About Chris Rockhold, Instructor/Owner

Rockhold Karate Instructor/Owner, Chris Rockhold has been training in Tang Soo Do since 1993 and has attained O Dan (fifth-degree black belt) and Sa Bom Nim (사범, Master instructor) Certification in the World Dang Soo Do Union. Master Rockhold created Rockhold Karate, LLC. and started teaching private Korean Karate lessons out of his garage in 2007. A few years later, he started teaching Tang Soo Do classes at the Cedar Park Recreation Center and a local gym. In a bold move, during the fragile economic recovery of the country, he opened Rockhold Karate in Cedar Park.

Chris Rockhold's martial arts training began in Taekwondo in the 1980's; a few years later, he discovered Tang Soo Do and has been studying this martial art since. He also studies and teaches Kummooyeh (the way of the Korean Sword), Hapkido, Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan, and Chi Na. Master Chris Rockhold has had the privilege of Combatives training with members of the U.S. Special Forces, U.S. Secret Service, and defensive tactics with several other law enforcement agencies. He enjoys many training opporunities with various martial arts instructors and master instructors from all over the world. He also competes and helps judge in local, regional, national, and international Tang Soo Do, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and open style tournaments.