07/19/2026
💔➡️❤️ ATA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS + Super 20 ❤️➡️💔
Yesterday was Day 3 of the ATA World Championships Tournament of Champions, the day for Combat Sparring, Traditional Sparring, and Team Sparring
Every year, this is the day we as coaches look forward to the most
It’s the day our students usually shine
But yesterday… yesterday wasn’t the day we had envisioned
From Lincoln, Coach Josh, Cullen, Khloe, Stella, Remi, and finally Coach Jessy…
Every one of them stepped onto those mats after months of preparation, sacrifices, extra practices, injuries, setbacks, and countless hours of training. They left everything they had out there
Some battled through multiple rounds
Some were eliminated sooner than they had hoped
Every single one of them gave 100%
The hardest moment of the day came when Coach Jessy fought her way into the Combat Sparring World Championship Finals
With the score tied 9-9, one point separated a lifelong dream from heartbreak
Unfortunately, that final point didn’t go our way
Then came team competition
Both our Crimson Phoenix Kids Team and Crimson Phoenix Adult Team earned the opportunity to compete for Combat Sparring and Traditional Sparring Team World Championships
Neither team made the podium
If we’re being honest…
Yesterday hurt
The students cried
The parents cried
The coaches cried
Because when you pour your heart into something for an entire season, it’s impossible not to hurt when it doesn’t end the way you imagined
But here’s what I know about this team…
We don’t quit
Our team is called the Crimson Phoenix for a reason
Just like the phoenix, we rise from the ashes
We’ll study what happened
We’ll learn from every mistake
We’ll train harder
We’ll become better teammates, better competitors, and better martial artists
Because martial arts has never been about collecting medals
It’s about building people who refuse to stay down
Yesterday reminded us of one of life’s greatest lessons:
Nothing is guaranteed
Nothing is handed to you
If you want something badly enough, you have to chase it relentlessly. You have to keep showing up when it’s hard. You have to keep believing when no one else does. And no matter how many times life knocks you down…
You get back up
And that’s exactly what this team did
Today, during super 20 they answered
They walked back onto those mats with confidence, determination, and heart
They refused to let yesterday define them
Instead…
They wrote a completely different chapter
🥇 Stella – Combat Sparring
🥈 Bella – Combat Sparring
🥈 Callen – XMA Forms
🥇 Lincoln - Sparring
One of the most emotional moments of the day came when Stella and Bella had to face each other in the finals, guaranteeing Aggieland Martial Arts both first and second place
🥇Cullen
🥇 Combat Sparring
🥇 Traditional Sparring
🥇 Creative Weapons
🥈XMA Forms
🥇XMA Weapons
A performance for the history books
And to every single Aggieland Martial Arts student who stepped onto those mats this week…
Thank you
Thank you for representing our school with integrity
Thank you for showing courage in both victory and defeat
Thank you for proving that champions aren’t defined by a single day
Yesterday tested us
Today reminded us exactly who we are!
No matter what the scoreboard says…
The Crimson Phoenix will always rise!!
❤️🖤 Crimson Phoenix… We Rise! 🖤❤️