Dragons Training Center

10/19/2026

Total medal count at Croatia Open!

10/19/2026

10/12/2026

Croatia here I come!

🇺🇸🥋 AAU IS ON THE MOVE AGAIN! 🌎✈️🇭🇷

Our AAU Team USA Sport Poomsae Team is headed to Croatia to compete at the Croatia Open!

We wish all of our talented athletes, dedicated coaches, and staff the very best of luck as they represent Team USA and AAU Taekwondo on the international stage!

Safe travels, compete with pride, and make unforgettable memories!

The growth continues. The opportunities continue. AAU Taekwondo continues to move forward! 🇺🇸🥇

10/11/2026

We're trying different things to bring more value to our competitors:
We will have Team forms
We will have double elimination for regular forms events
We will have olympic sparring with PSS(KPNP K1) with sock rental
We have added a second round to continuous point sparring

Early registration is open. Sign up for our January 23rd event!

10/06/2026

Going to be a great year.

10/06/2026

Congratulations to all our students and instructors who competed in the Badger State Games this past weekend!!

🥇 Master Strunsee - Gold in Poomsae
🥈 Mr. Greenfield - Silver in Poomsae
🥈 Master Peterson - Silver in Board Break
🥇🥇 Osiris - Gold in Poomsae & Board Break
🥇 Aneesh - Gold in Board Break
🥇🥇🥈 Max - Gold in Sparring & Poomsae;
Silver in Board Break
🥉 Luca - Bronze in Board Break

10/01/2026

Hello, everyone! The big day is almost here and we are excited to be hosting you on Saturday, 10/3. We have over 200 competitors and 500 registered events for the day. Our judges, referees, and staff will be working hard to ensure everyone has a positive experience. We have roughly the same number of competitors as last year and are running four rings all day instead of three like last year. This year we have more event registrations, so we expect to finish around 4:15-4:30pm as we did last year.

Below you will find the event schedule for the day. All of these times are rough estimates and some events could run a little faster or slower depending on unexpected issues that can and will pop up despite hundreds of hours of planning and preparations. Be assured that our staff will get things back on track and running smoothly after we get any issues resolved. Get excited and we'll see you on Saturday at the New Berlin ARC for another great year of the Badger State Championship!

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Check-in

Front Reception

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Judges' Meeting

Referee/Staff Lounge

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM

Coaches' Meeting

8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

National Anthem

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Little Ninjas

Ring 5

9:00 AM

KPNP Olympic Sparring (ALL Black Belts ALL Ages and Ages 15+ Red/Brown/Deputy)

Ring 1

9:00 AM

Olympic Sparring (Color Belts Ages 4-14)

Ring 2 and Ring 3

9:15 AM

Grassroots Sparring

Ring 5

9:00 AM

Point Sparring

Ring 4

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Lunch Break

Lunch Break for judges, referees, and event staff.

12:30 PM

WT Forms

Rings 1-4

12:30 PM

ITF Forms

Rings 1-4

1:00 PM

Open Forms

Rings 1-4

2:30 PM

Board Breaking

Rings 1-4. Ring 5 if necessary.

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Skore Pad Power Event

This event will run periodically throughout the day. Medals will be awarded to division winners at 3pm. Price is $10/person. Cash or Venmo at Ring 5.

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Master Daniel Pesina "Scorpion's Spear" Rope Dart Seminars

This event will run periodically throughout the day. Each session will last 40-45 minutes. Expected price is $30/person. Cash or Venmo at Ring 5.

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Masters Daniel and Carlos Pesina Mortal Kombat Cast Meet and Greet Booth

This event will run periodically throughout the day. This booth will be located inside the event hall next to Believe You Can Apparel. Prices vary.

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Believe You Can Apparel Booth

This will run throughout the day. This booth will be located inside the event hall next to Mortal Kombat Cast Meet and Greets. Prices vary.

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Concessions Stand and Coffee Shop

This will run throughout the day. This booth will be located inside the venue across from the event hall. Reasonably priced selection of food, snacks, drinks, and coffee.

05/19/2026

The stars of MORTAL KOMBAT will be at Badger State Championship on Saturday, October 3rd at the ARC in New Berlin!!!

We are proud to announce that Master Daniel Pesina (Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile) and Master Carlos Pesina (Raiden) from the original cast of Mortal Kombat will be joining us at this year's event.

They will be available for meet and greets, autographs, and photo ops. AND Master Pesina will be hosting a rope dart throwing seminar (the moves he famously innovated for Scorpion's spear). That's right, you can meet the stars and learn some very cool skills!

Last year's event was amazing, and this year we are cranking it up to 11. More KPNP Olympic Sparring, GUSS Forms System, Skore Pad events, more food trucks, another coffee truck to help take some burden off the coffee shop's lines, and now... martial arts stars that inspired generations of kids to become martial artists.

Early registration is open. Test Your Might here 👇
2026badgerstatechampionship.eventbrite.com

05/17/2026