Author: Mr. T. Johnson

Our Women’s Self Defense class is being offered FREE to the public each month on the 3rd Friday.  Please put the date below on your calendars and invite your friends and family.  These are conducted by Ms. Valerie Christy with the assistance of other instructors and/or students at Lees.

Free Women’s Self Defense Class
3rd Friday of each month from 7-830pm.

This class is tailored for women 13 and older. If under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, please contact us or visit our Women’s Self Defense page.  Class sizes are limited, so please RSVP to events@leesbloomington.com with Women’s Self-Defense and the month in the subject line.

Our promotion test for the YMCA students will be on 12 April from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.  We have a large test list and are very happy about the program and how it is proceeding.  A very special thank you to Mr. Lewis for making this program a great success!

The Promotion test is Saturday, 11 April at 10am. Please turn in your signed test forms and test fees anytime prior to the test this weekend.  This will be our first test for our new Youth Program, so we are very excited!

Testing on Saturday will start promptly at 10am and last for about 2 hours. Please arrive no later than 930am to be able to get dressed, fill out any paperwork, and warm up prior to the 10am start.

We will have a pitch in dinner after the test to celebrate with a sign up sheet on the information board. A makeup test will be held on Monday, 13 April at 6pm if necessary. Please let you instructor know if you cannot make the regular test and want to do the Makeup.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our staff.

Congratulations to all students who tested in February!

Lee’s Students – February 14th

Back Row:  Donna (Red/Black -TKD/HKD), Courtney (Red), Steven (Brown – HKD), Blake (Orange)

Middle Row:  Blake (Red), Branden (Purple), Jerin (Purple), Kenin (Purple), Mark (Yellow)

Front Row:  Dominic (Yellow/Stripe), Octavia (Orange), Sawyer (Orange), Jacen (Orange)

YMCA Students – February 22nd

Back Row – John (Green), Sam (Purple/White), Stav (Yellow), Lucy (Yellow – Outstanding Student), Marlene (Yellow), Geneveive (Green/Stripe), Drake (Yellow/Stripe)

Front Row – Joe (Yellow), Lucas (Yellow), Sonia (Yellow), Evan (Yellow), Nate (Yellow), Charlie (Yellow), Ben (Orange/Stripe)

Black Belt Group Photo

This last photo is of the black belts who judged the test on February 14th, representing over 200 years of combined martial arts experience.

Back Row (Left to Right): Mr. T. Johnson, Master Johnson, Master Curry, Master Price, Mr. Williams.

Front Row (Left to Right) Ms. Coburn-Holtman, Grand Master Cecil, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Bohon, Mr. Gearhart, and Master Geissman.

Our Women’s Self Defense class is being offered FREE to the public in February. Please put the date below on your calendars and invite your friends and family. These are conducted by Ms. Valerie Christy with the assistance of other instructors and/or students at Lees.

Free Women’s Self Defense Class
Friday, 20 Feb from 7-830pm.

This class is tailored for women 13 and older. If under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, please contact us or visit our Women’s Self Defense page. Class sizes are limited, so please RSVP to events@leesbloomington.com.

The Promotion test is Saturday, 14 February at 10am. Please turn in your signed test forms and test fees anytime prior to the test this weekend.

Testing on Saturday will start promptly at 10am and last for about 2 hours. Please arrive no later than 930am to be able to get dressed, fill out any paperwork, and warm up prior to the 10am start.

We will have a pitch in dinner after the test to celebrate with a sign up sheet on the information board. A makeup test will be held on Monday, 16 February at 6pm if necessary. Please let you instructor know if you cannot make the regular test and want to do the Makeup.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our staff.

Congratulations to all of the students who tested in December, and a special congratulations to Barrett Tieman, the Outstanding Student of the test!

Front (l to R) – Nicholas Harris, Cason Hughes, Thomas Connolly, Casimir Rosolowski, Barrett Tieman (Outstanding Student), Jillyan Dickinson.

Back – Mr. Jarvis, Kris Ensign, Janet Simon, Nolan Robinson, Matt Madeira, Jody Madeira, David Hunt.

Not shown – Kris Holtman, Matt Sater, Jake Sater, Rodney Taylor. 

Our Women’s Self Defense class is being offered FREE to the public in January. Please put the date below on your calendars and invite your friends and family. These are conducted by Ms. Valerie Christy with the assistance of other instructors and/or students at Lees.

Free Women’s Self Defense Class
Friday, 16 Jan from 7-830pm.

This class is tailored for women 13 and older. If under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, please contact us or visit our Women’s Self Defense page. Class sizes are limited, so please RSVP to events@leesbloomington.com.

December’s test will be on Saturday, December 13th, at 10:00 a.m. Testing students should arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. to get dressed, fill out paperwork, pay test fees, and stretch. Test list and after-test-pitch-in sign up are on the cork board.

Note to all students and parents, did you know that you can fill out test paperwork and pay your test fee in advance? Please see any instructor for more details.  See you there!

Our Women’s Self Defense class is being offered FREE to the public in October and November. Put these dates on your calendars and invite your friends and family. These are conducted by Master Scott Johnson with assistance by Ms. Valerie Christy and others at Lees.

Friday, 17 Oct from 7-830pm.
Friday, 21 Nov from 7-830pm.

This class is tailored for women 13 and older. If under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, please contact us , visit our Women’s Self Defense page, or see our women’s self defense flyer.. Class sizes are limited, so please RSVP to events@leesbloomington.com.