Tiger-Rock Martial Arts has Green Trails Karate Near Me. We have been teaching TaeKwonDo and Karate in Katy for over 20 years. Master Pollard and Master Reade each have more than three decades of experience under their black belts. We all are thrilled to pass down to you our skills in Karate.
We offer an amazing martial arts program for children!
About TaeKwonDo
TaeKwonDo is a relatively new Korean martial art. It translates to “the Way (Do) of the Foot (Tae) and the Fist (Kwon).” Birthed out of the aftermath of the war, when Korea’s Japanese occupation ended, old martial arts schools opened again. TaeKwonDo formed as a mixture of these, mostly the Korean and Chinese forms of Taekkyon, Subak, Gwonbeop, and Okinawan Karate. The Way emphasizes striking, head-height, side, and spinning kicks.
However, TaeKwonDo is not just a martial art. As of the 2000 Olympic games, The Way joined the roster. And the governing bodies, the World TaeKwonDo Federation and the International TaeKwon-Do Federation, organized major tournaments long before that. We at Tiger-Rock hold regional, state, and national level tournaments in the Fall, Spring, and Summer.
About Karate
In contrast to that, Karate is a far older fighting style. It comes from the Ryukyu Kingdom, now known as the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. And it takes its influence from the Fujian White Crane style of Kung Fu. Karate emphasizes open-handed strikes, like knife-hands, kicking, punching, and elbow and knee jabs.
After Japan annexed Okinawa, Karate clubs became popular in some of the universities. It did not take long for them to spread to the main island. During the US occupation of the Okinawa Islands following the war, service members found Karate and brought it home. The movies of the 60s and 70s made the word synonymous with martial arts for most English speakers. Soon, Karate schools were opening worldwide. Now, we have Tiger-Rock’s Green Trails Karate near me right here in Katy, TX.
Kids Karate Classes
We teach students of all ages, and we design each class specifically toward this.
Children from ages 4 to 6 can enroll in our Cub Program. Here, we teach coordination, balance, and symmetrical movement. Plus, our Tiger Cubs practice their social skills and how to treat others with respect. Classes provide them an opportunity to burn off all that excess energy. And each Karate lesson will be the most fun they have all week.
We can all agree that probably the best age to start martial arts is between 6 to 10. This is where our Junior Program comes in. Not only are they the most into Karate and martial arts, but they can start mastering the techniques. We work with stances, forms, speed, and agility drills, striking, kicking, and sparring in these lessons.
Teen and Adult Karate Classes
Our Teen Classes are for anyone 11 to 15 years old. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts’ Green Trails Karate Near Me makes the perfect after-school extra-curricular. It teaches good citizenship, leadership, ambition, cooperation, and discipline. These traits are essential to learn and keep throughout life to adulthood.
Anyone 16 and up can enroll in our Adult Classes to accomplish whatever our goals are. Whether you want to compete in tournaments, work your Way up to a black belt, or keep your body in top physical shape, we have you covered.
Let us give you the training you need to be a better person!
The Benefits of Practicing Karate
Practicing Karate and TaeKwonDo improves all parts of your person. Benefits you experience can be as direct as growing stronger or as subtle as having better mental strength. Even if your increased discipline was only a happy side effect for you, for us, it is the primary goal of any martial art.
Character and Leadership
Humility, honor, loyalty, perseverance, and respect make up our dojo’s five fundamental tenets. All students here are meant to walk out of our doors and exemplify these traits to the real world. TaeKwonDo and Karate require and demand these, along with the discipline and work you must put into them.
Integrity would probably be the most crucial trait Karate instills. We define it as doing the right thing even when no one is watching. One must keep oneself accountable and honest. There is no cheating to get the results you want.
Additionally, you learn self-defense in TaeKwonDo. Violence is not its purpose. A student of TaeKwonDo can subdue aggression in an attacker and themselves. Self-restraint and martial arts ask that we act in good and moral ways in all things.
Fitness
Our Karate lessons work on all five aspects of physical fitness, from body composition to strength. For example, the stretching we do at the beginning of each workout and high kicks improve flexibility. Warm-ups take care of cardio. Calisthenics, conditioning, and core training work out muscular strength and endurance. The repetitive drills form muscle memory and motor skills. Each martial arts program is a full-body workout.
Competition
Karate also has governing bodies for its competitions. In fact, as of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Karate joined TaeKwonDo in the Olympics. The World Karate Federation holds tournaments across the globe. Our Karate lessons are an excellent way to prepare for your competition.
Within our martial arts classes, you find camaraderie, cooperation, and competition fostered as well. We have specific sparring classes where students compete with one another. And their martial arts training alongside one another helps encourage ambition too.
Green Trails Karate Near Me
You can find our school on Mason Road, south of I-10, where we see students from Green Trails, Mason Park, Kelliwood, and Nottingham. But we also have a South Katy school for anyone in Cinco Ranch, Bella Terra, Seven Meadows, or Cross Creek Ranch. There are Tiger-Rock Martial Arts schools all over the Greater Houston area and the state. Please schedule an appointment for a free consultation and tour of any of our locations when you can.
If you can see what Karate can do for you, do not hesitate to contact us. Call us at (281) 829-3900 or email Master Pollard at tkdstaff@katytkd.com to get started practicing with your Green Trails Karate Near Me.
Katy TX Fun Facts
- The first Katy Rice Harvest Festival took place in 1981.
- Hundreds of geese migrate through Katy, TX, every year. You can find them at Mary Jo Peckham.
- There are several preserved historical buildings you can tour that survived the 1900 hurricane.
- Katy’s name comes from the old “K-T Railroad.”
- Find more about Katy here: http://cityofkaty.com.
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