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Contact: Amanda Birdwell or Nicholas Babin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
tel: 480 497 0515 January 16, 2012
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LOCAL BLACK BELTS TO GIVE MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
All proceeds will go to benefit non-profit organization Team Pride
Tempe, AZ: — A group of young martial artists will present an exciting martial arts show with high kicking, fast punching and dazzling weapon demonstrations. The show is scheduled for Saturday, January 28 at 10 A.M. in the PE West Building on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University. Admission is $5.00 and proceeds benefit TEAM PRIDE, a local non-profit that provides martial arts training to at-risk and disadvantaged children.
“This team consists of twelve local black belts who range in age from 8 to 26,” according to Chief Master Bill Babin, a Mesa resident and owner of “Babin’s ATA Martial Arts”. All of these black belts are students or instructors at this academy.
“This particular show is a highly complex, carefully choreographed showpiece designed to highlight this team’s extraordinary martial arts skills,” Babin said. “They have been training since last April and are heading to the preliminary round of the World Team competition being held in Las Vegas on March 23.”
The team is coached by 3rd Degree black belt Zachary Birdwell who has 13 years of training in BOTH Taekwondo and dance, including classical ballet and hip hop. According to Zach, “this show on January 28 will be part of the opening ceremonies for the tournament we are holding on that day. It will start at 10 A.M., so make sure to arrive early to be able to see all of the moves up close!”
Babin further explained that there will be martial arts action throughout the day at the American Taekwondo Association tournament being held at the same venue.
Chief Master Babin has been teaching taekwondo in Mesa with his wife for over thirty years. They have trained hundreds of black belts, as well as numerous state and world champions.
For more information, please visit: www.billbabin.com and www.ataonline.com
Chief Master William Babin
Mrs. Jocelyn Babin
A 8th degree black belt, Chief Master Babin began his taekwondo training in 1976 and received his 1st degree black belt in 1979 in Tucson, Arizona. Over the last 34 years, he has trained steadily and become one of the AMERICAN TAEKWONDO ASSOCIATION’S senior ranking instructors. He and Mrs. Jocelyn Babin, a 4th degree black belt certified instructor, established the first ATA program in Phoenix in 1981 and have been building confidence and strength in their students ever since. Instructors who can link their training directly to Chief Master Babin run all 19 of the ATA locations in Phoenix area. His programs and career have been featured numerous times on television and in print, including THE PAT MCMAHON SHOW (AZTV, June 2004), ARIZONA MIDDAY (KPNX-12, January 25, 2006), the Arizona Republic (November 13, 2005), KTVK Channel 3 Good Morning Arizona (April 26, 2009).
Mr. Nicholas Babin
Mr. Nicholas Babin represents the next generation of black belt leaders. He is a 4th degree black belt certified instructor with more than 10 years experience. He is also a 2008 & 2009 sparring state champion. Comfortable with 3 year olds and 63 year olds, Mr. Babin embodies the dynamic leadership energy that will take our academy into the 21st century.
American Taekwondo Association
www.ataonline.com
The ATA was established in 1969 by Haeng Ung Lee, a Korean immigrant who had a dream of making the world a better place through the discipline of the martial art of Taekwondo. Now known as Eternal Grandmaster, H.U. Lee began with one tiny school in Omaha, Nebraska and then built an international organization, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, that supports more than 1000 locations in North America, 19 of which are here in Phoenix. The ATA provides curriculum development, instructor certification, and sanctions for tournament competition and rank advancement. Although Eternal Grandmaster Lee is no longer with us, the ATA has remained strong under the leadership of our new Grandmaster, Soon Ho Lee, 9th degree black belt. With almost 300,000 members worldwide, the ATA is indeed making the world a better place, one black belt at a time.
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