Join us at Lee’s this new year – 2026

At Lee’s Martial Arts, we offer many options for all to have fun, get in shape, and practice martial arts.

We have classes starting as young as 4 years old, which is our Little Tigers Program.

Our Youth Taekwondo Program is for the 7-14 year old student.

Then, for those 14 and older we have Adult Taekwondo, Sparring, Teen Hapkido, Modern Arnis and Balintawak and Gracie Jiu Jitsu (GJJ).

For those 18 and older, in addition to those above we also offer Hapkido.

On 24 January 2026, we will be restarting at Lesson 1 in the GJJ Combatives Program at our Lee’s Gracie Garage. This would be a great time to join us as we go through the 36 core techniques of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) this year. This is a beginner program for adults and is designed for basic self-defense using BJJ. This is an excellent companion art to our Hapkido program. Take a look here if interested, then book a sesson here for free.

Happy Holidays from Lee’s Martial Arts!!

Students, Parents, and Instructors,

Reminder. Lee’s Martial Arts Bloomington will be closed 24-26 December (Wed-Fri) for Christmas. We will also be closed New Years Day (Thur, 1 Jan 2026).

Have a wonderful holiday season. If you are out for the holidays, Happy 2026!!

새해 복 많이 받으세요! (saehae bok mani badeuseyo!).

Congratulations to all that were promoted in December 2025. Welcome Ms. Cooper and our Outstanding Student was Denver and Most Improved was Isaac.

Also, congratulations to 사범님 Arnaudo, J. Mechinus, C. Mechinus, Sanders, and Parker for advancing to their next Dan in Taekwondo. Excellent job and thank for all you do.

We also had 4 Little Tigers promote. Congratulations Avi, Wabel, Bailey, and William. Thanks to Ms. Mechinus and Ms. Parker for restarting this program.

Also, congratulations to Elliott and Maggie for earning their Teen Hapkido yellow belts. Mr. Phelps developed this program for our teen students interested in Hapkido.

Newly Promoted Little Tigers.
Congratulations to our 1st Teen HKD Yellow Belts

Upcoming Promotion Test on Sat, 13 December 2025 (10am) with Kup Makeup Test on Mon, 15 October 2025 (5pm) – Also, No Classes on Fri, 12 December or on Sat, 13 December Test Day.

Our next promotion test will be Saturday, 13 December at 10am (NOTE: Little Tigers Test will start at 9:15am). If you are on the test list and cannot make the main test on Saturday Main Test, please let us know if you will be doing the Kup makeup test on Monday the 15th at 510pm.

Non-testing students, there will NO Lee’s classes on the Saturday, 13 Dec test day or the Friday, 12 December day before the test. The testing should be completed by 1pm. Plan ahead and bring water. Consult your copy of the Student Guide on Gymdesk or website to revisit your requirements for your next rank. The Draft Test will be posted in school on Monday, 1 December 2025.

The week of the test, please fill out and sign your test forms and pay your test fees. As usual, make sure your tuition is also current to be fully qualified to test. Congratulations and good luck All!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Reminder to Parents and Students, Lee’s will have no classes on Wednesday 26th, Thursday, 27th, and Friday, 28th November in celebration of Thanksgiving. Have a safe and happy holiday. (Closed 26-28 Nov 2025)

Lee’s Staff

Arnis classes expanding

In August 2025, we are expanding our Arnis classes to include a Monday night class 630-8pm and Friday night class 7-830pm. Your instructor will be Mr. Michael Craig a Lakan Tatlo (Third Degree Black Belt) – Modern Arnis under GM Brian Zawilinski.

This class will be in our new training room. Age limited to students 14 years and older with parental and instructor approval.  

Modern Arnis is the art created by the late Professor Remy Presas through his innovative method of teaching ancient arts with new life, connecting each of the systems and techniques to highlight their relationship to one another in a safe, fun, and effective way to learn both a beautiful martial art with a deep culture, and self-defense

Let us know if you have any questions or book a class here: https://www.leesbloomington.com/schedule/ or use this QR Code: