Purple belt through black belt

Train Together. Rise Together.

High-rank students train as a unit while being challenged toward individually tailored goals, stronger discipline and the next level of their martial arts journey.

WhoPurple belts through black belts
WhenTuesdays & Thursdays, 4:25–5:30 PM
FocusForms, sparring, weapons & personal goals
A new level of ownership

Ready for More Autonomy

Reaching purple belt marks an important shift. Students have developed a strong foundation and are ready to take greater ownership of their training.

High-rank martial artists receive more directive coaching, more responsibility and goals shaped around what they need next. We push each student toward a better, more disciplined version of themselves.

Own your progressPractice with purpose and respond to direct coaching.
Strengthen the teamTrain alongside students at different stages and help one another improve.
Prepare for black beltRefine the focus, technique and perseverance the next milestone demands.
A Kirksville ATA student demonstrating a strong Songahm Taekwondo stance
One class. Individual goals.

We Push Each Other Forward

Our purple belts through black belts all train together. That shared floor gives every student people to follow, people to encourage and teammates who expect their best.

The class moves as one unit, but coaching is not one-size-fits-all. Each martial artist is challenged according to rank, ability and the next goal in front of them.

Individual growth does not happen alone.

High-rank students learn to lead, receive correction and make the people training beside them better.

The road to black belt

Four High-Rank Forms

Purple through red belts work through four advanced color-belt forms as they build the precision, control and confidence needed for black belt.

PURPLE BELT

In Wha I

BLUE BELT

In Wha II

BROWN BELT

Choong Jung I

RED BELT

Choong Jung II

Keep climbing

Your Next Goal Is Waiting.

High-rank class begins with Master Club weapons and sparring, then continues with focused training through 5:30 PM.

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