Minton's ATA Black Belt Leadership Academy

09/14/2026

This is TOURNAMENT WEEK!
Students don’t forget to get registered
for the Evansville, IN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT !
Tournament is this Saturday, Sept. 19th!
Students must register by online at
www.ATAEZsignup.com by this Tuesday !
See Mr. McKinney Jr. if you have any questions about how to get registered.

09/12/2026

09/12/2026

The Vigo County Public Library will be hosting their annual “Family Learning Day” event
Saturday, September 26th from 10:00am to 1:00pm!
Come join us at this fun community event!
We will have Instructors and students demonstrating; Traditional Forms, One-step drills, Traditional Weapons and Board Breaking! We will also be hosting a “Board Breaking Station” where you can learn to break a board!

09/06/2026

🎉 Rank Testing & Rank Promotion Graduation 🎉
REMINDER
BE SURE TO GET YOUR TESTING REGISTRATION
SLIPS AND APPROPRIATE FEES TURNED IN BY
THERE DUE DATES!

Test Dates and Times:

THURSDAY- Sept. 24th - 6:00pm
ALL Tiger ranks & ALL White, Orange and Yellow belt
MAK (Martial Arts Kids)and Adult program students

FRIDAY- Sept. 25th - 6:00pm
ALL Camo thru Black Belt
MAK(Martial Arts Kids) and Adult program students

RANK GRADUATION NIGHT
Thursday - Oct. 1st - 5:45pm (during the LEADERSHIP class time)
ALL White thru Black Belt MAK (Martial Arts Kids) and Adult program students.
*ALL regular classes will be conducted as usual with the exception of the Leadership class.

09/06/2026

Rank Testing is getting closer!
Don’t forget to get your classes in and be practicing all your material!
Testing Checklist
✅ Class requirements met. (Tigers = 12, MAK & Adults Core = 16, Leadership = 8)
✅ “Life Skill” or “Tiger Task” sheet turned in.
✅ Know ALL rank appropriate material.
✅ Turn in “Testing Registration” and “Parent and Teacher Evaluation” sheets for Tigers
✅ Double check your Testing date and Time.

**Note
Permission to Testing DOES NOT guarantee promotion.
Each student will be evaluated on their individual knowledge and
performance of ALL of their specific rank requirements.

09/06/2026

REGIONAL CLASS A TOURNAMENT
You can pick up tournament registration information
As well as put your name on the sign up sheet at the main counter!
Students, be sure to bring the weapon you plan to compete with at the tournament to classes with you in addition to the weapon we are working with this cycle, if it’s not the same.

09/06/2026

Student Reminder
NO CLASSES MONDAY
We hope everyone has a wonderful
LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

Students don’t forget, this weekend marks the end of t-shirt season
and we are back to FULL Do-bok (uniform) for classes.

09/04/2026

Reminder
NO CLASSES
LABOR DAY
MONDAY

08/30/2026

🎉 Rank Testing and Rank Promotion Graduation 🎉
This cycle we will have a special set of rank testing nights.

THURSDAY- Sept. 24th - 6:00pm
ALL Tiger ranks & ALL White, Orange and Yellow belt
MAK (Martial Arts Kids)and Adult program students

FRIDAY- Sept. 25th - 6:00pm
ALL Camo thru Black Belt
MAK(Martial Arts Kids) and Adult program students

RANK GRADUATION NIGHT
Thursday - Oct. 1st - 5:45pm (during the LEADERSHIP class time)
ALL White thru Black Belt MAK (Martial Arts Kids) and Adult program students.
*ALL regular classes will be conducted as usual with the exception of the Leadership class.