Author: mr.curry@leesbloomington.com

Lee’s Martial Arts

Hello Lee’s Families, We’d like to announce the first ever Lee’s Summer Camp.  This Camp is open to current Lee’s students, YMCA students, and their family.  It will be the week of June 22nd through June 26th with two different age group sessions.  The morning session will be for 4 to 7 year olds and the afternoon session will be for 8 to 14 year olds.  We will work on techniques along with playing games and building confidence in a fun and safe environment.  Each day will follow the same basic schedule outline with new material added each day.  The time spent at camp will be counted towards belt promotion requirements. Pricing Structure: Before May 10th (Early Registration): Individual pricing:  $100.00 Family Pricing:  cost is $100 for the first student and $50 for each additional sibling. After May 10th: Individual pricing: $150.00 Family pricing: cost is $150 for the first student and $75 for each additional sibling. Each student will receive a Lee’s T-shirt for camp to wear on the Friday of that week. Who will be working with your students: Lead Instructor: Mrs. Mechinus:  3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo and 1st degree black belt in Hapkido, an Indiana certified teacher, and first aid and CPR certified. Junior Assistant(s): Mr. R. Mechinus:  1st degree black belt in Taekwondo. Additional Information: Students can wear their TKD pants and a t-shirt. Bring a refillable water bottle and a healthy snack. Students need to be dropped off on time and picked up on time.  There will be no before and after care as we will be preparing for the next session or closing down. How to Sign Up: Sign up online at Lee’s:  https://www.leesbloomington.com/trial-class-registration/ Select the age-appropriate Summer Camp during the week of June 22nd. Click forward arrow on the date line and select Monday June 22nd to sign up for the “trial class.”    The dates should be highlighted. Fill out (name, email, phone), read and sign the waiver as the Parent/Guardian, and submit. Later, you will receive a separate registration email to sign up and for the full week of camp. Questions can be directed in person or to the contact info below: Crystal Mechinus (mechinusc@gmail.com) 812.360.8378

We also had 8 Little Tigers promote. Congratulations to them and thanks to Ms. Mechinus and Ms. Parker for making this a successful program. Picture to follow.

Our next promotion test will be Saturday, 11 April at 10am (NOTE: Little Tigers Test will be on Sat, 11 April at 0900am). 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 13th at 510pm with GM Lewis.

Non-testing students, there will NO Lee’s classes on the Saturday, 11 April Test Day or the Friday, 10 April YMCA Test. The main 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, 30 March 2026.

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!

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.

All,

Lee’s classes are canceled for Mon, 26 January 2026.

As more inclement weather approaches this season, remember:  Our rule of thumb is if MCCSC cancels classes, we do also.

You may visit our YouTube and Facebook Reels page if you want to train tonight.  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxnXIrH3732nnjNEyr6g0Spl-1BnCtRSf&si=YlLStTr2sV2uSB2z

You can log attendance in your Gymdesk account or website.

GM Curry

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!).

Lee’s classes are canceled tonight, Tues, 2 December 2025.

 
As more inclement weather approaches this season, remember:  Our rule of thumb is if MCCSC cancels classes, we do also.

You may visit our YouTube and Facebook Reels page if you want to train tonight.  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxnXIrH3732nnjNEyr6g0Spl-1BnCtRSf&si=YlLStTr2sV2uSB2z

GM Curry

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

Students and Parents,

In order to conduct our promotion test for the YMCA students, we will be canceling classes on Friday, 14 November. GM Lewis requests the services of any Red/Black and above belts for test judges.

Lee’s Staff