Black Belt Academy
4885 West Boulevard • Poplar Bluff Missouri 63901 • 573.785.KICK (5425)

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"In victory, be humble. In defeat, be strong. In all things be fair." ~ Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee

Somerville, Tennessee Tournament

The next tournament is in Somerville, Tennessee on March 28th, hosted by Mr. Robert Brandhorst. Please add your name to the sign-up sheet if you want to compete.
We will be closed Saturday, April 4th, for the tournament in St. Charles, Missouri. Good luck to all our competitors!

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Memphis TN 2020

Our students did a great job in Memphis, bringing home 15 medals (four 1st-place, six 2nd-place and five 3rd-place). Their hard work is definitely paying off.

  • Miss Laura: 1st in Forms, 3rd in Sparring, 3rd in Traditional Weapons, 2nd in Creative Forms and 1st in Xtreme Weapons
  • Miss Zoie: 3rd in Forms and 2nd in Sparring,
  • Mr. Ryker: 1st in Forms, 3rd in Sparring, 1st in Weapons and 2nd in Combat Sparring
  • Mr. Walter: 2nd in Forms, 2nd in Sparring and 3rd in Weapons
  • Mr. Damon: 1st in Forms, 1st in Weapons
  • Mr. Dean: 3rd in Forms, 3rd in Traditional Weapons, 2nd in Combat Weapons and 2nd in Creative Forms

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Jonesboro AR 2019

The students of the Black Belt Academy recently competed at the first ATA tournament held in Jonesboro, Arkansas, earning 26-1st place, 6-2nd place and 5-3rd place medals, an incredible 37 medals in all. It's even more amazing considering first-time competitors accounted for half of our entries! Awesome job!

  • Miss Laura: 1st in Sparring, 2nd in Creative Forms and 3rd in Traditional Forms
  • Mr. Blaze: 1st in Forms and Weapons
  • Miss Zoie: 1st in Forms, Weapons and Sparring
  • Mr. Ryker: 1st in Forms, Weapons and Combat Weapons, 2nd in Sparring
  • Mr. Spencer: 3rd in Weapons
  • Ms. Kris: 1st in Weapons
  • Mr. Drew: 1st in Forms, Weapons and Sparring
  • Mr. Adrian: 1st in Forms and Weapons
  • Mr. Jacob: 1st in Weapons and Sparring, 2nd in Forms
  • Miss Addy: 1st in Sparring and 3rd in Forms and Weapons
  • Mr. Walter: 1st in Forms and Combat Weapons, 2nd in Traditional Weapons and Sparring
  • Mr. Cyrus: 3rd in Forms
  • Mr. Damon: 1st in Sparring and Weapons, 2nd in Forms
  • Mr. Dean: 1st in Forms, Sparring, Traditional Weapons and Creative Weapons

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Jackson, MO 2019
Congratulations to our students who competed at the Jackson ATA tournament: Mr. Wyatt (2-2nd place, 1-3rd place), Ms. Laura (2-1st place), Mr. Walter (1-1st, 1-2nd, 1-3rd), Mr. Damon (2-1st, 2-2nd), Miss Zoie (2-1st) and Mr. Dean (3-1st). All that work pays off.

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Evansville, IN Sept 2019
Congratulations to our students who competed in the ATA tournament in Evansville, Indiana, Mr. Damon, Mr. Walter, Mr. Dean and Miss Zoie! With ten 1st place medals, three 2nd place and one 3rd place, it was a good day at the office! Nice job!

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2019 World Championships
Congratulations to our students who competed at the ATA World Championships in Little Rock, Arkansas! Mr. Page, Mr. Damon, Miss Laura and Mr. Walter, Mr. Dean, Mr. Ryker and Miss Zoie.

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Austin Moody

The BBA, and the entire ATA community, is in shock at the death of this fine young man. He was a joy to have in class, and we have missed him, and thought of him, very much since he moved to Arkansas. You have probably seen his 2008 World's trophy on our shelf as he wanted Mr. Page to have it.

As a nine-year old Black Belt, he was talented, kind, courteous and mature beyond his years. He obtained his 3rd Degree Black Belt in Arkansas. He was a great example of Black Belt Attitude when he was with us, and the outpouring of love and grief in his home town proves that he continued to build on that for the rest of his short life.

Please keep his friends and family in your prayers.