Two local taekwondo athletes win World Championships in Phoenix

Two champions celebrate: Master Kammas Kersch (left) and Dr. Stephanie McGann celebrate their respective World Championships together earlier this month. The two titles represent the first ever individual titles for the ATA West Chester school. Two athletes with strong ties to Chester County both won World Championships at the American Taekwondo Association championships in Phoenix earlier this...

ATA West Chester’s Jouan earns title Master

Master Maria Jouan of ATA West Chester. WEST CHESTER — While literature is full of cautions about serving two masters, a local taekwondo dojo is now actually able to boast about being one of the few in the region with two teaching Masters in house. On Wednesday, June 21, Maria Jouan achieved a goal she had been working towards for her entire martial arts career at the American Taekwondo Association...