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Your life can change in fractions of a second. On December 2018 Master Jon Powell was on an airplane getting situated. Holding a cup of coffee while trying to put his luggage in the bin. Not paying enough attention. Excited about the trip. Not knowing where his life would go due to a second of inattention. And in fractions of …
We believe nothing is more important than helping our customers thrive during these uncertain times so school owners can focusing on teaching martial arts to students who need their lessons now more than ever. We know you pride yourself on your high energy classes. But we also know it’s been a little harder to bring excitement to the mats with …
We don’t have to tell you that attracting new students is more difficult during a pandemic. But does it have to be? “We held an open house last year and we got 2 students from it,” says Mr. Anibal Cruz, of USTKDI in Florida. “This summer we held another open house. Only this time we used 2020 Armor to promote …
No one likes to lose. Especially not world champions like your instructors at TKD Kicks Corona. What if I told you that even world champion regularly face failure, but how they reacted to failure was their secret to success? We are going to teach you how to cope with failure and learn to win. You know that feeling when …
We went live today on Facebook.com/2020armor for our webinar with Martial Arts Industry Expert Master Tony Kook on how to reopen your School Safely and Successfully. The seminar ran from 2PM EST to 3PM EST. The video for the Live Seminar will be posted above for you to watch in its entirety. Master Tony Kook discussed best practices for re-opening your …
Shutdown has been hard on martial arts schools across the world– it’s kept us from being able to teach our students in person and caused us to rely on virtual training to cut down attrition. But soon your state or province will begin opening up schools. But there won’t be a return to the old normal for a long time. …
We (you) did it!!! We had 1,500 participants who showed up for the amazing TKD Kicks Corona training session. We have never heard of a taekwondo class that big. Well done!! You should be very proud of yourself for standing with the TKD community and fighting for the doctors and nurses on the frontline protecting our families. The event has …
On May 2nd, TKD Kicks Corona will hold the largest online Taekwondo class ever to raise money to armor the doctors and nurses on the front lines heroically fighting against Coronavirus. The event is raising money in support of Doctors Without Borders to make sure that the supplies get where they are needed most. On May 2nd TKD practitioners around …
Notice that your kids aren’t as excited about their training? Worried they might drop out of martial arts before they have a chance to learn it’s most important lessons? Our engineers, software developers and team of martial arts professionals have been working on an answer for you. “My kids said the magic words every coach and parent wants to hear …
We all know how crucial belt testing is to your students and your business. Students need to know they are progressing in their training or your retention will drop drastically. But how do you do belt testing virtually? We hosted an incredible Live Seminar with Industry Expert Master Tony Kook streaming at April 8th, 7PM EST. Master Kook is a …
On April 4th we held our first live Train At Home stream session with our CEO and former Canadian Taekwondo Champion Master Ali Ghafour in the comfort of his home dojang. You can do these exercises in any room where you have enough space to train. We recommend living rooms and garages if there isn’t a dedicated room in your …
You have done an amazing job getting your virtual classes off the ground. But there’s a problem. Most online exercise classes experience huge drop out rates after 30 days. Why? Because students aren’t able to measure how much they have improved and they lose interest. This is why products like Peloton are such a huge success. They not only provide …
Everyone has been affected by what’s been happening over the last couple weeks. School owners are having to radically transform their businesses and are wondering if they are going to be able to make it through the Coronavirus pandemic with their business intact. People are worried not only about themselves but also about their employees who rely on them. To …
All martial arts school owners are looking for resources to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. If you are unable to train at your dojang it becomes possible that parents will freeze their payments. One of the great insights leaders in the martial arts industry have had is the necessity of coming up with plans for at home training. Not only …
Section 1: Ultimate Warm-ups Arms: Advanced super slides across the ground – You will drag your body down the floor using only one arm. Legs: Advanced plyos across the ground – You will jump down the floor without putting your foot down. Abs: Shrimps across the ground – You will slide your body, turning it to one side pushing with your feet and …
Section 1: Static Warm-ups Arms: Hold super man push-up position for 10 seconds – Raise your body off the ground using your palms and the balls of your feet, keeping your feet, hips, and head aligned; and then you will extend one arm in front of your, keeping your arm parallel to the ground. Legs: Hold single leg squat position for …
We believe we are successful only when you are successful. Keeping in line with that philosophy, we hired our first head of customer success Mr. Joseph Nguyen. His goal is simple: make sure you get your Return On Investment on your 20/20 Armor purchase.
Learn how Master Emerson Wong was able to get 50 leads using 20/20 Armor at just one event!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 31st, 2020 20/20 Armor, the leader in electronic training gear for martial arts, released their revolutionary “In Game Reality” App today granting the wish of millions of young martial artists and giving them the chance to be a character in their own video game. What is “In Game Reality?” “In Game Reality” transports martial artists into …
“Every year there is a sport registration event in Whitecourt and we rarely get to sign up any new students on the spot. This September we registered six new students directly because of their interest in 20/20 Armor,” says Master Jeremy Wilhelm, 38, 6th Dan of Whitecourt Taekwondo. “There are several reasons why six is such a huge number for …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS PROVIDED BY 20/20 ARMOR Jan. 23, 2019, 2:30 ET 20/20 Armor, the leader in electronic training systems for martial arts, announced today that they have signed a contract to make Akross Canada their first official distributor. Akross Canada was founded by former Taekwondo athletes for Taekwondo athletes and is renowned for the excellence of their products …
Sick of long delays in your in house tournaments where your students have nothing to do and your parents are getting frustrated by wait times? It’s important that your students attend next year and they might not if the experience isn’t fun. Not only that, but tournaments are how you upgrade students from beginners into your competition stream. But aren’t …
My name is Scott Granger and I’m head of Sales for 20/20 Armor. I was a school owner for a few years before getting into the martial arts supply business. It was about this time of the year that the dojang started feeling empty. I had this overwhelming need to populate the mats even though most of my students and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:NOVEMBER 7, 2019 TORONTO — 20/20 Armor, the company transforming martial arts into a mainstream professional sport, announced the closing of the third successful investment of $1M round. This round was championed by leAD Sports, the premier sports venture ecosystem inspired by Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas. 20/20 Armor’s total funding has now reached $2.5 million. Ali Ghafour, …
Master Joseph Santarose, Owner of Rock Solid TKD in Katy, Texas is a successful school owner who trains his students with traditional Taekwondo and travels across the country coaching students and pushing them to do their best. 20/20 Armor has been a game changer at his school as he describes in the above video. He explains how as a coach …
With 20/20 Armor we offer 10 difficulty levels in all of our game modes for everyone from beginners to blackbelts. For your students to properly push themselves and improve they need to be on the right difficulty level. How do you find out the proper difficulty level that is appropriate to your students? Our first tip to finding their level …
We’ve been talking to school owners about different ways to maximize their profits. We discovered many school owners are using a highly effective ReSale Strategy. The idea is simple. Say you are an owner and you want to buy 10 20/20 Armor video game scoring vests. You can get these ten vests for $525 a piece as part of a …
You spent a lot of time making sure that your school is a well oiled machine. You love 20/20 Armor but don’t want to change the structure of your classes. After all, why change something if it’s already working? We come across this question a lot when we are dealing with bigger, well established schools. This article will give you …
Genesis Martial Arts is one of the founding schools behind the Midwest Taekwondo League. The Midwest Taekwondo League is the first martial arts league in the world to spar exclusively with 20/20 Armor and is spreading like wildfire throughout the United States. Genesis are known for their creativity, ingenuity and passion for the sport. They also, as the name indicates, …
The founders of 20/20 Armor are school owners with six schools and over 2000 students. We build our products to help school owners succeed. We know how important it is to get expert advice. We are lucky to have an incredibly active social community full of professional athletes, experienced coaches and successful school owners. We want to use this incredible …
20/20 Armor has an incredibly active social community full of professional athletes, experienced coaches and successful school owners. To date we have over 12,000 followers across all of our social media platforms. We want to use this incredible resource to provide our customers with advice that will help make your school more successful, your practice more fulfilling and connect you …
Keep-Up is a game that puts a clear focus on defence and the two aspects of defence: Blocking & Stepping. SETTINGS & SETUP Game #10 (Hit Meter) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: Infinite Time recommended 1 vests on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 1 player Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced GAMEPLAY Set up a unit on a bag. …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #8 (Heartbeat) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: 10 seconds to 3 minutes. This game does not work with Infinite Time. 1 vest on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 2 people on a team Skill Level: Beginner GAMEPLAY Set up a unit on a bag. Place 2 participants on either side, with the bag between …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #10 (Hit Meter) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: Infinite Time recommended 1 vest on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 2 or more people on a team Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced GAMEPLAY Set up a unit on a bag and form a line of participants. When the game starts, the first person must perform …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #6 (Reaction) Health setting: Level 1 Time: 30 seconds to 2 minutes 2 or 3 vests, each vest is on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 1 person doing the drill Skill Level: Intermediate color belts to advanced black belts Setup time: 5 minutes GAMEPLAY Once you have put all the vests on game 6 and a level one health …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #9 (Survival) Time: 30 seconds to infinity Health setting: various Each student wears a vest. 3 to 7 player per group. Skill Level: beginner to advanced color belts and black belts Setup time: 3 minutes GAMEPLAY One student is the samurai and the remaining are the ninjas. The ninjas all have a low health setting and …
SETTINGS AND SETUP Game #9 (Survival) Time: 30 seconds to 2 mins Health setting: depending on skill level 2 students, one student wears a 2020 Armor vest, another student has an attacking weapon (pool noodle, kicking target, foam striking weapon) Skill Level: beginner to advanced color belts and black belts Setup time: 1 minute GAMEPLAY One person wears a 2020 …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #5 (Tag) Time: 30 seconds to 2 mins Health setting: depending on skill level 2 students, each student wears a 2020 Armor vest Skill Level: beginner to advanced color belts and black belts Setup time: 1 minute GAMEPLAY Two players wear the 2020 Armor vests, set them to game #5 set the appropriate health setting for …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #3 (Race) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: Set depending on the size of your team. This game does not work with Infinite Time. 2 vests on BOBs/Wavemasters/Bags 1 or more people on each team Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate GAMEPLAY Set up the units on bags. Place a series of markers …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #8 (heart beat) Time: 15 seconds to 3 minutes Health setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level of the students 1 vest on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag. 1 person per bag. You can have as many players play the game at the same time. Skill Level: beginner to advanced color belts and black belts GAMEPLAY When the …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #2 (tug of war) Time: 30 seconds to 3 minutes Health setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level of the students 2 vests on a set of BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 1 person per bag Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced color belts and black belts GAMEPLAY Hit play on both vests to start the sync process and double …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #10 (Hitmeter) Health setting: Start at level 1 Time: infinite 1 vest on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 1 – 20 people per bag Skill Level: beginner to intermediate color belts GAMEPLAY Line up the students in front of the bags with the 2020 Armor vest on the bag and start the game. Put the health power level at …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #10 (Hit Meter) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: Set depending on the size of your team. This game does not work with Infinite Time. 2+ vests on BOBs/Wavemasters/Bags 2 or more people on a team Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate GAMEPLAY Mark a spot on the classroom floor and designate it …
SETTINGS & SETUP Game #8 (Heartbeat) Health Setting: choose one appropriate for the skill level Time: 30 seconds to 2 minutes 1 vest on a BOB/Wavemaster/Bag 2 – 10 people per bag Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate color belts GAMEPLAY Line up the students in front of the bags with the 2020 Armor vest on the bag and start the …
Running your own in-house events can be a highly effective way to increase student retention, promote student camaraderie, and bring in new student referrals. This step by step guide will help you create this new revenue stream, keep your students happier longer, and offer insight into how you can create a sustainable in-house tournament structure by walking you through the …
The whole experience of a tournament can be ruined by long wait times between events. We’ve all been there. The yellow belts and green belts are running around the hallways making noise. Trying to go under the bleachers. Or they’re complaining to their parents. You feel the pressure. Because if they don’t enjoy their experience they might not come back …
WEEKLY CLASS BLUEPRINT To help school owners, 20/20 Armor has put together a blueprint for how to run your own 20/20 Armor themed classes. These classes will offer you new streams of revenue and new levels of excitement for your students as you use 20/20 Armor to provide classes like they’ve never experienced before.This step by step process will provide …
In 2019, 20/20 Armor embarked on a search for individuals who excelled not only as athletes but as people who genuinely inspire us. “We were looking for remarkable people,” says 20/20 Armor CEO Ali Ghafour, “people who represent the values of respect, competition, and love of Taekwondo that inspire us in our mission to elevate the sport. We’re calling these …
His students at American Taekwondo in Brookfield, Wisconsin call him Master Vorpahl. At some point in the future, we suspect the world will know Aaron Vorpahl as the “Vince McMahon” of Taekwondo. Master Vorpahl was an early adopter of 20/20 Armor, getting his first recreational electronic chest guards in the summer of 2018. Vorpahl started wondering how he could push …
Getting students to walk through your doors is the first step in growing your business. 60% of your new potential students are under the age of 13, and knowing what captures their (and their parents) interest is key to getting them to walk through your door. Over 91% of kids play videogames and you can use their love of video …
