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ULTIMATE KICKS BACKGROUND
  The Lee's Tae Kwon Do Association - Ultimate Kicks Tae Kwon Do is a branch school of the Lee's Tae Kwon Do Association of Marshall, MN. Lee's Tae Kwon Do came to the Marshall area in 1986. It has since expanded to include more than 30 gyms and hundreds of students from dozens of communities in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Texas.
 
THE ULTIMATE KICKS TAE KWON DO FAMILY TREE
  The organizational roots begin in Korea with our Great Grand Master Soon Bae Kim, 10th degree Black Belt, President of the Chang Moo Kwan, Vice President of the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association, and chief forms instructor at the Kukkiwon (WTF headquarters) in Seoul, Korea. Great Grand Master Kim's student is Great Grand Master Moo Yong Yun, 10th degree Black Belt, Founder of the International Black Belt Federation (IBBF), and the person responsible for starting some of the first Tae Kwon Do schools in the Midwest in the 1970's. He currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota. Grand Master Michael Lee is Grand Master Yun's student. Grand Master Lee is a 7th degree Black Belt, grand master instructor, certified examiner, and founder of the Lee's Tae Kwon Do program headquartered in Marshall, Minnesota. Master Jason, certified 5th Degree Master and Master Twyla Meyer, certified 4th Degee Master have Ultimate Kicks Incorporated and are students of Grand Master Lee. Master Amanda, 4th Degree Master Instructor owns & is the head instructor of Ultimate Kicks of Watertown and is a student of Masters Meyer as well as trained with Grand Master Lee. Ultimate Kicks Tae Kwon Do is a part of the Lee's Tae Kwon Do Association family. We, in the Lee's Tae Kwon Do Association, are very lucky to have such close ties with such a high ranking Korean Master.
 
ABOUT GRAND MASTER MICHAEL LEE
  Grand Master Michael Lee is a certified 7th Degree Black Belt through the World Tae Kwon Do Federation and the Chang Moo Kwan, 4th degree in Hapkido, and 4th degree in Kum Do (The Art of the Sword). He is also a certified examiner for the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, which means all color belt ranks tested by him have a certified ranking that is recognized by the WTF. All Black Belt certification comes directly from the Kukkiwon, the official WTF Headquarters in Seoul, Korea. WTF certification is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In addition to his martial arts credentials, Grand Master Lee is a certified elementary school teacher with the State of Minnesota and began his teaching career at area schools before devoting himself to Tae Kwon Do instruction full time. He is also an instructor at Southwest State University in the Department of Wellness and Human Performance. He is certified as an instructor for public safety office training.

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ABOUT MASTERS JASON & TWYLA MEYER
 

Masters Jason and Twyla Meyer are a husband and wife Master Instructor team. Master Jason is a certified 5th degree Tae Kwon Do Black Belt and Master Twyla is a certified 4th Degree. Masters Meyer oversee all five Ultimate Kicks Schools in the State of South Dakota. They are certified examiners for the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. Master Jason has a 3rd degree Black Belt in Hapkido and a 3rd degree in Kum Do, the Korean Art of the Sword. Master Twyla also has a 2nd degree Black Belt in Hapkido. Both are students of Grand Master Michael Lee.

In addition to their passion for the Martial Arts, Masters Meyer are certified self-defense instructors. Master Jason has been certified in the Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT) police training course. He has also done work as a Bodyguard/Executive Protection Agent. Master Twyla has a college degree in Excercise Science and is a certified Personal Trainer.
 
ABOUT MASTER AMANDA & MASTER BILLY JOE
 

Master Amanda & Master Billy Joe are a soon to be Husband & Wife Master Instructor Team both are 4th Degree Black Belts and certified self defense instructor. They have many years of experience training in and teaching Tae Kwon Do. Ultimate Kicks opened it’s doors in 1997 and has been going strong ever since.

Master Amanda joined the Ultimate Kicks Family in 1998 and has been fortunate to train under two sets of instructors, Master Wayne & Ms. Marlys Honeman and Masters Jason & Twyla Meyer, who have been extraordinary mentors.  She became the owner and head instructor of Ultimate Kicks Tae Kwon Do in 2009. She is currently a student of Masters Meyer under Grand Master Michael Lee and part of the Lee’s Tae Kwon Do “family” of schools. 

Master Billy Joe joined the Ultimate Kicks Team in February 2012 from Next Level Tae Kwon Do in New Ulm, MN; a fellow Lee's Tae Kwon Do Association Gym he started with a partner in 2006-2007.  Master Billy Joe is a student of Grand Master Michael Lee.  He is a certified 3rd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido and  a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kum Do (the art of the sword). 

Masters Amanda & Billy Joe have a wealth of experience working with people of all ages and walks of life and enjoy every minute of it! In addition to thier passion for Tae Kwon Do and working with students of all ages to set and achieve goals in and out of the gym Master Amanda has a M.A. in Counseling and Master Billy Joe is a computer technician!