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While Temple Style Karate has "Karate" in its name, it is much more than Karate.  Temple Style Karate teaches traditional or ancient martial arts, which includes Karate in a non-commercial environment. 

Traditional martial arts styles can be categorized into either soft or hard styles. Although each individual martial art has some elements of both hard and soft techniques, the central principle of each martial art defines whether it is labeled hard or soft.

Hard martial arts deal with linear, direct techniques where force is met with force. A block in a hard style can be seen as an attack on the opponent's kick or punch. Karate and Tae Kwon Do are all popular and well-known examples of hard style martial arts.

Soft style martial arts seek to redirect force and upset balance. The opponent's energy and attack angles are taken and manipulated into elegantly upsetting the attacker's equilibrium. The end result is an opponent whose own momentum is used against them in a throw or trip or who is brought into compromising holds and chokes. Examples of soft styles include Aikido, Kung Fu, Jiu-Jitsu, and Tai Chi.

Learning and understanding both soft and hard elements allows the ability to be creative in a self-defense situation.  Drawing from various martial arts to create a tailored and flexible approach to self-defense is the most effective method.

Temple Style Karate, as opposed to modern martial arts training, combines elements from 8 different martial arts styles into a very effective self-defense form.  The understanding that adhering to strict ritualistic elements of only one martial art is contrary to practical self-defense and personal development.  

Distilling each fighting style into its essence and then incorporating them into the Temple Style Karate style is the philosophy that Grand Master Chung and his family have developed over 5 generations of teaching martial arts.  This philosophy combined with fitness, mental discipline, character development, and self-confidence building provides a complete and well-balanced martial arts training.

Also fundamental to Temple Style Karate is how it is taught.  As in the ancient way, the Grand Master teaches ALL students, both advanced and beginning; and not delegating teaching responsibilities to assistants or other students.  This way all students benefit directly from the knowledge and experience of the Grand Master.

Temple Style Karate is able to provide this level of instruction because the school is lead by Grand Master Chung.  Grand Master Chung is the 5th generation in the Chung family to teach martial arts and has lived martial his entire life.  This includes the intense study of many different styles of martial arts and holding apprenticeships in South Korea, China, and Japan.

Our Temple Style Karate Dojang
in Sugar Hill, Georgia

We invite you to come and visit our school and consider enrolling in one of our outstanding programs, such as, Preschoolers, Juniors, Adults, Self-Defense, or Private Lessons.

Anyone interested in joining our school is also welcome to come and watch a regular class in progress.

Contact Information

Temple Style Karate
245 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 102
Sugar Hill, Georgia 30503

Telephone: 678.622.9937

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