Austin Axis Guide to the Martial Arts
Version .90b
Last updated May 27, 1997
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- AAA Saldana International Taekwondo
- 211 Cotton Picking Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 260-0399
Reader Remarks
- Academy of Combat Arts
- 5501 North Lamar Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 452-0518
Reader Remarks
- The Wharf Rat (12/25/95)
- Eclectic mix of Muy Thai and grappling styles. The students seem to be
mostly younger people; all are competent fighters.
- Shawn M. Peyton (8/10/96)
- I have a few remarks for you about Academy of Combat Arts. I have known
the owner, Mr Esquivel, for a year or so and his dedication to serving
the martial artists of Austin is without equal. He supports a number of
classes and will rent space and time to any style or practice. The
classes running right now are Bujinkan Ninjutsu, a kickboxing class
using jeet kun do concepts, and intergrated arts class combining a
number of stlyes from jujitsu to tae kwon do.
- All are taught by qualified instructors with well over 10 years of
experience. The bujinkan instuctor is one of the finest I have trained
under for the ideals of reality combat. Along with classes, Mr.
Esquival offers a full shop of training gear and exotic weapons. For
non-traditional training and supplies this is the place to check out.
- Academy of Kali/Salit & Jun Fan Arts
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 892-4557
Reader Remarks
- Aikido of Austin
- 910 Justin Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 323-0123
Reader Remarks
- American Black Belt Academy
- 209 East Ben White Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 462-2324
Reader Remarks
- Shawn M. Peyton (8/10/96)
- Anyone seeking to learn Tae Kwon Do, I would strongly recommend the
American Black Belt Academy.
- I also trained in Tae Kwon Do for thirteen years, and for a few of
those it was under a Mr.Gotcher and Mr. Hammond of Texas Tae Kwon Do. I
have never met a more passionate instructor than Mr Gotcher or Mr.
Hammond. They helped me through some rough times in my training, so you
could definatly see that their students mean more to them than a
paycheck. Unfortunatly I lost touch with Mr. Gotcher, but Mr Hammond is
the head instrustor of the American Black Belt Academy.
- Austin Cha Yon Ryu
- 2108 White Horse Trail
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 452-3618
Reader Remarks
- Austin Kempo Karate
- 5300 North Lamar Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 459-1806
Reader Remarks
- Austin Ki Aikido Center
- 211 West North Loop Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 459-9249
Reader Remarks
- Austin Martial Arts Center
- 1717 South Pleasant Valley Road
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 389-1551
Reader Remarks
- Austin Professional Martial Arts
- Slaughter at Manchaca
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 280-5425
Reader Remarks
- Austin Society of Karate
- 2703 Del Rio Drive
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 263-2955
Reader Remarks
- Austin Wing Tsun Academy
- WWW:
http://www.cris.com/~peterme/wt/awta.html
Reader Remarks
- Brian Duffy's Kenpo Karate
- 2708 South Lamar Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 444-9889
Reader Remarks
- Central Texas Martial Arts
- 1910 Heritage Drive
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 244-7410
Reader Remarks
- Coslet's Japanese Karate
- 2121 Parmer Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 832-0390
Reader Remarks
- The Wharf Rat (12/25/95)
- I've never visited but the school has a good reputation among
traditional Shotokan stylists.
- East Wind Training Hall
- Tel: (512) 443-9191
Reader Remarks
- Fire Dragon Martial Arts
- 4700 Loyola Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 928-8074
Reader Remarks
- Richard Johnson's Tae Kwon Do Plus
- 7612 Brodie Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 280-0899
Reader Remarks
- The Karate Chop
- 501 McNeil Road
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 244-9404
Reader Remarks
- The Wharf Rat (12/25/95)
- ATA Tae kwan Do, Okinawan Goju Ryu, judo, and jujitsu. Judo classes are
M-W 8-10PM and Saturday 9:30-1100 AM. The judo program is the best one
in Williamson or Travis counties. The instructor is Zdenk Matl, a 6th
dan and former Olympic coach.
- Brian Rogers (9/2/96)
- I have never visited the Karate Chop, but as an ATA Taekwondo school
owner, I am certain the Karate Chop soes not offer ATA Taekwondo. Only
two schools in Austin are ATA schools - Niblock's Taekwondo USA in
Austin and in Round Rock.
- Karate World
- 1925 Rutland Drive
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 339-4448
Reader Remarks
- Kim Soo Karate of Austin
- 1312 West 5th Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 479-0110
Reader Remarks
- Anonymous (5/6/96)
- A martial arts demonstration will take place at Kim Soo Karate, 1312 W.
5th Street on Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m.
- Korean Martial Arts Institute
- 6400-A South 1st Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 448-4877
Reader Remarks
- Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts
- North
- 13376 Research Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 258-7373
- South
- 6705 West Hwy 290
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 892-3201
Reader Remarks
- Ron Davis (1/8/95)
- I go to Kuk Sool Won on the north side of Austin.
Kuk Sool is a great martial art. It combines the elements of
various Korean and Chinese arts. It included both punch/kick
and grpppling techniques. You can get more info on Kuk Sool
at
http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/%7Eah/kuksool/
- The Northside school is very good as well and I've enjoyed the
time I've spent there.
- Master Martial Arts
- 3425 West Highway 290
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 892-5867
Reader Remarks
- Maurice LeBrun (7/25/96)
- Mostly Tae Kwon Do, with some Hap Ki Do. Weapons may be taught for more
advanced students. Taught by Master P.S. Cha and Joseph Cha (brothers),
both advanced degree black belts and native Koreans. Fairly traditional
and demanding, you WILL get a good workout here. Those interested in
free sparring techniques should be happy with this school, especially
the Friday night workouts (which typically concentrate on free
sparring, either noncontact without gear, light contact with gear and
no gloves, or moderate contact including the gloves).
- The Original Dojo
- 2700 West Anderson Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 453-7753
Reader Remarks
- The Wharf Rat (12/25/95)
- This place actually rents space to several schools, including an Aikido
dojo and a kendo class. Good place for equipment and supplies. They
also rent videos.
- Anonymous (7/6/96)
- I'm sorry to say that The Original Dojo is no longer in existance. It
closed on June 28, 1996. It will definately be missed.
- River City Martial Arts
- 6800 West Gate Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 447-5425
Reader Remarks
- Santamaria's Karate
- North
- 9421-B Burnet Road
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 837-5425
- Northwest
- 13945 North Hwy 183
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 335-5425
- South
- Tel: (512) 280-5425
Reader Remarks
- Shaolin Do Kung Fu
- 8610 North Lamar
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 837-9307
- WWW: http://www.swshaolin.com
Reader Remarks
- Solis & Sahium Thai Boxing & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Formerly Reality Combat
- Tel: (512) 442-9842
Reader Remarks
- Anonymous (7/6/96)
- This class is a combination of Thai Boxing, Western Boxing, and
Brazilian Jui-jitsu. A must for anyone looking for real applications,
sport applications, or physical endurance. They're the best in Austin!
- Dave Thomas (2/13/97)
- The best combination of striking/grappling I've seen in Austin.
Realistic training for street fight situations.
- South Austin Karate
- 10203 Old Manchaca Road
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 280-0611
Reader Remarks
- South Austin Tae Kwon Do Academy
- 429-D West Ben White Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 440-0050
Reader Remarks
- Gary Stier OMD - Tai Chi/Kung Fu Master
- 3316 Bee Caves Road
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 306-8304
Reader Remarks
- Sun Dragon Women's Martial Arts
- 203 East Riverside Drive
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 416-9735
Reader Remarks
- Taekwondo Plus
- 12233 North FM 620
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 918-8025
Reader Remarks
- Taekwondo USA
Reader Remarks
- Brian Rogers (9/2/96)
- I have never visited the Karate Chop, but as an ATA Taekwondo school
owner, I am certain the Karate Chop soes not offer ATA Taekwondo. Only
two schools in Austin are ATA schools - Niblock's Taekwondo USA in
Austin and in Round Rock.
- Tai Chi & Chi Kung Meditation
- Tel: (512) 912-0026
Reader Remarks
- Texas Blackbelt Karate
- 306 South Bell Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 335-0790
Reader Remarks
- Tukong Martial Arts School
- Northwest
- 12129 North FM 620
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 331-5425
- North
- 8557 Research Blvd. #140
- Austin, Texas
- North 2
- 2121 Parmer Lane, Suite 112
- Austin, Texas 78729
- Tel: (512) 835-9070
- South
- 2810 South First Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 443-4652
Reader Remarks
- Robert Baird (4/3/97)
- I have trained in Tukong Moosul (Special Combat Warrior Technique's)
for the past eight years. I have also trained in Tae Kwon Do and
IshinRyu Karate. I am very pleased with the traditional training
provided in Tukong and recommend it highly to anyone looking for a
reality based martial art. Training is complete with weapons and Tai
Chi (soft style) training.
- Anonymous (5/23/97)
- I've been training at the North 2 facility for a couple of
months now. I am very impressed with this style and of the
teachers. They are very patient and very persistent. Be
ready to sweat though, they're not soft.
- US Martial Arts Institute
- 4301-C Guadalupe Street
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 454-0336
Reader Remarks
- The Wharf Rat (12/25/95)
- Top notch TKD - the school was founded by Daeshek Kim.
- Ultimate Force Tae Kwon Do
- 9701 Brown Lane
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 835-5526
Reader Remarks
- Unified Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts
- Round Rock, Texas
- Tel: (512) 244-1869
Reader Remarks
- Vasquez Academy
- Tel: (512) 282-6520
Reader Remarks
- Venture Boxing Gym
- 1806 North Bell Blvd.
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 259-4049
Reader Remarks
- Villareal Karate Club
- 2621 Jones Road West
- Austin, Texas
- Tel: (512) 892-0018
Reader Remarks
Contributors
- Robert Baird (bairdr@steckvaughn.com)
- Ron Davis (rdavis@metrowerks.com)
- Maurice LeBrun (mjl@dejanews.com)
- Shawn M. Peyton (jedi@onr.com)
- Robert Puig (Robert_Puig@ccmail.us.dell.com)
- Brian Rogers (Aggy@gnn.com)
- Joe Schaefer (Schaefj@mail.utexas.edu)
- Dave Thomas
- The Wharf Rat (wrat@io.com)
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