Welcome to the Karate Section of the Electives website!
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Karate is one of the electives courses that students can chose here at McReynolds.
In Karate, you learn how to defend yourself in emergencies, how to be disciplined and have good values, and it is great exercise your body!
McReynolds Middle School is one of the few schools in Houston to offer the Kick Start program, which was formed by Chuck Norris.
The Karate Instructor is Mr. Robinson.
Black Belt Since- 1993
Style- Tae Kwon Do/Mixed-Martial Arts
Joined KICK START- 1999
In here you get to obtain 1 karate belt per semester or 2 karate belts per year with in karate belt ceremonies, which are:
White belt- For beginners; you start with it
Yellow belt
Purple belt
Orange belt
Blue belt
Green belt
Red belt
Red with Black belt
Black belt- For experts
And beyond...
So if you chose karate from the beginning of the 6th grade until the end of 8th grade you will have your red belt and keep advancing in rank in after school tutorials.
By learning karate moves and performing them you can participate at public or private karate tournaments where you can compete with students from all over the region, city, state and even the nation.
To learn more about the Kick-Start Program, click here
This Webpage was created by 8th graders: Adan Lopez and Rosendo López in Technology Apps. class in 2009.