Carter Evenson

Carter Evenson. We could talk to him for hours about all of his achievements in life. He will probably cringe at reading this as he is not one to brag about his accomplishments, but would rather inspire others to be their best selves. Our host Abby and her son have been directly inspired by Carter themselves! Carter is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. He began his training in 1980 under Grand Master Moo Yong Yun. He is a former State Champion, & started Carter's Academy in 1983, Kindred, ND. He has inspired thousands of adults and children alike in the mastery of martial arts.  He has been a musician nearly his whole life. He began on piano, then French Horn, then drums, then guitar. He has been writing & recording music since 1985, with songs on MTV, Fox Sports, ESPN, and many motion pictures, including the #1 movie Bring it On.  All of these accomplishments were almost erased from his future by one accident.

Carter crashed his ultralight airplane on Nov 6, 1983. He was given only a 30% chance of survival. He spent 3 months in the hospital & had 12 surgeries. He spent a year in physical & occupational therapy, starting with learning to walk again.