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Ian did a fantastic job for his 4th tournamnet, he placed 2nd place and had some tough matches. That puts Ian at 2 Golds and 2 Silvers.

We took two competitors and both placed. Great job Ian getting another Gold.

Two students competed and Ian won Gold and Alex won Silver.

Three students attended the the Fuji Event at the Corvette Museum 2024. Dycin D - Gold Braydon S - Silver Ian K - Silver

08/12/23 Grappling Games. Ian Kimble and Dycin Denzik both did a great job and had a big win at tappet cancer. All three competed and all...

04/02/23 Grappling Games 2023 Dycin continues to dominate at the last 2 events. Great job training hard and getting top academics.

September 10th 2022 - Dycin Denzick with 2nd Place

June 9th, 2019 ​ GMA Martial Arts Center Master Instructor Kurt Spillmann who is a 4th Dan black Belt in ITF, Kukkiwon TaeKwondo and a...