The Business Break-Down
New Manchester Martial Arts Studio is a Family Business
Les Edwards wants to build a stronger community, one student at a time. He hopes to do that with his new studio in Manhester.
Les Edwards has been teaching martial arts for more than 20 years and has managed to turn Taekwondo into a family vocation as well a successful business. Edwards owns martial arts studios in Hannibal, MO, Rock Hill, and now Manchester. ATA Martial Arts of Manchester, located at 14441 Manchester Road, opens on Saturday and will offer self-defense and exercise classes for both children and adults. The studio is signing up new students through the month of May and will start classes officially in June. Edwards and his wife, Jenni, have five children and one grandchild--all of whom have taken up martial arts. Three of their sons are involved in the family business: eldest son Ross runs the Rock Hill studio, and Josh and Austin are instructors…
