Tom: WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE
MARTIAL ARTS HERE WITH WILL
WORSHAM, YOU'VE ALL SEEN HIM
BEFORE.
HE'S JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
VICKI McDONALD AND HER SON,
JAMISON McDONALD.
HE TOLD ME IT IS MAC DONALD,
NOT McDONALD.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
ATA MARTIAL ARTS IS ABOUT.
WE ARE A MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL
HERE IN SPRINGFIELD AND WE DO
TRAINING FOR ALL AGES ALL THE
WAY FROM FOUR ADULTS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE NEW ATA
ACADEMY, ATA TIGER ACADEMY
PROGRAM, JAMISON IS A GRADUATE
OF THAT AND WE HAVE A LAUNCH
PARTY.
Tom: IS ALREADY GRADUATE?
Guest: HE IS A GRADUATE.
Tom: VERY GOOD.
OKAY MOM!
FIRST OF ALL YOU HAVE TO BE
PROUD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
GRADUATE.
AT HIS AGE, WHAT HAS THIS MEANT
FOR JAMISON, WHAT HAS IT MEANT
FOR YOU AS WELL?
IT'S MEANT HIM BUILDING HIS
SELF-CONFIDENCE, HE LEARNED HOW
TO FOCUS, TIME MANAGEMENT AND
30 MINUTES THAT HE HEAVILY
WORKS OUT AND GETS HIS MOVES,
SELF-DEFENSE, GETS THE ENERGY
OUT.
Tom: SHE MENTIONED, THE
MOVES.
WHAT IS THE PROGRAM LIKE
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOTTA BE
GRADED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT,
LEVEL LEARNING.
THAT SORT OF STUFF.
Guest: IT IS 46-YEAR-OLD
SPECIFICALLY, NOT TO THE TURN
THEM INTO BLACK BELT OR
FANTASTIC MARTIAL ARTS IS
DESIGNED TO MAKE THEM GOOD
MARTIAL ARTS IN WHICH BY THE
WAY MAKES THEM GOOD STUDENTS
ALL AROUND BECAUSE THEY LEARN
TO STAND STILL, THEY LEARN TO
FOCUS AND HAVE GOOD
SELF-DISCIPLINE AND
CONCENTRATION.
I ALSO WANT THEM TO BE ACTIVE
AND WE DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH
OUR TRAINING BUDDIES WERE THE
WORKOUT WITH A TRAINING BUDDY
AND WILL MOVE BUDDIES FROM HAND
TO HAND, BEHIND THE BACK OVER
AND THAT IS CROSS BODY
AWARENESS.
Tom: EXPLAINED THIS SWAG YOU
HAVE OVER HERE.
Guest: ONE THING YOU NEED TO
DO WITH YOUNG KIDS IS HAVE
SOMETHING TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED.
EACH BELT RANK HAS ITS OWN
TEACHER, ITS OWN PATCH, ITS OWN
TRAINING BUDDY THAT GOES ALONG
WITH THAT.
THEY GO THROUGH THE RANKS AND
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
SOME OF THESE EXTRA THINGS TO
KEEP THEM MOTIVATED TO GO
THROUGH ALL THE WAY THROUGH ALL
OF THAT.
THE BEGINNING STUDENT START
WITH THE TRAINING BUDDY AND
THEY A ARE A TEACHER AND WHEN
THEY MOVE UP THE RANKS THEY CAN
DO THE TIGER.
Tom: I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE I
SEE AN ORANGE BELT ON JAMISON,
HE'S PROBABLY UP TO THAT LEVEL.
Guest: JAMISON IS A GRADUATE
OF THE PROGRAM.
Guest: I GRADUATED AS A TF.
HE GOT ALL THE WAY TO A
CHEETAH AND THEN GOT TO THE
REGULAR TAE KWON DO PROGRAM,
HE'S ON TRACK NOW TO GET HIS
BLACK BELT IN THREE YEARS.
Tom: REALLY!
A BLACK BELT IN THREE YEARS.
A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE THINK
MARTIAL ARTS IS ALL ABOUT
HITTING AND KICKING, PINCHING.
IT'S A MENTAL AND A SPIRITUAL
THING TOO.
IS IT NOT?
Guest: DEVELOPS CORE, HE
KNOWS WHAT HE CAN DO AND WHAT
HE SHOULDN'T DO.
IT IS A SITUATION WHERE HE
KNOWS HOW TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
Tom: HAT HAS A LOT TO DO IS
FOCUS AS YOU MENTIONED.
I KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM,
FORMS.
JAMISON, YOU THINK YOU CAN
MAYBE SHOW ME AND TEACH ME A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT IS LIKE
I'M NOT EVEN A WHITE BELT.
YOU ARE THE PRO BETWEEN THE TWO
OF US.
WHAT COULD YOU SHOW ME?
THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHOW ME,
SOME KIND OF FORM OR WHATEVER.
Guest: YES.
Tom: I LIKE THAT RIGHT AWAY.
Tom: I CAN'T DO ANY OF THAT.
YOU DID THAT LIKE REALLY FAST.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU
DID, LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO
THAT.
Guest: HI BLOCK.
Tom: I HAVE TO PUT MY HAND
HERE AND PROTECT MY HEAD.
NOW WHAT?
Guest: PUNCH.
Tom: PUNCH?
Guest: FRONT KICK.
Tom: I CAN'T KICK LIKE THAT.
THEN LIKE THIS, THEN WHAT YOU
DO?
Guest: STRAIGHT DOWN AND
PUNCH.
Tom: PUNCH.
Guest: AND THEN .
Tom: HOW LONG DID IT TAKE
YOU TO LEARN ALL THIS STUFF?
Guest: ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.
Tom: A FEW MONTHS, YOU
PROBABLY COULD SHOW ME THIS
FROM NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS TIME
AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET IT.
DO YOU HAVE FUN DOING THIS?
Guest: YES SIR.
Tom: YES SIR.
SIR, DO YOU THINK THAT OTHER
KIDS SHOULD DO THIS AS WELL?
Guest: YES SIR.
Tom: I LIKE THIS, THIS IS
REALLY GOOD.
OBVIOUSLY I KNOW YOU'RE
TEACHING HIM A LOT.
HE IS SHOWING ME FORMS AND
STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THERE IS A
LOT THAT GOES ON RIGHT UP HERE
TOO.
Tom: HOW CAN PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED WITH THIS, THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY A WAY TO DO IT.
START YOUNG, TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR
25 ALTHOUGH YOU CAN START AT
ANY AGE.
Tom: I WAS MUCH OLDER THAN
25 WHEN I STARTED.
Tom: TURNED AROUND HERE, YOU
SEE IT ALREADY SAYS DISTRICT
CHAMPION I WANT YOU TO TURN
AROUND AND LOOK AT THAT RIGHT
THERE.
RIGHT ON THE BACK, ATA TIGERS
RIGHT THERE.
JAMISON, THANK YOU SIR.
GOOD JOB, I APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOUR HELP.
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED?
Guest: THAT IS THE THING WE
HAVE A LAUNCH PARTY COMING UP
MAY 20 AT 5:00 P.M. AT OUR
SCHOOL ATA MARTIAL ARTS AND
SPACE IS LIMITED SO CALL US AT
889-8212 AND REGISTER YOUR SPOT
TO BE THERE.
Tom: YOU HAVE A WEBSITE?
FACEBOOK?
Guest: FACEBOOK IS THAT YOU
CAN FIND US AT ATA SPRINGFIELD
OR GO TO ATA SPRINGFIELD.com
AND FIND OUR CONTACT
INFORMATION THERE.
Tom: WILL, VICKI, JAMISON,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO MESS WITH YOU!
[LAUGHING]