About Us 

 

• We Do Birthday Parties and Self -Defense Parties!
• We teach self defense against "Stinkin thinkin"
• We teach kids to be the OTHER kinds of SMART!
• We teach a variety of Karate styles!
• We teach self-confidence as the "Ultimate Self Defense"
       - Our school is college prep for self discipline
       - The ability to control yourself
       - To do what is right and good
       - It gives you direction and balance
       - It helps you achieve your goals in life
• Provides security and peace of mind
• All in a Family-Friendly Atmosphere

 

About Our Owner

Diane Reeve is a native Texan who began her martial arts training in 1985 under Grandmaster Keith Yates.  She holds a Masters Degree in Education and has taught Martial Arts for over 20  years.  She was the first woman to be promoted to Black Belt by Yates (in 1989) and holds Black Belts in Ed Parkers Kenpo (Sifu Rick Fowler), Kobudo (Yates) and Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei (John Lindsay/Shoto Tanemura).

She was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt (Tae Kwon Do) in 2008 by Grandmaster J. Pat Burleson, and has trained with a number of high-ranking martial artists from across the country.  Reeve was inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame in 1998 and was selected as AKATO's Instructor of the Year in 1993 and 1996.  She is a certified "America in Defense" Instructor through Bob Wall's World Black Belt organization, and was featured as the Instructor of the Month on that website in October, 2002.  Reeve was recently inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame (June 2007).

Reeve began her martial arts writing career in 1992 and has written for many periodicals including Black Belt, Inside Tae Kwon Do, Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated and Inside Karate.  She is a contributing author to the book The Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do.  Reeve created and produced her own video "The Complete Video of Warm-ups & Conditioning" and appears in "The Complete Video of Tae Kwon Do Forms" Volume 1.  In addition to being featured on several metroplex television stations, she has also written for her city newsletter column on self defense.

In 1995 Ms. Reeve opened Vision Martial Center in Plano, TX, creating the motto "Building Positive Life Skills Through Martial Arts."  Currently boasting an enrollment of over 240 students, it is one of the largest in the city.  She promoted her 50th Black Belt May, 2004 and had promoted over 100 students to Black Belt and above.  Ms. Reeve has donated thousands of dollars to charity through VMAC's events, and was nominated for Children's Advocacy Center Volunteer of the Year in 2004.  She recently created her own one-step self defense video. Ms. Reeve is a member of Martial Arts Industry Association and was named to the USA Martial Arts "Hall of Fame" June 6, 2007.

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MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Ms. Diane Reeve and Mr. Tim Kirby can provide speeches, presentations and/or demos for: 

Banquets

Team Building Meetings

PTA Presentations

Health Expos

Self-defense seminars 

Our Facility

Our school (Dojo) is easily located at the northwest corner of Independence and W. 15th Street.  We offer clean, comfortable and spacious training area, where parents and others may view classes ar any time.  There are seperate dressing areas to change into uniforms or workout clothes, if coming from work or school.  Our pro shop offers equiptment and supplies to meet all your martial arts training needs.

Where We Are