Tiger-Rock Martial Arts is training students at their Seven Meadows Karate near me. They have been teaching TaeKwonDo in Katy for over 20 years. In fact, our instructors, Master Reade and Master Pollard, each have over 30 years of experience in the mastery of martial arts.
About TaeKwonDo
TaeKwonDo is Korean for “the Way (Do) of the Foot (Tae) and the Fist (Kwon).” It is a relatively new martial art, coming out of the aftermath of World War II. After the Japanese occupation of Korea ended, dojos of traditional martial arts were able to practice in the open again. During this time, a mixture of Chinese and Korean arts, Taekkyon, Subak, Gwonbeop, and the Okinawan Karate influenced the creation of The Way. TaeKwonDo emphasizes strikes and head-height, spinning, and side kicks.
The Way is not only a martial art. As of 2000, the Summer Olympics now includes TaeKwonDo. Plus, the highest governing bodies, the World TaeKwonDo Federation and the International TaeKwon-Do Federation organize major tournaments. Tiger-Rock Martial Arts holds three every year, regional, state, and national.
About Karate
On the other hand, Karate is far more ancient. It originates from the Ryukyu Kingdom, now the Okinawan islands Prefecture in Japan. Most of its influence comes from Kung Fu, particularly Fujian White Crane style. Karate emphasizes open-hand strikes like knife-hands, punching, kicking, and elbow and knee strikes.
After coming over from the Okinawa islands, Karate schools integrated into the Japanese university system. In the 20s, it became systematically taught on a national level. When the US occupied Japan after the War, servicemen picked up Karate in Okinawa. The movies of the 60s and 70s practically made Karate synonymous with martial arts for English speaking countries. Afterward, Karate schools opened worldwide, and now we have our Seven Meadows Karate near me in Katy.
Kids and Teen Karate Classes
We have programs to meet the needs of all ages. Our Cub Program, for example, is for kids from ages 4 to 6. In this class, we teach symmetrical movements, coordination, and balance. Also, it is an excellent avenue for channeling all that positive energy and a place to practice social skills and learn how to treat others with respect. And Karate class will be the most fun they have all week.
Our Junior Class consists of kids from ages 6 to 10. As you can imagine, this is probably the best age for a kid to join a TaeKwonDo class. They really want to learn Karate, and they can start mastering the martial arts skills. We start speed and agility, kicking, and striking drills and stances and forms.
We think Seven Meadows Karate near me makes a great fit as an after-school extra-curricular activity. From ages 11 to 15, you can sign up for our Teen Classes. Lessons provide ample opportunity for leadership and competition. They build discipline and character that stays with you throughout life.
Adult Karate Classes
Anyone 16 and up should sign up for our Adult Classes. You can use these workouts to make your way up the discipline to get your black belt, train for a tournament, or keep your body in top physique. Whatever your needs are, we promise to provide the rigorous training and guidance that is required.
The Benefits Behind Practicing Karate
Karate can improve your entire person. Benefits you experience will be as surprising as having better focus and concentration or direct as getting stronger. But firstly, martial arts aim to build your moral fiber.
Building Character
The dojo at Tiger-Rock Martial Arts has five tenets for all our students: honor, humility, perseverance, respect, and loyalty. We make sure that everyone that walks out our doors and back into the world knows what these mean and how to exemplify them. The training TaeKwonDo takes requires these traits, along with the self-discipline to carry through.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway for students of Karate is a greater sense of integrity. We define integrity as doing the right thing even when no one is watching. To get where you want to master TaeKwonDo and Karate, you have to stay accountable for oneself. You cannot cheat your way to results.
Another way of finding integrity in martial arts is knowing that TaeKwonDo is an art of self-defense. It is not a way of violence. Through restraint, The Way subdues and controls aggression in both an attacker and yourself. TaeKwonDo and Karate always ask that we act with upright morals.
Physical Fitness
For all facets of physical fitness, from body composition to cardio, Karate helps you. Our head-height and spinning kicks and the stretching we do help us work our flexibility and range of motion. For our cardio, we have running warm-ups. Calisthenics and core training work our muscular strength and muscular endurance. Together, our lessons make up a full-body workout.
Competition and Cooperation
The World Karate Federation organizes major tournaments at the regional, state, and national levels. Plus, in Tokyo, Karate is joining the list of Olympic Sports from now on. Our Karate classes are a perfect way to prepare for your place in a competition.
We also have competition and camaraderie in our classes. Some of our classes are geared specifically toward sparring. Also, there is the competition that motivates our students to be the best they can be throughout their training. Students work together too, trading off and setting up drills for one another.
Learn Self-Defense
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In our anti-bullying education, we teach awareness, communication, and self-defense. For instance, with stances, tone, and diction that convey confidence, an escalated situation can be avoided. But if a situation does become dangerous, they know how to defend themselves.
Seven Meadows Karate Near Me
Tiger-Rock Martial Arts’ South Katy academy is on Katy-Gaston Road. We teach students from all over Katy, including Seven Meadows TX, Cinco Ranch, Bella Terra, Cross Creek, Fulshear. Although, we also have another Katy TaeKwonDo school and locations across the Greater Houston area and state. You can schedule a free consultation and tour of any of our dojos anytime.
If you are interested in getting started with your Karate training, please contact us at (281) 202-3713. Or you can email our Chief Instructor, Michael Reade, at mreade@katytkd.com. Contact us for your Seven Meadows Karate near me.
Katy 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 “K-T Railroad.”
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