| Thank you for considering
LaSala's Dojo. Let me tell you a
little about myself, my mission, and my school. My name is Fred J.
LaSala. I am a Master in the art of Tai Chuan Do Karate. I am a
Christian and the head instructor of Karate for Christ Ministries and
LaSala's Dojo.
My goal is to reach the lost and
shine a positive light on the martial arts. We are a very
traditional system and school. I am a hard but fair teacher.
I have
studied the martial arts for over a 1/4 of a century and have taught
for the past 20 years. I started in the
grapping arts and then continued in karate.
My grappling training started in 1973.
I attended many wrestling camps all over the country. This was early
preparation to my success on the High school wrestling team where I
won many championships. During that time I was in and out of karate
schools as a teenager and young adult. I could not find a karate
school that I felt good about until I found Tai Chuan Do.
Tai Chuan Do was founded by Grand
Master Ken Champ. He created one of the most well rounded systems
known. With Tai Chuan Do I have studied A-Kido, Jujitsu, and Karate.
This
training has led me personally to 5 World Championship Titles, 13 State
Championship titles in fighting, breaking, kata, weapons kata, self
defense and an induction into numerous Martial Arts Hall of
Fames, including my most recent induction last year into the World
Head of Family Sokeship Council International Hall of fame. I am also
a Member of the World Pan Hellenic United Martial Arts Foundation. I also I have won a Silver Medal in a jujitsu competition for Wide
World of Sports. Many of these championships have been televised on
ESPN2, ESPN, FX, CBS and The Sunshine Network. I can also be seen on the
Discovery Channel's documentary, "Extreme Martial Art."
My dojo
is proud of it's 46+ State
Championship titles in numerous divisions that include self-defense, fighting, kata, weapons,
submission grappling, and
breaking. In 2007 our school was voted "Martial Arts School of the
Year".
My Grand Master has permitted me to
cross train in Hapkido Nam Moo Kwan, in which I hold a 3rd degree
Black Belt and am registered by the KI Do Board at Kuk Ki Won, in
Seoul, Korea. I also hold a 3rd degree Black Belt in Nicei-Gojo-Ryu
full Contact Karate and am a 2nd degree Black Belt in American
Gojo-Ryu/Okinawan Weapons Training and I have also trained in Judo and
kickboxing.
In 1995
I fought with the U.S. Karate team in Venezuela. I have fought to
the finals of the Tough Man Contest in Saint Lucie County in 1999. In
2006 I was once again honored to travel as a Coach for the
U.S. karate team to Trinidad. Our team came back to the US with many
International Pan Caribbean Titles. Last year I competed and won an
International Title in Submission Grappling My competition team
competes nationally. We also have a demonstration team that is well
known around the country.
So, as you can tell, our system of
karate and my school offer many things.
While training at my school you will
have personal instruction. You will be expected to work hard but you
will be rewarded with spiritual growth and personal fitness and rank
certification. Because of your training, you will be able to feel
better about yourself and will be able to walk through life with a new
confidence.
God bless and I hope to
see you in class,
In Christ,
Master Fred J. LaSala
5x World Champion
2009 World BreakingChampion
2008 World Grappling Champion
World Sokeship Counsel Hall of Fame Member
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