Judo Tournament

SMAA

Winners of the in-house judo tournament included Jamie Dyer (first), Rob Harland (second), Phillip Jamison (third) in the heavy-weight division. In the middle-weight division Aaron Hartzog won first place and Andrew Russell won second. In the light-weight division the winners were Bryan Estill (first), Calvin Lim (second), and Joel Ellis (third). In the women's division Jacie Williams won first place and Elaine Peterson won second. In the open division the winners included Doug Bedsaul (first), Aaron Hartzog (second), Rob Harland (third).

Cotton District Arts Festival Demo

Starkville, MS

The Starkville Martial Arts Academy performed a public demonstration which included throwing, sparring, and forms. For more information about the festival, go to the Starkville Area Arts Council's Web site.

TKD Tournament

@ SMAA

Everyone had a good time at our in-house sparring tournament. In the light-weight children's division the winners were Grant Peterson (first), Jacob Tegt (second), and Kayla Morris (third). The medium-weight children's division winners were Izak Hanson (first), Kenneth Powell (second), and Rafael E. Hernandez (third). In the larger than medium-weight division the winners were Doug Teague (first), Monty Grant (second), and Daniel Whiddon (third). The adults did a round-robin style tournament. The winners were Doug Bedsaul (first), Bryan Estill (second), and Rob Harland (third).

International Fiesta

@ the MSU Drill Field

The Starkville Martial Arts Academy demonstrated martial arts techniques such as throwing, sparring, forms, and board breaking. A photograph appeared in The Reflector, the MSU student newspaper.

Frayser Judo Club 36th Open Tournament

@ the Ed Rice Community Center - Memphis, TN

Some of the members not at the International Fiesta attended the Frayser Judo Tournament.

Spar-A-Thon

@ SMAA

Students met at the academy for a fun-filled morning of Taekwondo sparing to raise money for our Pay-It-Forward scholarship program.