The ATA Nation Podcast

What's it like to start an ATA school when your family doesn't have business experience? What's it like to start from scratch? In this episode we talk Mr. John Sklenar about his journey to school ownership and what he's learned so far.     Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://at...

We travel across the pond in today's episode of the ATA Nation Podcast to see what's going on with ATA in Europe. Chief Master Schreiber owns a school in the United Kingdom and talks to us about how things are going there as well as across the continent of Europe. We also get to talk about the European Training Camp and the trip being taken through Songahm University!    Get 30 Day FREE...

All across ATA Nation we're talking about the life skill of Belief during March and April. We're kicking off March with this intervview with ATA Ambassador Miss Cox talking about what Belief means to her and how she's had to use it in her ATA training.    Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  ...

The ATA Training Department has released new standards from Grand Master M. K. Lee and the Master's Council on the requirements for board breaking at National and International testings. We go through all the new updates and what it means for you in today's episode.    Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training pla...

You may have noticed that there are some "updates" being released for the ATA Black Belt protech weapons. In today's episode we talk to CM Kaminski about the process and why all the updates.    Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://atama.ninja/2024athlete The ATA Nation Podcast is for...

Who doesn't love ATA Tigers? This week we decided to interview a few Tigers and see what their favorite part of taekwondo is. Honestly, it's just so sweet to talk to little people about their martial arts journey.  Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://atama.ninja/2024athlete The ATA Natio...

We have another awesome ATA Ambassador with us this week! Dr. Shannon Kearney talks about how she started martial arts and what drives her to continue to share her love of ATA with others. We're excited to interview another adult who started martial arts in their adult years and we hope it inspires others out there as well!  Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab...

Mr. Tyler Reed is an ATA Ambassador, School Owner AND started his martial art journey as an adult! In today's episode we talk all about his journey and his advice for adults who are interested in getting started.  Get 30 Day FREE trial of the Prehab App! - http://atama.ninja/prehab Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://atama.ninja/2024athlete The ATA Nation...

We've got an exciting one for you today! In today's episode we interview Dr. Perez from Gait Happens . We talk all about foot health and strength as well as dealing with some foot injuries. Be sure to listen to the whole thing and also check out the Gait Happens Instagram page for some awesome tips.   Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://atama.ninja/2024at...

We've made it to episode 100 and we're still going strong. In this first episode of 2024 we're talking to Ms. Natalie Rios from ATA India. Here how ATA continues to grow worldwide and make a difference in people's lives. Stick around to the end to learn about our Healthy Eating Challenge and get your Athletic Development Home Training plan as well!   Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home tra...

Athlete Development has been a big topic in the ATA over the last 5-8 years and we've made a lot of progress. In this episode we talk about what training like an athlete really looks like and how we can continue to improve the way we train to perform better and prevent injury. Get a 4 Week Athletic Development home training plan here!  - http://atama.ninja/2024athlete   Visit atama.ninja...

  In this episode we interview Mr. Robert Sanchez, a band director, ATA dad and black belt competitor. Not only does he give us some insight into why he loves ATA Xtreme but he shares with us a free resource he's put together to help you level up your Xtreme and Creative music options. Check it out at http://atama.ninja/audio  Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading car...

This summer the ATA got a new CEO and the name might be familar to you. Today we interview Sr. Master Taekwon Lee about his growing up in ATA and what it's like to continue his father's legacy as the new CEO of ATA International. Check out this article published about Sr. Master Lee!   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podc...

 In this episode we are rebroadcasting a special we made a few years ago to celebrat Eternal Grand Master H. U. Lee. Today (the day of release: Oct 5, 2023) is Founder's Day and we want to commemorate this day with this rebroadcast to remind everyone of our amazing Founder.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast i...

  Everyone knows that Grand Master Caruso is a powerhouse when it comes to teach self-defense. In this episode we dive into his thought on how we can think about self-defense in our training.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!   Be s...

  ATA Nation is EVERYWHERE and in this episode we check in with Master Pedro Tanger from Lisbon Portugal. We talk about how he became the owner of the very first professional martial arts school in his country and where he sees ATA Europe heading in the future.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for student...

Have you heard about the ATA Skillz program? Sr. Master Coffrin joins us to talk about an amazing training opportunity coming up for ATA Nation as well as what the Skillz program is all about. Skillz Seminar   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!...

The 2023 ATA Fall Nationals are coming! In this episode we talk to Director of Training with ATA Martial Arts, Chief Master Skiles all about the training opportunities. Make sure you get registered for training today at ATAMartialArts.com   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and ins...

We've got a treat for you in this episode. Learn all about Exogen and what some of the top athletes in the world are using to improve their sport specific skills. We talk to Joseph Dolcetti from Lila all about what he's learned about training and how he came up with Exogen . https://lilateam.com/   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The AT...

Are you a tournament goer? This week I break down 5 (actually 6) "real talk" topics about our amazing ATA Tournament events.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card from this episode!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!   Be sure to subscribe and share with your ATA family Follow us on Instagram @...

Have you heard of the Pan-Am championships? Well in this episode you'll learn all about them and how to get involved with Sr. Master Cabrera! Find out more info about the championships here: https://www.ataezsignup.com/tournaments/   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card of Sr. Master Cabrera   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and in...

Today we bring you an interview with Master Seth Birky who's heading up the new ATA NEXT program. You may have heard about this program at Worlds and we wanted to bring you a little more info.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card of Master Birky   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!   Be sure to...

Welcome to season 3 of the ATA Nation Podcast! We're back from our summer break with an awesome epsidode featuring Mr. Kevin Walls. Mr. Walls is one of the pro instructors for the ATA MAX program as well as a brand new ATA Ambassador.    Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to get a trading card of Mr. Walls.   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instru...

Did you hear about the ATA MAX Gathering in Little Rock? This week we talk to Nolan the Ninja and Libby Wilcox on their experience at the first ever ATA MAX Gathering!   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to join our special project!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!   Be sure to subscribe and share with your ATA...

The 2022-2023 tournament season is wrapping up and now it's time for the post-season fun. We have some important information for you in this episode so you don't miss a thing.   Visit atama.ninja/uncut and use code ATA to join our special project!   The ATA Nation Podcast is for students, families, friends and instructors of Songahm Taekwondo!   Be sure to subscribe and share with y...