Stauffer opened his first taekwondo school in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1980, then opened a school in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1982. He moved to Charleston in 2007 and opened the doors to his current school.

“It just sort of fell into my lap,” says Brandon McQueen, Chief Instructor at the ATA Mount Pleasant Taekwondo School. From his mild-mannered and friendly demeanor, you might not guess … ...

These days, Kearney is a third-degree black belt and a brand ambassador for ATA Martial Arts, which will hold its annual fall nationals tournament Oct. 23-26 at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence ...