July 2024 Promotion Time

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We’re thankful to the Lord for another special week at Whole Armor!  Congratulations to the following students who successfully earned new rank during our promotion exams last week.  Great job everyone!
Monday 7/22/24
Phillip H – 8th kyu
Nathan M – 7th kyu
Aaron C – 7th kyu
Jonah B – 6th kyu
James H – 4th kyu
Joseph H – 4th kyu
Thursday 7/25/24
Nathan B – 9th kyu
Emily A – 9th kyu
Jonathan A – 9th kyu
Alexander A – 9th kyu
Ellie M – 9th kyu
Lulu M – 8th kyu
Hannah M – 8th kyu
Elliana L – 8th kyu
Israel M – 7th kyu
Walter C – 5th kyu
Zachary C – 5th kyu
Victor C – 5th kyu
Jake C – 4th kyu
Isaiah G – 4th kyu
Friday 7/26/24
Rebecca M – 9th kyu
Asher Hoeffner – 8th kyu
Tiffany C – 7th kyu
Erik K – 7th kyu
Alan S – 6th kyu
Heidi G – 5th kyu
Candice R – 5th kyu
Caleb J – 3rd kyu

Twenty Years

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We’re celebrating Sensei Hume and her 20 years with Whole Armor Martial Arts!!  This is a huge milestone!  Please help us congratulate her this week.  Sensei Hume is such a gift to our school and an inspiration for all of us!  Well done, Sensei!  Thank you for being a special part of our WAMA family!

March 2024 Promotion Time

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We want to say congratulations to all those who tested this last week for new ranks, earning new belts in the process. We are thankful for the hard work of all of our students and for the accomplishments they have achieved. Join us in congratulating them for their hard work.

Monday – March 18
Phillip H – 9th
Logan D – 9th
Kemper V – 9th
Aaron C – 8th
Nathan M – 8
Gavriel H – 6th
Chris H – 3rd
Christoph N – 1st

Thursday – March 21
Lulu M – 9th
Hannah M – 9th
Elliana L – 9th
Torsten D – 9th
Filipp S – 7th
Elliotte T – 7th
Thaddeus D – 7th
Katrina M – 6th
Logan F – 6th
Karl M – 5th

Friday – March 22
Tiffany C – 8th
Erik K – 8th
Claire B – 8th
Autumn P – 7th
John M – 6th
Stephen H – 3rd
Angie B – 3rd

WAMA classes starting in Valparaiso, IN!

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We’re very excited to announce a new location for Whole Armor Martial Arts – Valparaiso, IN!

Senior Sensei Fernando Perez will be starting classes in January, and we encourage you to help spread the word!

You can email for more information about Whole Armor Martial Arts Valpo HERE

2023 Student of the Year

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Congratulations to Angel Melhorn who received this year’s Student of the Year award. Angel’s hard work and her commitment to our school, our instructors and her fellow students have been an inspiration to many!

November Promotion Time

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We want to say congratulations to all those who tested this last week for new ranks, earning new belts in the process. We are thankful for the hard work of all of our students and for the accomplishments they have achieved. Join us in congratulating them for their hard work.

Monday Night, November 14

Simon Y – 7th kyu
Gabriel P – 7th kyu
Autumn P – 8th kyu
Asher H – 9th kyu
Nathan M. – 9th kyu

Thursday Night, November 16

Stefen L – 1st kyu
Angel M – 1st kyu
John L – 3rd kyu
Isaiah G – 5th kyu
Robbie K – 5th kyu
Jake C – 5th kyu
Selma C – 5th kyu
Victor C – 6th kyu
Walter C – 6th kyu
Faith H – 6th kyu
Karl M – 6th kyu
Rex L – 7th kyu
Warner L – 7th kyu
Thaddeus D – 8th kyu
Filipp S – 8th kyu
Elliotte T – 8th kyu
Logan F – 8th kyu
Aaron C – 9th kyu

Friday Night, November 17

Parker Z – 1st kyu
Caleb J – 1st kyu
Joseph H – 5th kyu
James H – 5th kyu
Candice R – 6th kyu
Heidi G – 6th kyu
Evan C – 7th kyu
Alan S – 7th kyu
Jacob M – 7th kyu
John M – 7th kyu
Karen L – 7th kyu
Claire B – 9th kyu
Erick K – 9th kyu
Tiffany C – 9th kyu

New Black Belts

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We would like to congratulate and welcome to our Black Belt family, Sensei James Coder who passed his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) on Friday, July 21, 2023.

We would also like to congratulate Sensei Hume and Sensei Miller who successfully promoted to Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt)!

An awesome achievement for everyone!

Promotion Time!

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This last week found the Whole Armor family focused on promotion exams! A huge congratulations to the following students for earning new ranks! We are thankful for the hard work of all of our students and for the accomplishments they have achieved.

Monday Exams
Bryan B. – 2nd kyu
Chris H. – 4th kyu
Nancy S. – 4th kyu
Ariel S. – 4th kyu
Gabriel P. – 8th kyu
Israel M. – 8th kru
Autumn P. – 8th kyu

Thursday Exams
Filipp S. – 9th kyu
Elliotte T. – 9th kyu
Thaddeus D. – 9th kyu
Elijah K. – 8th kyu
John M. – 8th kyu
Jacob M. – 8th kyu
Katrina M. – 7th kyu
Jonah B. – 7th kyu
Zachary C – 6th kyu
James B. – 5th kyu
Gabriel G. – 5th kyu
Friday Exams
Karen L. – 9th kyu
Karl M.- 7th kyu
Heidi G. – 7th kyu
Jared G. – 7th kyu
Candace I. – 7th kyu
Stephen H. – 4th kyu
Angie B. – 4th kyu

Promotion Time!

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We have had our first set of promotion exams for 2023 last week! A huge congratulations to the following students for earning new ranks! We are thankful for the hard work of all of our students and for the accomplishments they have achieved.

Monday Exams

Gabriel P – 9th
Christian K – 9th
Warner L – 8th
Roger L – 2nd
Stefen L – 2nd
Christoph N – 2nd

Thursday Exams

Hailee B – 9th
Jacob M – 9th
John M – 9th
Jonah B – 8th
Karl M – 8th
Simon Y – 8th
Ezra V – 7th
Zachary C – 7th
Selma C – 6th
Jake C – 6th

Friday Exams

Nathan G – 9th
Heidi G – 8th
Jared G – 8th
Candice R – 8th
Alan S – 8th
Faith H – 7th
James H – 6th
Joseph H – 6th
Isaiah G – 6th
Lori B – 2nd
Grace M – 2nd
Hannah M – 2nd
Joel J – 1st

2022 Christmas Party

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Last Monday we had our annual Christmas party. It was a great evening working out and celebrating the last year at Whole Armor. Congratulations to all the students who earned Sensei and Shihan awards, and every student who has worked hard this year, earned new ranks and remembered that a black belt is simply a white belt who never quit.