Celebrating the Holidays With Food Drive & Mini-Camps
December 21, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Highlights of our 4th annual event — lots of people, lots of food, lots of gifts. And, we get ready for our Winter Break Mini-Camps, a great way to burn off excess holiday energy. “With the large show of people and enthusiasm of the children, this is a great opportunity for service to the community. It’s satisfying to give to those in need in our own community.”

Celebrate the Holidays With Martial Arts & Food Drive
December 7, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
“We’re glad to help with our own special way of celebrating the holidays: exciting martial arts action, giving away cool gifts, and, most importantly, helping to brighten the spirits of those less fortunate during this season of giving.”

Martial Artists Win in Berkeley
October 26, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Two competitors return to Mt. Shasta with four medals and the award for “Best Male Competitor” for the second consecutive year.

Taekwondo Demo Adds to Korean Thanksgiving
September 28, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Celebrating Chuseok starts the fall and winter holiday season off with an abundance of Korean food and exciting taekwondo action.

Seniors & Martial Artists at City Park
September 14, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
The Mount Shasta Recreation & Parks District and MSMAP prepare to celebrate Chuseok, or “Korean Thanksgiving,” with the seniors at Mt. Shasta City Park.

Martial Arts Mini-Camp Begins July 5
June 29, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
A partnership between the Mount Shasta Recreation & Parks District and MSMAP offers the community a great program to learn cool skills. And, area principals vouch for the benefits of activity, particularly MSMAP’s activity program, for children.

Local Families Win At Taekwondo Tournament
May 4, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Eight competitors from six families, ages 7 to 38, earn 11 medals with outstanding performances in both forms and sparring

WHS Sophomore’s Growth Seen in Successful Black Belt Test
February 2, 2011; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
A comprehensive article on the positive results from preparing well for a black belt exam — MSMAP’s first black belt since 2006!

Martial Arts Open House Was A Food Drive For Seniors, Too
December 29, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Highlights of the evening’s action including how much fun children, teens, and adults can have helping others in need during the holiday season.

MSMAP Plans Open House & Food Drive
December 8, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Our 3rd Open House & Food Drive helps area seniors with a little holiday cheer. Also, a brief update on Griffin’s black belt exam.

Mount Shasta Martial Arts Program Opens In New Location
October 27, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
MSMAP holds a ribbon cutting ceremony in its new location and further explains its mission. The smiles on the faces of the kids say more than any words except maybe, “South County’s first stop for anti-bully strategies.”

Program Gives Students A Taste Of Something New
September 22, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
MSMAP participates in a new program to help Mount Shasta Elementary educate children through taekwondo, fitness, and good manners at lunch time.

“Karate Kids” Show Their Skills
June 23, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
An exciting event of demonstrations and raffle prizes donated by local businesses held in the Mount Shasta Shopping Center in conjunction with the release of “The Karate Kid” movie.

Martial Arts Athletes Medal
April 14, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
The recap of an exciting weekend of taekwondo and yongmudo competitions at U.C. Berkeley—four gold, three silver, and four bronze medals. Who had more fun: the competitors or their families?

Martial Arts Promotion Exam Was A Test of Children’s Skills
March 10, 2010; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
The impressions of several families about the largest promotion exam in MSMAP history—from white belt to pre-black belt, from children to teens.

Dance and Martial Arts in One Building
December 9, 2009; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Our activity center expands to include local treasure, Nuria’s Dance Academy. We share demonstrations of dance and martial arts and hold our first, and very successful, food drive — 15 bags of various food items!

Two Children Win Taekwondo Gold In Their First Tournament
June 10, 2009; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
Orion and Griffin win gold medals at their first tournament—a huge accomplishment at the west coast’s largest tournament at U.C. Berkeley.

New Center Offers Martial Arts For All Ages
November 12, 2008; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
We open our doors and welcome the community to our new, dedicated training facility with five demonstrations (three taekwondo, two yongmudo), food, prizes, and lots of energy.

McCloud Became Training Ground For Martial Arts Students
August 16, 2006; Mount Shasta Area Newspapers
MSMAP hosted over 100 participants at McCloud High School for an international martial arts summer camp.