Off to Nationals– A Journey to Their Best Selves

The 2011 National Team from MTC  is on their way to San Jose (heehee) to compete in sparring and poomsae with athletes from all around the US.

Lydia Rosbarsky, Scott Graham, Hunter Goodman, Jeff Quackenbush, Austin Graef, Taiga Gammell, Dylan Ardiana, Claire Zellmer, Abbey Ardiana and Amanda Rosbarsky have been training and preparing since the Fall of 2010 for this event.

It has been a great gift to witness the transformation in their ability, confidence and overall presence.  Working toward the goal of this competition has, of course,  improved their technique but it is the shift in their spirit that is the most awe-some part to observe.

Through this experience each of them will enhance their lives with more than toned muscles and gold , silver and bronze medals, they are truly becoming the best possible humans they can be.

Good Luck Team and Enjoy the Process!

Love and Effort

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Junior and Senior National Teams from MTC 09

Dylan Ardiana won the 12/13 redbelt bantam weight division. 2 fights...two 7 point gaps.....at Jr Nationals (from Master Rosbarsky)

...Abbey Ardiana won. She's the first Senior World Class National Champ in 12 years. ... Dylan and Austin won their Grassroots divisions. (from Master Rosbarsky)

Plan Your Spring Tournament Season

Planning Ahead for a Good Tournament Experience

We hosted the Spring FUN Tournament at MTC to prepare our students and their parents for what to expect in the upcoming tournament season. The things we learned include:

1. Tournaments can be challenging, rewarding and FUN.
2. Long days are to be expected, so plan ahead with books, activities and snacks.
3. Secure gear to use in advance. (Some items may need to be ordered so place orders 2 weeks in advance.)

Mostly, we learned that a little preparation (knowing your Poomse well, attending Poomse and Sparring Classes, and knowing what to expect) will provide us the best chance of a good experience.

Great Tournament Opportunities

The tournaments we are excited to support coming up include: Bozeman--March 28th, Billings--April 18th, Livingston--April 25th and Great Falls--May 9th.

There will also be a Regional Qualifier in Colorado Springs on May 16th and the UC Open in Berkeley on May 30th.

When registration forms and other information are available for these events, they will be taced to the bulletin board.

Junior and Senior National Teams from MTC

In July, interested and committed athletes from MTC will compete at Junior and Senior Nationals. (These events are open to all students age 6 and up over yellow belt. Participating in these tournaments is an incredibly enriching and rewarding experience.)

If you are one of these interested and committed folks, you will need to submit a signed statement by March 11th stating you will be training and traveling to this event.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Committed to Tournaments?

We asked for Commitment Letters for Junior and Senior Nationals by February 27th (we have not received any yet).

For those planning to go to any Tournaments outside of Montana this Spring or Summer, we ask that letters be turned in by the March 11th Booster Club Meeting.

With these letters we can plan, without them we may not plan to go to any tournaments outside Montana this year.

from the Desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Congratulations MTC National Team

Six athletes from MTC traveled to Detroit, Michigan for the 2008 Senior Nationals and Junior Olympics, and came home with 8 medals.
Kyle Hammond won three gold medals. One each for sparring in the Elite Open Divisions of the Senior and Junior Nationals and also for his performance in the 14-17 year old Black Belt forms division. Austin James won gold for sparring in the 18-32 year old Male Light Weight Open. Dylan Ardiana won bronze for sparring. Hunter Paulson won bronze in Sparring and Bronze in Forms. Mark Miller won Bronze in Forms. Ryan Watson competed in his first nationals and came home having had the right experience to spur him on for next year. All athletes were coached by Mr. Rosbarsky who also coached Jackson Wahlder from Kalispell to gold in sparring. Abbey Ardiana made the trip to support the team but was unable to compete due to past injuries.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

More News from Detroit-Nationals

"The USA Taekwondo conducts its 2008 U.S. National Championship, Junior Olympic Championship and U.S. National Poomsae Team Trials events at Ford Field. More than 2,000 athletes ages 6-63, aided by about 500 coaches, will compete during the week." detnews.com
Photo by Velvet S.McNeil / The Detroit News


7/4--Kyle (view results), Mark (view results), Ryan (view results), and Dylan (view results), are all sparring today and Dylan is doing Forms as well.

-"Today wasn't our best fighting day, but Dylan still hasn't fought. Kyle, Ryan and Mark fought. All lost 1st fight, no one made it to gold. We are currently sitting watching fights. This morning seemed slow moving, but it is starting to pick up. :) Will blog later. I miss everyone and can't wait to be back to the Center." Abbey

-"Today is going okay. Some tough fights. They all lost their 1st, but that is the way it goes. Dylan still to go today." Mr. Rosbarsky

-"The food (here) is super expensive, like $7 for Nachos, $6 for a hot dog. Hunter fights tomorrow. They are hanging in there, long days waiting....Hope You're having a wonderful 4th! :)" Mr. Bartholomew

7/5 Hunter got bronze in forms and a bronze in sparring.
"A Good Time was had by all" BJ Paulson
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Detroit Happenings-News From Nationals

News from Nationals

7/1--"Sweet day so far...Kyle won his Open elite fin weight division (view results), Austin won all three of his fights in the open light weight (view results)."
Mr. Rosbarsky
They will fight in the adult world class divisions tomorrow.

7/2--"Kyle lost his first in Worlds. He pulled out of a 6 point deficit in the third and closed it to within 4 points. He fought awesome. Very cool and collected." Mr. Rosbarsky (view results)

--"Austin lost 4 to 3. Good day. We just need to get Austin working." Mr. Rosbarsky (view results)



7/3--"Three golds for Kyle so far. He won the junior open today(view results) and poomse (view Poomse results). Mark took 3rd in forms." Mr. Rosbarsky


--"After the long plane ride, it was nice to get some sleep. But the next morning we got up and came right to the Ford Field. When we got here, we checked in and Dylan went to weigh in. He is still in line. Kyle was the first fight in his division. He won 4-7. We are waiting for him to fight again. It is weird for me to sit in the stands and think I won't be able to walk out on the floor and compete, but I know this will get harder and harder for me..." Abbey





--"Shawn, a random but cool dude, and I waited in line to weigh in for FOUR hours :(" Mark






Mr Bartholomew says the Stadium is HUGE.....................





Mark doing his Poomse:

2008 Nationals Teams from MTC

USA-Taekwondo is the USA's National Governing Body for the Olympics for our sport. USAT sanctioned qualifying events are the only pathway to the Olympics for Taekwondo athletes in the US. These events include the upcoming Senior Nationals and Junior Olympics Events in Detroit, MI on July 1st-6th.


Missoula Taekwondo Center has 6 athletes who are competing in Detroit. Austin James, Ryan Watson, Mark Miller, Kyle Hammond, Abbey Ardiana, Dylan Ardiana and Hunter Paulson will all be competing.  All athletes will compete with individuals from across the nation that are in their age, rank and weight brackets. Please five these athletes your support and encouragement whenever possible. The support of their TKD family is invaluable to each of these martial artists.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Interested in Competition Outside of Montana

The time has come to begin preparations for the spring tournament season and beyond.

The January Booster Club Meeting will be a mandatory meeting for parents, guardians, family members and competitors who have interest in competing at the national competitions this July, or any other tournaments coming up this spring. At this meeting we will form our National Teams and begin to make decisions about tournaments, fundraising and travel.

The meeting is taking place on the 14th at 6pm. All belts and ages are encouraged to come to this meeting. We will discuss National tournaments, the qualifying tournaments, fundraising, workouts and travel as well as address any concerns and questions.

These tournaments are a great opportunity for any interested martial artist to participate in one of the worlds largest sporting events as well as an opportunity to expand experiences and knowledge that most individuals outside of our martial art do not have. This is not just an opportunity for those who believe they are superstars in Taekwondo but it really is for anyone who is willing to dedicate themselves to accomplishing their goals and chasing their dreams.

For the second year in a row the USA Taekwondo organization is running Junior Olympics and Senior Nationals at the same time. This will be a great opportunity for our families as well as individuals to experience a high level of Taekwondo competition.

Please plan to attend the meeting or call Mrs. Rosbarsky (email)to let us know of your interest in upcoming competitions and for further information if you can not make it.

Mrs. Rosbarsky