Karate in Thibodaux, LA

Here at Tiger-Rock Martial Arts, we are proud to offer top tier Thibodaux, Louisiana karate classes for anyone, from toddlers to seniors. As the most well-known martial art form in the world, Karate is a strike-based fighting style that doesn't consist of grappling in its training. Determined by keen focus and a firm center of gravity, Karate teaches you how you can strike accurately. But more importantly than that, it teaches the need to know the reason for your attack before you follow through with it.

Karate is far more than just a style of fighting. It is a way to understand the world around you. The term Karate can be understood in English as "empty hand." Empty hand has two meanings within the discipline. The first refers to a practitioner's capacity to fight empty handed or without weapons. The second meaning of empty hand refers to a person holding onto nothing except the perfection of one's self, and their artwork with the style. 

In this sense, karate isn't a martial art so much as it is a training course to self understanding. A founder of one of the earliest colleges of karate, Gichin Funakoshi, believed that practitioners would have to use their training in nearly every aspect of their lives. Outside of instances where you must defend yourself to prevent personal injury, the scenarios taught in karate should be resolved nonviolently.

At Tiger-Rock Martial Arts, we attempt to not only impart the techniques of Karate to our students, but its doctrine as well. True strength isn't the ability to cause harm, but the ability to remain calm and resolute in the face of adversity. When you or your children choose to learn karate with Tiger-Rock Martial Arts, you will learn self-control, balance, respect, discipline, concentration, and more.

Give Tiger-Rock Martial Arts in Thibodaux, LA a call or stop by today to learn more about our karate classes for every age and skill level. We look forward to working with you soon!