Learn from the Best!
We teach a variety of martial arts including; Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Weapons, Self-Defense, Pressure Point Control Tactics, Chanbara, Koshiki, Grappling, and Specialized Private/Personal Training. These styles are based on a form of self-defense, which improves both mental and physical conditioning, while enhancing your self-confidence, esteem and awareness. We also compete in local, state, national and international tournaments.
Owner Master Juan M. Galvan is a 8th Dan Black Belt, West Central Regional Director for the United States Karate Alliance as well as the Chief Referee for the USKA. Head Instructor Sensei Adrian Galvan is a 4th Dan Black Belt, World Champion & multiple Hall of Fame Member. Master Juan & Sensei Adrian were named 2006 & 2007 Instructors of the Year. Master Juan's Karate Academy has been in The Colony for over 25 years & for the 2002-03/05-06/06-07 seasons won the 1st Place Team of the Year Award.
Come join us and become part of a winning team and a winning tradition.
We teach a variety of martial arts including; Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Weapons, Self-Defense, Pressure Point Control Tactics, Chanbara, Koshiki, Grappling, and Specialized Private/Personal Training. These styles are based on a form of self-defense, which improves both mental and physical conditioning, while enhancing your self-confidence, esteem and awareness. We also compete in local, state, national and international tournaments.
Owner Master Juan M. Galvan is a 8th Dan Black Belt, West Central Regional Director for the United States Karate Alliance as well as the Chief Referee for the USKA. Head Instructor Sensei Adrian Galvan is a 4th Dan Black Belt, World Champion & multiple Hall of Fame Member. Master Juan & Sensei Adrian were named 2006 & 2007 Instructors of the Year. Master Juan's Karate Academy has been in The Colony for over 25 years & for the 2002-03/05-06/06-07 seasons won the 1st Place Team of the Year Award.
Come join us and become part of a winning team and a winning tradition.
MJK National Point Standings
Every year the United States Karate Alliance holds a National Awards Ceremony to honor all those who competed in the USKA throughout the year. This was a history-making year as it was the 20th Anniversary of the USKA. At this Awards Ceremony new inductees into the USKA Hall of Fame are announced. That evening Master Juan Galvan was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his outstanding work as a martial artists & all that he has done for the organization. He now joins his son Adrian Galvan who was inducted in 2006; this father/son pair is the third in the Hall of Fame's history.
That same evening the father/son pair was honored for accomplishing something no other father/son team has ever done by Master Juan placing 1st in Kata & Sensei Adrian 1st in Kumite. At this ceremony students from Master Juan's Karate were also promoted. Receiving the rank of 2nd Dan Blackbelt were Jenna Brown, Sean Breard, & Randy Cura. Receiving the rank of Blackbelt was RJ Meza. Everyone who competed & accumulated points throughout the year were recognized & their results are listed below:
Master Juan's Karate - 3rd Place Team of the Year. Adrian/Juan Galvan - 3rd Place Instructor of the Year.
Master Juan Galvan - 1st Place Kata Blackbelt Men.
Adrian Galvan - 1st Place Kumite Blackbelt Men (7th Year in a row), 3rd Place Weapons.
Alan Foley - 6th Kumite.
Sean Breard - 1st Kumite, 3rd Kata, 5th Weapons.
Jenna Brown - 2nd Kumite, 4th Kata.
RJ Meza - Young Patriot Award, 3rd Kumite, 10th Kata.
Kris Foley - 4th Kumite, 8th Kata.
Karen Devlin - 6th Kumite, 8th Kata.
Christie Kuper - 2nd Kumite.
Suzy Moreno - 3rd Kata & Kumite.
Sam Long - 7th Kumite.
Manni Velez - 2nd Kumite, 5th Kata.
Drake Sopas - 1st Kumite.
Matthew Place - Junior All American, 1st Kata & Kumite, 7th Chanbara.
Cole Phillips - 2nd Kumite.
Braden Prater - 3rd Kumite, 6th Kata, 9th Chanbara.
Matthew Devlin - 8th Kata, 9th Kumite.
Sergio Montanez - 2nd Kumite & 2nd Kata.
Joe Hinnant - 3rd Kumite.
Alex Quian - 7th Kumite, 10th Kata.
2009 USKA World Karate Championships
Students from Master Juan's Karate recently competed at the 2009 USKA World Karate Championships. Master Juan & Sensei Adrian would make history as this Father & son team both claimed a World Title in their respective Kata divisions. Master Juan's Karate as a team were honored by receiving the Robert Trias Commemorative Award for being one of the top & most supportive martial arts schools in the nation.
Overall Team Results were as follows:
Master Juan Galvan - 1st Masters Kata
Sensei Adrian Galvan - 1st Kata, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Weapons.
Alan Foley - 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Kumite, 2nd Continuous Sparring
Jenna Brown - 1st Ippon Kumite, 1st Team Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring, 1st Chanbara, 3rd Kata, 4th Weapons
Sean Breard - 1st Sparring, 1st Team Sparring, 1st Chanbara, 2nd Ippon Sparring, 4th Continuous Sparring
RJ Meza - 1st Ippon Kumite, 1st Team Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring, 4th Weapons, 4th Kumite
Randy Cura - 2nd Ippon, 2nd Continuous Sparring
Sam Long - 1st Team Kumite
Josiah Blowers - 1st Team Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring
Kris Foley - 2nd Kumite, 3rd Kata
Sergio Montanez - 2nd Chanbara
Cole Phillips - 2nd Sparring, 3rd Koshiki, 2nd Ippon, 1st Team Kumite, 4th Team Forms
Steve Plaugher - 1st Kumite, 2nd Kata
Jonas Plaugher - 1st Ippon Kumite, 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Chanbara, 4th Kumite, 4th Team Kata
Stuart Plaugher - 1st Team Kumite, 2nd Ippon, 2nd in Koshiki, 3rd in Continuous Sparring, 3rd in Chanbara
Braden Prater - 1st Kumite, 1st Chanbara
Manni Valez - 1st Kumite, 1st Ippon Kumite, 1st Koshiki, 1st Team Sparring, 2nd Chanbara, 2nd Continuous Sparring, 2nd Team Kata
Joe Hinnant - 1st Kumite, 1st Continuous Sparring, 1st Ippon Kumite, 1st Koshiki, 1st Chanbara 2nd Team Kata, 2nd Team Kumite
Christina Abraham - 1st Kumite, 2nd Team Kata
Aaron Jiang - 2nd Continuous Sparring
Anthony Jiang - 2nd Continuous Sparring, 2nd Team Kumite, 3rd Ippon Kumite
Charlie Moats - 1st Koshiki, 2nd Ippon, 2nd Kumite, 2nd Chanbara, 4th Team Kata
USKA Battle of the Best JULY 18
Please join us July 18th at the Friendship Baptist Church here in The Colony for the FIRST Tournament of the USKA 2009-2010 Point Season in our region. Go to the Tournaments page to view and download a flier for the tournament.
Friendship Baptist Church
4396 Main Street
The Colony, TX 75056
For more information contact Master Juan Galvan
or Sensei Adrian Galvan at (972) 625-3060 or
jmgleal@cs.com
**For Directions on Tournament day call**
(469) 360-3058
USKA Ouachita River Rumble Results
Despite the impending bad weather in area, Master Juan's Karate had a handful of competitors make the trip into Louisiana for the last tournament of the 2008-2009 Point Season, the Ouachita River Rumble.
• Master Juan - 1st Executive Men's Forms
• Sensei Adrian - Adult Black Belt 1st sparring, 1st froms, 1st weapons, Grand Champion Sparring & Forms
• Alan Foley - Adult Black Belt 3rd sparring, 3rd weapons
• Cheryl Stanton - Women's Black Belt 3rd sparring
• Kris Foley - Women's Kyu 3rd sparring, 3rd forms
• Sean Breard - 16-17 year old Adv. 1st sparring, 1st forms, 2nd weapons
• Jenna Brown - 14-15 year old Adv. 1st sparring, 2nd forms, 3rd weapons
• Joe Hinnant - 10-11 year old Beg. 2nd sparring, 1st weapons, 3rd chanbara
• Cole Phillips - 8-9 year old Beg. 1st sparring, 2nd weapons, 3rd chanbara
Congratualtions to all that made it to the tournament and braved the weather on the way home!
USKA South Texas Open Results
Once again, the tournament team from Master Juan's Karate traveled well and represented well. The instructors and students traveled down to Alvin, Texas and came home with arms full of trophies. Congratulations to all that competed.
• Master Juan - 3rd forms, 3rd weapons• Sensei Adrian - Grand Champion Sparring,
1st sparring, 1st forms,
2nd weapons
• Kris Foley - 1st sparring, 2nd forms
• Sean Bread - 1st sparring, 1st forms
• Sam Long - 2nd sparring, 2nd forms,
3rd continuous sparring
• Jenna Brown - 1st sparring, 2nd forms,
3rd weapons
• Manni Velez - 1st sparring, 2nd forms,
1st continuous sparring
• Matthew Place - 2nd sparring, 2nd forms,
3rd weapons
• Joe Hinnant - 1st sparring, 1st forms,
3rd continuous sparring
• Cole Phillips - 1st sparring, 1st forms,
3rd continuous sparring
Please take the time to stop by the dojo and congratulate them. The next tournament we will be going to is in Monroe, Louisiana. If you're interested coming with please let us know so we can coordinate the caravan. This tournament will be the last of the 2008-2009 point season!
Students help kick out cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital would like to that the following students from Master Juan's Karate Academy; Jenna Brown, Matthew Devlin, Heather Forbes, Adrian Galvan, Juan Galvan, Joe Hinnant, Corey Hudson, Nicholas Jacobs, Hunter Morales, Dr. Zwierstra.
Together the aforementioned helped raise almost $600 for the research hospital.
St. Jude's would like to make sure all of you know that every little bit helps and that they are truly grateful for you help during this recent "Kick-A-Thon".
5 USKA National Champions from Master Juan's Karate
This past weekend, April 17th-19th in Albuquerque, NM, Master Juan's Karate competed in the United States Karate Alliance's National Championships and they brought home 5 National Titles. Master Juan Galvan has been teaching Karate here in The Colony for over 25 years and his son Sensei Adrian is also the 7-Time Grand Champion in Men's Sparring. The two of them run an extraordinary school with extraordinary kids.
With a traditionally strong tournament team, Master Juan's Karate Academy once again showed up well at the tournament with the following results.
• Sensei Adrian Galvan - Black belt Men Sparring Grand Champion(2nd year in a row), National Sparring Champion Black belt Men Heavyweight, National Team Sparring Champion(5th year in a row)• Master Juan Galvan - 2nd Masters Kata
• Sean Breard - National Sparring Champion, 2nd Forms & Weapons
• Jenna Brown - National Champion in Sparring, Team Sparring, & Chanbara
• RJ Meza - Team Sparring National Champion, 2nd Sparring
• Anthony Moreno - 5th Forms
• Suzy Moreno - Adult Kyu Women's, 5th Forms
• Cole Phillips - National Sparring Champion & Team Sparring, 2nd Chanbara & Team Forms, 3rd Koshiki
• Joe Hinnant - National Sparring Champion, 3rd Team Sparring
• Braden Prater - 1st Team Sparring, 2nd Team Forms & Chanbara, 3rd Sparring
• Matthew Place - 2nd Sparring, Forms & Team Forms, 3rd Team Sparring, Koshiki, & Weapons
Congratualtions to all of the National Champions and to everyone for making the trip out to Albuquerque to represent our school on a national level and show them just how good our school really is. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to compete on a national level and we are very proud of all of you for taking that time, having that dedication, and being that determined to do well. You are all champions in our minds.
2009 North Texas Open Karate Championships 3/28/09
Come join us at this year's North Texas Open Karate Championships. This year we're at a new location, we'll be at the Friendship Baptist Church located at 4396 Main Street in The Colony, TX 75056
For more information contact Master Juan Galvan
or Sensei Adrian Galvan at (972) 625-3060 or
jmgleal@cs.com
**For Directions on Tournament day call**
(469) 360-3058
From the Home Page click on the "Special Events" link to download a registration form.
Read more/discuss it on our message board
History Made at 2009 South Central Regional's
For the first time in South Central Regional history and perhaps nationally, a father-son combination swept the grand championship titles at the 2009 South Central Regional Karate Championships held at the Louisiana Tech Memorial Gym in Ruston, LA.
Juan Galvan first won the Kata Grand Championship Title followed by Adrian Galvan who won both the Weapons Kata and Black Belt Kumite Grand Championship Titles. Although both competitors have won grand championship titles during this competition year, this was the first time all three had been won at the same tournament.
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Four USKA National Titles Defended by Three Adult Black Belts
Four Adult Black Belt Grand Champion Titles are up for grabs at the 2009 US Karate Alliance Nationals & Annual Seminar to be held April 16th to 19th in Albuquerque, NM.
2008 was a banner year for Adrian Galvan, he not only won the USKA National Black Belt Men Sparring Title, but he also won Grand Championships at the PKC Championships and the USKA World Championships.
A Tae Kwon Do stylist, Mr. Galvan also holds the 2004 and 2007 USKA World Black Belt Men Sparring Titles. Training under the instruction of his father, Juan Galvan in The Colony, TX, Mr. Galvan is in the coveted position of being the "competitor to beat" for 2009.
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