Belton Martial Arts Academy It all started as a dream.  After almost 12 years in the Army and 12 years in Corporate America, Kyo Sa Nim Henry Pugh decided to attempt to make the dream a reality.  Funding was secured, rental space located and used equipment purchased.  On July 1, 2006, the doors were opened and Belton Martial Arts Academy was born. The training space was small (only about 600 sq ft) but then again, we didn’t have any students yet.  On opening day, we taught 6 hours of FREE Introductory lessons.  By the end of the day, we had signed up 4 students.  By the end of the first month, the total enrollment had grown to 8 and we were teaching one class per day. After the first year, we had grown to over 50 active students, divided up into 4 classes each day, and had put together a special class called Karat-A-Tots for our younger students.  It was decided that a larger training area was required if we were going to continue to grow, so we began the search for more space.  It turns out that we didn’t have to look far, just 5 doors down in the same complex was a space that would allow us to move from 600 sq ft of training space to 1067 sq ft. Fortunately, the school has continued to grow and as of August 2011, we experienced our highest active student count to date of 127.  As of November 2011 we have promoted 24 students to the rank of Cho Dan (1st Degree Black Belt), 2 students to the rank of Ee Dan (2nd Degree Black Belt), and by the Fall of 2012 will have our first student testing for Sahm Dan (3rd Degree Black Belt) and Kyo Sa (Certified Instructor). Belton Martial Arts Academy is a family oriented school.  That doesn’t just mean that families are welcome to come and train, it means that once you are a member, you are part of our family.  We are a family that works hard together to accomplish common goals and supports one another in all aspects of both training and every day life. We would love to have you come and be a part of our family. Tang Soo!!!!!. © Belton Martial Arts Academy 2012 Made with MAGIX