Master Forster

Mr. Michael Forster is the Master Instructor and owner of Yorkton Martial Arts Training Center. After getting bullied too much in school, he started training in TaeKwon-Do at the YMCA in Regina. After four years he tested and received his 1st degree Black-Belt. The rest, as they say, is history. When Master Forster is not thinking about martial arts you can find him spending time with his family, camping, woodworking, or generally just trying to relax.

Started Training ​- September 15, 1992

Started Instructing ​- 1995

Ranks/ Certifications

• 7th Degree Black Belt - Master Instructor in TaeKwon-Do (UTI)

• 3rd Degree Black Belt - Master Instructor in Haidong Gumdo (World HG Federation)

• Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Infight BJJ)

• Level 1 instructor in FMA

• Red Belt - Taekwondo (WT)

• Green Belt - Japanese Jiujitsu (Shiho Karano)

• SMAA - Level 3 coaching - Level 5 Official - Zone 4 Board Rep.

• SaskSport - Respect in Sport -SRC-24T-GG2H6GG

• First Aid CPR C

Other Styles

• Japanese Jiu Jitsu

• Judo

• Aikido

• Hapkido

• Muay Thai

• Chen Tai Chi

• Boxing

• Wrestling

• Filipino Martial Arts​

YMATC Programs Instructing

• Little Ninjas

• TaeKwon-Do

• Kickboxing

• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

• Self Defense & Weapons

• Youth Kickboxing 

Accomplishments

• Owner/Operator of Yorkton Martial Arts Training Center – est. 2002

• UTI Team Canada Member – 1998 Birmingham, 2002 Miami and co-coach in 2005 Cardiff

• 2004 Canadian Champion – TKD Point Sparring

• 3rd Dan Black Belt (Haidong Gumdo) – May 2012

• Inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame - TKD Instructor of the Year – November 2013

• YMATC Team Canada Member and Coach – July 2015

• World Champion – ITF Forms – Korea 2015

• World Champion – Board Breaking – Korea 2015

• Black Belt BJJ – February 6, 2022

• 7th Dan Black Belt (TKD) - June 10, 2023 -

  
  

• Has promoted 17 true martial artists to the rank of Black Belt​