Two local taekwondo athletes win World Championships in Phoenix

Two champions celebrate: Master Kammas Kersch (left) and Dr. Stephanie McGann celebrate their respective World Championships together earlier this month. The two titles represent the first ever individual titles for the ATA West Chester school. Two athletes with strong ties to Chester County both won World Championships at the American Taekwondo Association championships in Phoenix earlier this month...

W. Chester ATA to hold Phila. regional taekwondo tournament

Get ready for a board-smashing, high-kicking, medal-winning event! At Neumann University (1 Neumann Drive Aston, PA) on July 29, 2017, the West Chester, PA American Taekwondo Association (ATA) will be hosting the Philadelphia Regional Tournament. Award winning animator (Disney, Nickelodeon & Cartoon Network) and co-creator of the ATA Tiger program, Jeffrey Nodelman, will be in attendance as a special...

Local athletes fare well at ATA Nationals

ATA West Chester owner Marc Jouan shares a moment with local participants in the ATA Martial Arts Spring National Tournament in Las Vegas, including Nicole McCarthy, Bobby Kormann, Maria Jouan and Bryan Denmark. Earlier this month, some of the students and instructors at ATA Martial Arts of West Chester participated and competed in the ATA Martial Arts Spring National Tournament at the Las Vegas Convention...