Specialties
Mandeville Karate is the place to be for the highest quality martial arts training in Mandeville, LA. Our state-of-the-art facility has two raised wooden workout areas, an attached lobby, and a second floor viewing loft, as well as private bathrooms, private dressing rooms, showers, and two private lesson rooms. Achieve great results in our classes, where you'll use a variety of blocks, kicks, punches, and strikes. Our formal training program is based upon traditional teaching methods that gradually build your physical condition and mental concentration. We believe that through our program kids and adults can gain self-confidence, self-control, self-discipline, and the ability to accomplish nearly anything they set their heart and mind to.
History
Established in 1984.
Mandeville Karate Training Center was established in 1984 by Joe Dupaquier. We are like most Karate Schools that teach Self Defense, Fitness, and Character Development (Self Control, Focus, Confidence etc.). We are different in our approach. What you will find in other Karate Schools teaching character development in the form of a vocabulary lesson. Words like "Respect" are written on a dry erase board, while children sit on a mat. The vocabulary lesson is given and kids are expected to now have that quality ingrained in their being. At Mandeville Karate Training Center students are immersed in an environment that has a developed culture of Respect, Focus, Discipline. Over a period of time those qualities are absorbed by the student. This process takes time. This process is more effective. This process has longer lasting results. This process is why Mandeville Karate Training Center has a longer and more positive history in Mandeville, Louisiana than any other school.
Meet the Business Owner: Travis B.
Travis Bush grew up in Mandeville and Bush. He graduated from Mandeville High School in 2000 and is presently enrolled at SLU in Hammond, where he studies Criminal Justice and Sociology. He began training at MKTC in 1987 at the age of six. In October of 1995, at the age of thirteen, Travis earned his junior black belt and was only the third junior black belt in the history of MKTC and the 5th in the history of our system of Tae Kwon Do. In December of 1997 he received his Adult black belt (first degree), and in March of 1999 he received his Second Degree. He has continued his Martial Studies by competing in tournaments, attending seminars, learning
Okinawan Kobodo (weapons training) and attending the International Karate Kobodo Federation?s training Camps as well as spending time at IKKF Headquarters training with 9th degree black belt, C. Bruce Heilman a student Seikichi Odo, 10th degree in Karate & Kobudo of Okinawa, Japan.
2002 was a memorable year for Travis. In January h
