Angell, Black Second
• Michael Schubert, Blue First

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UMACA Taekwondo Students Compete in Fourth Annual Myung Tournament

COLLINSVILLE, IL — Mar. 8, 2008 — UMACA students competed in the fourth annual Myung Tournament in Collinsville, Il. on Sat., Mar. 8, 2008. Fifteen students from both the St. Peters and Troy locations represented UMACA, with ranks ranging from yellow- to black-belt.

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UMACA Hosts Mini-Tournament in St. Peters, Mo.

ST. PETERS, MO — Feb. 23, 2008 — UMACA hosted its second annual Taekwondo Mini-tournament on Sat., Feb 23, 2008. In addition to student participants from UMACA's taekwondo program, students from Woosop Taekwondo in Fenton, Mo., and Taiga Taekwondo in Arnold, Mo., also participated in the taekwondo forms and sparring competition.

The taekwondo forms competition was set up in divisions based on age and rank. The results were:

UMACA Mini-Tournament - Forms Competition
First Place
• Ethan Lawson
• Will Payne
• Connor Gilles
• Charles Holloran
• Zoe Boynton
• Caden Hastings
• Samuel Kwon
• Austin Avery
• Gabby Langelier
• Seth Stempfle
Second Place
• Ian McCluskey
• Aleea McDonald
• Wes Hasenpflug
• Rachel Hanne
• Josephine Boynton
• Trey Baum
• Mark McDaniel
• Jessie Wade
• Dominic Lawrence
Third Place
• Kelsey Deutchman
• Samuel Atienza
• Hadyn Thwing
• Jamie York
• Jack Brueggemann
• Kyle Sery
• Rodi Bakiev
• Izabella Adkison
• Dominic Ferguson
• Alexsis Sorise
• Jonah Tucker
• Corey Williams
• David Snider
• Corey Sery
• Eli Seo Morris

The taekwondo sparring competition was also set up in divisions based on age and rank. The results were:

UMACA Mini-Tournament - Sparring Competition
First Place
• Jack Brueggemann
• Charles Holloran
• Trey Baum
• Timmy Callaway
• Wes Hasenpfloug
• Kelsey Deutschann
• Alexsis Sorice
• Zoe Boynton
• Josephine Boynton
• Ian McCluskey
Second Place
• Rachel Hanne
• Caden Hastings
• Conner Gilles
• Austin Avery
• Dominic Lawrence
• Jonah Tucker
• Jesse Wade
• Aleea McDonald
• Samuel Kwon
Third Place
• Gabby Langelier
• Corey Williams
• Dom Ferguson
• Will Payne
• Ethan Lawson
• Samuel Atienza
• Eliseo Morris
• Mark McDaniel
• Kyle Sery
• Seth Stempfle
• Izabella Adkison
• Hadyn Thwing

The taekwondo min-tournament was open to both members of the schools' competitive teams as well as students of taekwondo of all ages. There were 53 competitors. For more information, please contact Brad Chapman, owner of UMACA, at (636) 926-2333.