O'Fallon ATA Martial Arts

*Instructor info*
Owner and head instructor Joel Clark 3rd degree black belt. Mr. Clark has over 20 years of Martial arts knowledge from several disciplines.

*History of ATA*
The ATA was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Eternal Grand Master Lee.
From the beginning, Eternal Grand Master Lee was determined to establish the most professional martial arts organization possible. In 1973, he introduced the first instructor manual, which provided information and procedures to standardize the operation of all ATA curriculum. In 1976, he hosted the first Grand National tournament, which was the predecessor for the Songahm Taekwondo World Championships now held annually. A year later, he re-located the ATA headquarters from Omaha, Nebraska to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he soon had 200 black belts earning instructor certification each year.
The history of the ATA was set on a new and unique course in 1983 when, at a Certified Instructor Camp in Little Rock, Eternal Grand Master introduced the Songahm system of Taekwondo. The Songahm system represented the culmination of years of study by Eternal Grand Master Lee.