Bobby Leach's Olympic Karate... School of WORLD Champions!!
World champion, 1993 the nation’s instructor of the year and 1998 youngest Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, Master Robert Leach, thanks you for choosing one of the world’s most premiere martial arts training centers.
Unlike most school physical education programs or team sports that tend to cater to the most athletic and naturally gifted children, our program fosters a safe and positive environment for all children who decide to embark on their martial arts journey. Our award winning program is guaranteed to build self-esteem, self-confidence, self discipline and the ability to say no to unhealthy peer pressure. Our main goal is to have every child leave each exciting class with the feeling of being a world champion within themselves!
Olympic Karate's After School Martial Arts Program!!!
Parents - Your Child Will Love Our After School Program! When you enroll your child in our After-School program, we’ll provide more than just quality care and academic support. We’ll teach your child martial arts. Studies have shown that martial arts lessons can help your child improve confidence and develop the leadership skills they need to succeed in life. Most of all, they’ll gain the high self-esteem that is proven to result from martial arts training as we teach it in our exclusive After School Program. New for 2011 will be our award-winning Anti-Bullying program. See our After School Program site for more information!
2011 AAU National Championships -Austin, Texas
TEAM LEACH brought da heat to Austin!!! The 2011 AAU National Championships in Austin, Texas were held on June 28th- July 1st!! Congrats to TEAM LEACH- Stella Kahn (Silver Medal Sparring), Alex Ghaffari (Silver Medal Sparring), Rajan Vasisht (Bronze Medal Forms), Ryan McCreesh (Bronze Medal Sparring), Dylan Kaiser (Bronze Medal Forms),Cameron Lund, Josh Roemer, Aidan Epstein,and Ethan Epstein!!!
Congratulations Bobby Leach's Olympic Karate... SoJo 104.9 Youth Sports Group of the Week!!!
Congratulations to all of the students at Bobby Leach's Olympic Karate for being selected the Youth Sports Group of the Week!!! To celebrate our selection the Morning Show Host, Marc Miller and his staff at SoJo 104.9 came to visit our school on Thursday, December 11th. We had 32 students perform a demonstration for the Morning Show and parents. We are so proud of ALL our student for their amazing focus and determination!!! Stay tuned for pictures from the demonstration. Congrats to the BEST Karate School on the Planet!!!
What is Taekwondo?
Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by its fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name Taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot.'
Tae = 'Foot' or 'to kick' or 'to jump'
K'won = 'Fist' or 'to strike or block with hand'
Do = 'The way of' or 'art'
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Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of kicking and punching" or "The art of unarmed combat."
Disciplines of Taekwondo
Taekwondo has four disciplines:
- Patterns
- Sparring
- Self-defense
- Break Test
It is the combination of these four disciplines that make the art of Taekwondo.
Objectives of Taekwondo:
- to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and an art
- to achieve physical fitness through positive participation
- to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity
- to learn self-defense skills
- to develop a sense of responsibility for one self and others
Taekwondo is primarily a kicking art, often with a greater emphasis on the sport aspect of the art. Taekwondo stylists tend to fight at an extended range, and keep opponents away with their feet. It is a hard/soft, external, fairly linear style and is known for being very powerful. There is a lot of competition work in many dojongs. Training tends to emphasize sparring, but has forms, and the basics are important as well.
