{"id":226851,"date":"2020-03-05T01:39:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T01:39:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-01-19T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T18:33:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;120deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/karate-bow-thao-le-hoang-uGlJHMEifB4-unsplash-1400.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||-20px||true|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||24px||true|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/karate-bow-thao-le-hoang-uGlJHMEifB4-unsplash-1400.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(30,29,28,0.8)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10%|5%|10%|5%&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;The Power of Experience&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Karate Academy has been serving greater Houston since 1985. Our Martial Arts program is dedicated to helping others develop confidence through self-defense skills. Our modern teaching techniques focus on the nature and structure of conflicts and how we can resolve them peacefully. 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She founded Houston Karate Academy in 1985 and has over 50 years of teaching experience. She is a 10th Degree Grandmaster World Certified Black Belt and is World Martial Arts Ranking Association Member Number 137.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; min_height=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HOUSTON-KARATE-ACADEMY-new-Logo-scaled-1.jpg&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_id=&#8221;about&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||0px||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Guides&#8221; module_id=&#8221;meet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||110px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||60px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Our Guides Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|2px|0px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Team Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Meet Our Instructors<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ed4441&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Guides Grid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Grandmaster AJ Cunningham&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ms-april-Cunningham-of-Houston-Karate-Academy-400.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Read About Ms Cunningham&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April J. Cunningham, &#8220;Grandmaster&#8221; 10th Degree Black Belt, has been in the martial arts for 5<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 y<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ears, and remains a World Certified Black Belt and is World Martial Arts Ranking Association Member Number 137. She is the founder, owner, and manager of Houston Karate Academy located in Houston Texas. Houston Karate Academy offers mixed martial arts programs in the following arts: Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Bujinkan, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and Yoga.. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s. Cunningham&#8217;s martial arts training began in December, 1969 and she earned her 1st Degree Black Belt under Mr. J.P. Burleson in June, 1973, and was promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt in February of 2018. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s. Cunningham teaching philosophy is feels that \u201ca child with a strong self esteem is much less likely to become involved in any activity that is unhealthy or unsafe.&#8221; Kids need to like themsel<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">v<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">es. At HKA, we can work with the parents and teachers to elevate a child&#8217;s self confidence so they are not subject to peer pressure, and ultimately participate in activities that can lead to an unhealthy outcome. Also, many of our kids experience an increase in their ability to relax and concentrate and achieve higher grades in school. Very quickly, they are placed in our academic excellence program and receive special recognition on each rank exam for being on the A or B honor roll. Houston Karate Academy also accepts most Special Needs children including LD, ADHD, Downs Syndrome, physical handicapped and Autistic children. Ms. Cunningham feels that children with special needs require special attention. Many special needs children are unable to participate in school sports. In October of 1985, Ms. Cunningham began working with the American Red Cross Houston Chapter of the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, and pioneered the first structured martial arts training program for learning disabled\/handicapped individuals in Harris County. In December of 1988, Mr. Burleson and the American Karate Black Belt Association awarded her the first Certificate of Achievement ever awarded to a female black belt, for her work with handicapped children and adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Jhoon Rhee&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jhoon_rhee_houston-karate-academy-400.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;300ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Read About Mr Rhee&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Jhoon Rhee\u00a0is a South Korean\u00a0master\u00a0of Tae Kwon Do\u00a0who is widely recognized as the &#8216;Father of American Tae Kwon Do. Upon arriving in the 1950&#8217;s, he introduced this martial art to the United States of America. He began his training under Grand Master Won Kuk Lee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;J. 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Pat Burleson is the founder of the American Karate system. He holds a 10th degree black belt. Pat began his study of the martial arts in Japan in 1957, a competition career in 1963. In addition to regional championships, he claimed the first US National Championship in Washington D.C. in 1964. It was Pat Burleson himself who won the 1st National Karate Championships in 1964 in Washington D. C., held by Jhoon Rhee. Burleson joined AlGene Caraulia, who later taught out of Cleveland Ohio, as the first nationally recognized champions in \u201cAmerican Karate\u201d. Burleson, in fact, gained the nickname \u201cthe granddaddy\u201d of the early tournament fighters. Jhoon Rhee remembers how proud he was that one of his own students would win the first Rhee tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Bernardo Pitel&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bernardo-Pitel-BJJ-400.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||129px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Read About Mr Pitel&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Bernardo Pitel is a former\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjjheroes.com\/bjj-news\/brazilian-jiu-jitsu\">Brazilian\u00a0<g class=\"gr_ gr_25 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"25\" data-gr-id=\"25\">Jiu Jitsu<\/g><\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0world champion, and one of the biggest names in the sport\u2019s \u201cPluma\u201d division (under 64kg). Bernardo Pitel graduated as a black belt training under another illustrious BJJ figure,\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjjheroes.com\/bjj-fighters\/joao-roque\">Jo\u00e3o Roque<\/a><\/span><span>, having become part of\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjjheroes.com\/featured\/nova-uniao\">Nova Uniao<\/a><\/span><span>, an academy that taunted the lightweight divisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bernardo Pitel Biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>Bernardo Pitel was born on the 10th of October, 1976 in Brasilia. He entered the world of martial arts through Judo, a sport he practiced until he was 11 years old. He left as a green belt and moved on to Capoeira, the Brazilian martial art of kicking created by the African slaves\u2019 centuries ago. When Bernardo was 18 years old he finally joined a\u00a0<g class=\"gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"16\" data-gr-id=\"16\">jiu jitsu<\/g>\u00a0<g class=\"gr_ gr_17 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"17\" data-gr-id=\"17\">gym,<\/g>\u00a0and hasn\u2019t stopped training since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Training under the illustrious Joao Roque from Nova Uniao, Bernardo Pitel made a name for himself in the Brazilian capital where he competed and trained. The great turning point for Pitel was a fight that took place in 1998 on the World\u00a0<g class=\"gr_ gr_19 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"19\" data-gr-id=\"19\">Jiu Jitsu<\/g>\u00a0championships when Bernardo was a purple belt. The fight was against\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjjheroes.com\/bjj-fighters\/ricardo-ricardinho-vieira\">Ricardo Vieira<\/a><\/span><span>, a man that was considered unbeatable at his division. Bernardo defeated Vieira in an amazing back and forward battle that ended in 7\u00d76, and it was at this point that Bernardo Pitel understood how far he could go in the world of BJJ. Bernardo went on to be one of the most relevant fighters of the 2000 era, medalling 4 times in the world\u2019s most important tournament and with 4 Brazilian national titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bernardo Pitel also graduated in Physical Education by the UCB University (Universidade Catolica De Brasilia) in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Guides Grid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Rich Cearley Shihan&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rich-Cearley-Shihan-Houston-Karate-Academy.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Read About Mr Cearley&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Rich Cearley Shihan[\u5e2b\u7bc4](Master Instructor)\u00a0is the head Bujinkan Budo Ninpo Taijutsu [\u6b66\u795e\u9928\u6b66\u9053\u5fcd\u6cd5\u4f53\u8853] teacher at Houston Karate Academy. \u00a0He travels regularly to Japan to train with his teacher, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi Soke[\u521d\u898b\u826f\u662d\u5bb6](Grandmaster) and the Japanese Shihan. Rich received his Shidoshi Menkyo [\u6307\u5c0e\u3057\u514d\u8a31](instructor\u2019s license) in 1995 and currently holds the rank of Judan Kugyo Happo Biken [\u5341\u6bb5\u7a7a\u884c\u516b\u6cd5\u79d8\u5263](10th Degree at Void Level of Eight Directional Sword Secrets or 15th Degree Black Belt).\u00a0 Hastumi Sensei presented Rich with the Gold Medal of the Bujinkan in November 2013 in recognition of his dedication to the art.\u00a0 Rich feels fortunate to have trained with many Japanese and foreign instructors and tries to foster a fighting spirit and good heart in his students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Mr Wells&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/houstonkarate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mr-Wells-Houston-Karate-Academy.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;300ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||48px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Read About Mr Wells&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.1&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Mr. Wells is a 4th Degree Black Belt under Grandmaster Cunningham, and is an instructor in all programs at the Houston Karate Academy. 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