PTSDA Karate

We are excited to kick off our after school program on Thursday!  Our program is completely full and a waiting list has been formed.  Looking forward to another great school year of learning and growing together!

We are excited about testing this weekend.  Below are a few important details to help our families in both our After School and Traditional Prgm. Mon – Test Review Tues – Pre-Test #2 If you did not qualify at Pre-Test #1, you will have this day to qualify.  Wed – Test Review Thurs – Test Review, Testing Paperwork & Fee Deadline Fri – After School Prgm & Make Up Exam (all ranks) @ 3pm, Traditional Prgm Exam (Green -Blue) @ 6pm Sat – Traditional Prgm Exam (White & Yellow) @ 9am, Traditional Prgm (Orange) @ 11am Please arrive 30 minutes  [ Read More ]

As a parent, it is easy to get caught up in taking care of everyone else.  As many of you know, it’s hard to take care of others if we are not in good health.  This week, we are going to focus on taking care of ourselves.   This is going to obviously be different for all of us.  A great place to start is what do I need to do to take better care of myself?  Is it rest, exercise, 20 minute of me time (hiding in the bathroom doesn’t count), a date?  Figure it out and go for it.   [ Read More ]

We had a wonderful time meeting, performing and talking to a great bunch of children at the Play, Learn and Grow Community Center last week.  A BIG Thank you to Mr. Leroy Williams for inviting us.  It was a positive experience for all.

The next ITF regional testing and recertification for Black Belts will be held at Ince Karate (Woodlands, TX) on Saturday, October 14th . We are planning on taking our school van.  If you are testing/recertifying, please let us know if you are interested in riding with us. It will be a great experience for all.  Tang Soo!!!

We are offering review classes all week to help everyone prepare for a successful exam.  Below are important dates to mark down in regards to testing. Saturday, August 5 (9am)  Pre-Test #1 (Pre-Testing is our system to see if a student is ready to test for their next rank.  They must demonstrate knowledge of their requirements (i.e. Basics, Forms, Self Defense, One-Steps) and  Effort in the execution of them.  Please arrive 15 minutes before the pre-testing. Tuesday, August 8                Pre-Test #2 (If a student didn’t attend Pre-Test #1, they must attend Pre-Test #2 to qualify to test.  It will held during  [ Read More ]

Have you ever been faced with a challenge that you simply could not find a solution?  Perhaps, the conventional mindset was prohibiting you from success.  Finally, you decide to think outside the box a little and to your surprise a solution was found.  We have all been there.  It seems as we mature in life it is easy to forget to be creative. This week, my encouragement for all of us is to look outside the box a little and make life more interesting.  Try changing it up, flipping things upside down (figuratively of course) and see what happens.  This  [ Read More ]

I remember my first grueling experience with holding my legs six inches off the ground in soccer practice.  All of our legs were shaking like scared chihuahuas.  It was about that time that I started my Tang Soo Do training.  My first class involved the same exercise with the added bonus of a Black Belt stepping on our stomachs. Fast forward a year later. Our soccer coach had us do the same grueling six inch exercise.  Instead of my legs shaking, they were steady and I was rather comfortable in the position.  Due to my consistent training in Tang Soo  [ Read More ]

This Week’s WOW (Word of the Week) – Discipline Discipline is doing what you know needs to be done, even when you don’t want to it.  We can all think of a time that we didn’t feel like working out.  We could have easily come up with a hundred different excuses not to do it, but you powered through and made yourself do it through discipline.  Afterwards the feeling of accomplishment was fantastic.  This week, we are focusing on improving our discipline.  Here are my top 3 tips to help us get on the right track. 1. Start Small –  [ Read More ]

This morning, I was listening to a podcast regarding giving.  In a nutshell, the speaker relayed that his research found that money doesn’t buy happiness.  Most of us understand this concept.  However, he found that by giving to others an individual could find a great deal of joy and satisfaction.  Again, most of understand this basic idea of giving is better than receiving.  My encouragement for all of us this week is to focus and practice on giving.   Start with the simple ways of giving – from our heart.  It could be that smile or kind word that’s extended to  [ Read More ]