From Little Rock to World Stage: The Inspiring Journey of a Taekwondo Champion

I started taekwondo 10 years ago, and I never thought it would become my career. We moved here from Little Rock, Arkansas, to open our own martial arts school, Legends Martial Arts. In May 2016, we started classes at the Osage Centre with 10 students, and fast forward to today, we moved to a bigger space and have more than 100 students. We are a family-operated business, and I'm proud of the community we have built at our studio. I truly believe we are helping change people's lives one black belt at a time.

I am a 3rd-degree black belt and hoping to test for my 4th soon. I am also a 2012-2016 State Champ from Arkansas, 2017 and 2020 State Champ here in Missouri and a 2013 District Champ. I have been working really hard towards a World title; currently, I'm number 2 in the world in my age and rank division for the category of Forms and Sparring. World championships will be this November in Little Rock, Arkansas.