Hi, I’m Hadlee! I’m a USA Tumbling Team athlete, cheerleader, and tumbling coach who loves helping young athletes build confidence, learn new skills, and reach their full potential. When I’m not in the gym, you’ll find me outdoors, staying active, and always looking for my next adventure. I’m passionate about working hard, encouraging others, and making a positive impact both in and out of the gym.
Contact for classes: 435-740-5616
Hi, I’m Stephanie! I’m currently a USA Gymnastics coach, I currently coach tumbling at Northern Star Bounders. I grew up power tumbling, cheering, and playing soccer. So I understand the importance of building strong basics, confidence, and safe technique from the very beginning. My goal is to create a positive, encouraging environment where each athlete feels supported, challenged, and excited to learn. I love helping kids grow their skills, believe in themselves, and have fun while working hard.
Contact for classes: 801-499-1510
Hi, my name is Emma Nielsen. I am currently an assistant coach for the Morgan High drill team. I have also coached at Mountain Top Tumbling for 3 years. I specialize in dance tricks, acro, and tumbling. I can help your child learn and improve their aerials, back handsprings, front handsprings, back tucks, flexibility, leaps, etc. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to schedule a private lesson or private group.
Contact for classes: 801-891-4026
Tom Laughlin founded Morgan Valley Taekwondo (MVT) to share a lifelong passion for martial arts, personal growth, and helping others discover their full potential.With black belt training across multiple disciplines, including Championship Martial Arts, Tom blends traditional values with practical self-defense skills. For him, martial arts is about much more than technique—it is a vehicle for building confidence, perseverance, respect, and integrity.Through MVT, Tom is committed to creating a positive, family-centered environment. His goal is to inspire students of all ages to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally while embracing continuous self-improvement.
Contact for classes: morganvalleytkd@gmail.com
Instructor Jeff Mathews, a Morgan resident, has been a student, practitioner, and instructor of Itosu-ryu (traditional Shito-ryu style) karate since 1985. He is currently a Go-Dan (5th degree) black belt in the Itosu-ryu system.
As a student of Nihon Karate-do Itosu-ryu you will study a dynamic and powerful traditional martial art in the Shito-ryu style – a self-defense art proven effective over time since the 1800s. You will learn how to generate speed, strength, and power through correct breathing, coordination of movement, and concentration. Each student is able to progress at his or her own rate. A student’s rate of advancement depends on personal ability and level of commitment to training. An important step in the study of karate is testing for your next belt level.
Kihon: Basics or fundamentals, this is the foundational aspect of karate, which includes blocks, strikes, stances and footwork, all designed to teach and perfect a student’s training.
Kata: A pattern of martial arts movements practiced to memorize and perfect striking and blocking movements. Each kata contains several block and counter techniques with specific meaning and application.
Kumite: The practice of free sparring. Here the student develops fighting skills thru controlled sparring with other students in a safe setting.
Kids classes are taught every Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm, and adult classes every Wednesday from 7pm to 8pm. Occasionally special trainings are offered on Monday nights or Saturdays, and private lessons are offered on a limited basis. For questions, information, and to sign up please visit www.morgankarate.com, visit our Facebook page at “Morgan Karate”, or email us at morgankaratedo@gmail.com.
