On Friday, November 8th, three AMAC students successfully graded and were promoted at the Black Belt grading in Wolcott CT. In total, seventeen students successfully graded. Congratulations to all of the students who graded, and a special thank you to all of their Black Belts classmates who came to support them!

NAME	RANK	CTSD#
Francisco DaSilva	2nd Dan	2687
David Payne II	2nd Dan	2725
Stephen Tirocchi	2nd Dan	2726

New Students - October 2019

Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the AMAC family. Tang Soo!

AMAC Gup Grading - October 25th, 2019

On Friday, October 25th, Grand Master Cheezic conducted a gup grading at the AMAC Dojang. In all, thirty students were promoted. Thank you Grand Master Cheezic and Master Marano for making the long drive. Congratulations to everyone who graded, and a special congratulations to our Leslie Williams, our newest Apprentice Black Belt!

Congratulations are also in order for Mr. Francisco DaSilva, Mr. David Payne II and Mr. Stephen Tirocchi who were all issued invitations by Grand Master Cheezic to the Fall Black Belt Grading on November 8th.

 

Pictures from the grading are now available via the AMAC media page.

Orange Belt	Blue Belt	Green Belt	Red Belt	Apprentice
Franklin Murphy (9 Gup)	Joseph Chetwood  (6&1/2 Gup)	Ryan McAuliffe (4 Gup)	Kaleb LaCroix (1 Gup)	Leslie Williams
Owen Blaise (9 Gup)	Mason Needham (6&1/2 Gup)	Emily Stewart (4 Gup)	Jennifer Royce (1 Gup)
Logan Hamel (9 Gup)	Thomas Needham (6&1/2 Gup)	Alex Pitre (5 Gup)	Samantha Gordon (2 Gup)
Connor Placido (9 Gup)	Deanne Stewart (7 Gup)	Grant Loxley (5 Gup)	Donna Gilbert (3 Gup)
Ivy Drowne (9&1/2 Gup)	Lannon Murphy (8 Gup)	Jillian Benoit  (5 Gup)	Lori Simoneau  (3 Gup)
ily Drowne (9&1/2 Gup)		Alizaiah Pitre (6 Gup)	Heather Benoit (3 Gup)
Gabriel Prendergast (9&1/2 Gup)		Logan Loxley (6 Gup)	Chris Benoit (3 Gup)
		Julien Clancy (6 Gup)	Tyler Benoit (3 Gup)
		Abigail Reine (6 Gup)

Connecticut Yankee Nationals Tournament - October 6th, 2019

On Sunday, October 6th, students from AMAC competed at the 55th Annual Connecticut Yankee Nationals Tournament and did a fantastic job! Congratulations to Master Yaskovic, Mrs. Williams, Mr. LaCroix, Ms. Gordon, Ms. Payne and Ms. Stewart! Additional pictures can be found on the AMAC drive.

 

New Students - September 2019

Please join us in welcoming the newest additions to our AMAC family. Tang Soo!

Master Belt Grading - September 27th 2019

On Friday, September 27th, John Feeney successfully graded to 4th Dan, Master Belt at the Federation Master Belt grading in Wolcott CT. Master Feeney has spent more than a decade training for and working towards this tremendous accomplishment. Please join us in congratulating him on this high honor!

In all, a total of thirteen master Belts from across the Federation successfully graded. Congratulations to all the Masters who graded, and a special thank you to all of their classmates who came to support them!

New Students - August 2019

AMAC is delighted to welcome July and August's additions to our growing family! Tang Soo!

Black Belt Grading - August 9th, 2019

On Friday, August 9th, Kerry Baker successfully graded to 1st Dan at the Federation Summer Black Belt grading in Wolcott CT. A total of twenty-seven students from across the Federation successfully graded. Congratulations to all of the students who graded, and a special thank you to all of their Black Belts classmates who came to support them!

Foster Old Home Days Demo - July 30th, 2019

The 25th Annual Foster Old Home Days Demo was a smashing success! Thank you students and instructors for all of your hard work. Pictures have been uploaded to our online drive space and we will upload videos to our YouTube channel over the coming weeks.

AMAC Gup Grading - June 21st, 2019

On Friday, June 21st, Grand Master Cheezic conducted a Gup grading at the AMAC Dojang. In all, twenty-eight students were promoted. Thank you Grand Master Cheezic and Mr. Marano for making the long drive. Congratulations to everyone who graded, and a special congratulations to our four new Apprentice Black Belts! Pictures from the grading are now available via the AMAC media page.

Orange Belt	Blue Belt	Green Belt	Red Belt	Apprentice
Lannon Murphy (9 Gup)	Joseph Chetwood  (7 Gup)	Ariana Payne (4 Gup)	Leslie Williams (1 Gup)	Ava Perreria
Julien Clancy (9 Gup)	Anthony Mielniczuk (7 Gup)	Lori Simoneau (4 Gup)	Kaleb LaCroix (2 Gup)	Brendan Desrosers
	Alexander Lieberman (7 Gup)	Heather Benoit (4 Gup)	Jennifer Royce (2 Gup)	Ethan Desrosers
	Alizaiah Pitre (7 Gup)	Chris Benoit (4 Gup)	Samantha Gordon (3 Gup)	Anthony De Toro
	Logan Loxley (7 Gup)	Tyler Benoit (4 Gup)
	Avery Main (7 Gup)	Everett Payne  (5 Gup)
	Nolan Desrosers (8 Gup)	Ryan McAuliffe (5 Gup)
		Emily Stewart (5 Gup)
		Alex Pitre (6 Gup)
		Grant Loxley (6 Gup)
		Jillian Benoit (6 Gup)

New Students - May 2019

Welcome aboard to the latest additions to the AMAC family! Tang Soo!

Tournament Results - May 19th, 2019

On Sunday, May 19th, students and instructors participated in Federation Challenge III, tournament for weapons and sparring. AMAC's students once again outdid themselves. Congratulations to all the competitors and as always, a special thank you goes out to the families who made the long trip to get students to Waterbury.

 

NAME	Weapons	Sparring
Leslie Williams	2nd	3rd
Emily Stewart	2nd	3rd

AMAC 25th Anniversary Celebration - May 18th, 2019

Our 25th Anniversay Celebration was a smashing success! The food was fantastic and it was great to see so many old friends who came from far and wide. Thank you everyone!

 

Black Belt Grading - May 10th, 2019

On Friday, May 10th, three students from AMAC successfully graded at the Federation Spring Black Belt grading in Wolcott CT. A total of twenty-nine students from across the Federation successfully graded. Congratulations to all of the students who graded, and a special thank you to all of their Black Belts classmates who came to support them!

 

NAME	RANK	CTSD#
Bob Grelle	3rd Dan	2455
David Simoneau III	2rd Dan	2685
David Payne III	2rd Dan	2686

AMAC Easter Egg Hunt - April 20th, 2019

The weather may have dampened the day but it didn't dampen this year's egg hunt. We had an awesome time! Keep on eye on our Facebook page for videos of the tunnel runs.

Tournament Results - March 31st, 2019

On Sunday, March 31st, students and instructors participated in Federation Challenge II, the Federation's first tournament of the year for forms and breaking. AMAC's students did a spectacular job as always, with every competitor taking home trophies in both categories!  Congratulations to all the competitors and as always, a special thank you goes out to the families who made the long trip to get students to Waterbury.

The next tournament on the schedule is the Worcester Classic Tournament for forms, weapons and sparring in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. This is an IPPONE tournament open to all schools and styles. In addition to being just forty minutes away, it is a great opportunity for you to compete against students from other martial arts styles.

NAME	BREAKING	FORMS
Brendan Desrosers	2nd	3rd
Ethan Desrosers	2nd	1st
Samantha Gordon	1st	3rd
Ariana Payne	1st	3rd
Ryan McAuliffe	4th	4th
Emily Stewart	3rd	4th
Nolan Desrosers	3rd	1st

AMAC Outing At Aero Trampoline Park - Sunday, 3/24/2019.

Pictures and video from our outing to Aero are available on the AMAC Facebook page. Thank you to the FIFTY people who came out for a fantastic time, and a special thank you to Master Yaskovic for organizing this event!

AMAC Gup Grading, February 22nd, 2019

On Friday, February 22nd, Grand Master Cheezic conducted a Gup grading at the AMAC Dojang. In all, twenty-four students were promoted. Congratulations to everyone who graded! Newly promoted Blue Belts are eligible to attend the Saturday morning weapons classes and begin training with the bo staff. Pictures from the grading are also available via the AMAC media page.

 

Orange Belt	Blue Belt	Green Belt	Red Belt
Nolan Desrosers (9 Gup)	Alex Pitre (7 Gup)	Samantha Gordon (4 Gup)	Ava Perreria  (1 Gup)
	Grant Loxley (7 Gup)	Ariana Payne  (5 Gup)	Brendan Desrosers  (1 Gup)
	(Joseph Chetwood (8 Gup)	Kristie LaCourse (5 Gup)	Ethan Desrosers  (1 Gup)
	Anthony Mielniczuk (8 Gup)	Lori Simoneau (5 Gup)	Anthony De Toro  (1 Gup)
	Alexander Lieberman (8 Gup)	Everett Payne  (6 Gup)	Leslie Williams  (2 Gup)
	Alizaiah Pitre (8 Gup)	Ryan McAuliffe (6 Gup)	Nicholas Mojowski  (3 Gup)
	Logan Loxley (8 Gup)	Emily Stewart (6 Gup)	Kaleb LaCroix (3 Gup)
	Avery Main (8 Gup)
	Odette Tripodi (8 Gup)

New Students - January 2019

AMAC happily welcomes our first new student of 2019. Welcome to the AMAC family! Tang Soo!

 

 

Tournament - January 13th, 2019

On Sunday, January 13th, students and instructors participated Federation Challenge I. Once again, every student who competed took home iron. Congratulations on a fantastic job, and as always, a special thank you goes out to the families who made the long trip to get students to the tournament.

New Students - November & December 2018

AMAC extends a warm welcome our new students for the months of November & December. Welcome to our AMAC family! Tang Soo!

Project Undercover Drive - 12/28/2018

Thank you very much to everyone who donated to Project Undercover. Your kindness and generosity will go a long way in helping needy children. To learn more and do more, visit http://www.projectundercover.org/.

AMAC 2018 Christmas Party - 12/15/2018

This year's party was once again a smashing success. Thank you to everyone who brought goodies, and a special thank you to Santa Clause for making a special trip from the North Pole in spite of his busy schedule. Videos from the party have been uploaded to the AMAC YouTube channel.