# whitewrightmartialarts.com > Whitewright Martial Arts Center - Whitewright, Texas - Master Roger Howe ## Posts - [Tai Chi for Working Stiffs](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2026/01/18/tai-chi-for-working-stiffs/): The Whitewright Martial Arts Center has altered its schedule to have Tai Chi classes for those who work all day, every day. Those classes will be at 7:10PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Although my banner outside reads that TaeKwonDo will be held at this time, that will be officially changed to allow all of the working stiffs who would like to have some exercise in the evenings to participate in this program. Tai Chi is a martial art that is practiced slowly thus allowing your body to develop strength, increase focus, muscle firmness, flexibility and balance. Its main focus is stressing relaxation, […] - [Promotion to First Yellow](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2026/01/18/promotion-to-first-yellow/): The Whitewright Martial Arts Center is pleased to announce the promotion of Dylan Zavala to First Yellow belt in Taekwondo. His test was performed on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at 9AM and he performed excellently.  His techniques were strong and correct. He had very good focus and showed great respect for the members of the review board. He had trained long hours to achieve this rank. There were five black belts on the review board including myself and we all agreed that his test was the best yellow belt test performance that we had seen in a very long time. The […] - [Say Hello to Newer Students](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2025/10/19/say-hello-to-newer-students/): Hello, Whitewright, Texas. Please say hello and welcome to some newer members of the Whitewright Martial Arts Center family. In the picture from left to right are: Jena Maib. She had taken Taekwondo earlier and has decided to come and resume her training. She took it while she was in school and did not really advance to other  ranks but wish to do so here. Next is Jeannette Fiveash, who again took Taekwondo quite some time ago, advanced to blue belt in her previous school and decided to come back into Taekwondo. Since she had been out for so long […] - [](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2025/08/31/167/) - [Back to School Specials](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2025/08/11/back-to-school-specials/): Back to school! It is that time of year again when the students go back to school after summer vacation where they will once again study science, math, history and literature. But, in addition to classroom studies, there are also other things that are available for them to participate in that are out of the classroom. Those things being the team and individual sports that are provided by the school system. Baseball, soccer, tennis, basketball, gymnastics, swimming and football to name a few. This is good for the development of their bodies to make them strong. It also gives them […] - [Taekwondo Summer Camp 2025](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2025/04/15/taekwondo-summer-camp-2025/): Hello, everyone. It is getting close to that time of year again when the Whitewright Martial Arts Center has its taekwondo summer camp. It will be the last week of June, 23 – 27 and we will have besides taekwondo training, arts, crafts and games. The camp will be held from 10:00AM to noon on all five days. All children from the ages of 6 thru 12 are invited to join for a week of fun and games. We do have space for just so many so it is advised that you register your child(ren) before all of the spaces […] - [Special Offer from Whitewright Martial Arts Center](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/12/29/special-offer-from-whitewright-martial-arts-center/): The Whitewright Martial Arts Center located at 108 W. Grand and specializing in Traditional Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi is making this year-end offer: - [](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/12/20/141/) - [Post for 12/02/2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/12/03/post-for-12-02-2024/): Hello to all from The Whitewright Martial Arts Center located in downtown Whitewright , Texas where we specialize in traditional Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi. I know this is Monday instead of Sunday but I have been recovering from the Thanksgiving week of food and fun. Now it is back to business. Mark your calendars for this Saturday, Dec. 7 will be the annual Whitewright Christmas Parade where people from all over Grayson County will convene. There have been two different starting times given, one source says it starts at 10:00 AM and the other says it starts at […] - [Post for Nov. 24, 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/11/25/post-for-nov-24-2024/): Hello, everyone and greetings from Master Roger Howe and the Whitewright Martial Arts Center located at 108 W. Grand in Whitewright, specializing in Traditional Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi. I know it’s been a while since the last post but I was overseas visiting England for about three weeks. But, now I’m back and getting things back on schedule. Prior to my leaving we had a promotion test for fourth degree Barb Norrell to advance her to fifth degree, masters rank. She passed with flying colors and is now Master Barb Norrell. She performed the forms and techniques that […] - [Blog for July 28, 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/07/29/blog-for-july-28-2024/): Hello from The Whitewright Martial Art Center located at 108 W. Grand St, Whitewright, Texas where we teach Traditional Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi. We are located in Grayson County, Texas approximately twenty miles east of Sherman. We have been going quite well these past few weeks with some new students and working with the more experienced ones. We are preparing Barb Norrell for her fifth degree black belt for which she will test on Sept. 21 of this year. This will officially earn her the title of Master. The test will not be easy as none of the […] - [TaeKwonDo Promotion Tests](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/06/01/taekwondo-promotion-tests/): The Whitewright Martial Arts Center, specializing in Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi, will be conducting promotion tests on Saturday, June 8, at 9:00AM. These tests have the students show their proficiency in basic techniques, forms, self defense, board breaking and sparring. The public is invited to come and observe TaeKwonDo in action. Anyone and everyone is welcome. We are located at 108 W. Grand in Whitewright, Texas and hope to see you there. - [Children's Summer Camp 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/05/27/childrens-summer-camp-2024/): Whitewright Martial Arts Children’s Summer Camp will be from June 24 through June 28 from 10 AM to Noon. There are still some slots available, so register your child(ren) before the camp is filled. The cost is $40 per child for the entire week. There will be TaeKwonDo lessons, art and games throughout the week. So, Don’t delay. Send me an e-mail at whitewrightmartialarts@gmail.com to register. See you there. - [Blog for May 26, 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/05/27/blog-for-may-26-2024/): Hello. This is the blog for Whitewright Martial Arts for the week ending May 26, 2024. Specializing in Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Tai Chi. We are at 108 W. Grand in Whitewright. It’s been a few weeks before I’ve been able to get back to you, but here’s what has been happening thus far. We have a few new white belts who are excited to learn the martial art of TaeKwonDo. We are getting Bo LaRoe and Shannon Long ready for their next rank, which is first stripe blue belt. Except for brown belt, this is the hardest one they […] - [Blog for week ending Jan. 14, 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/01/15/blog-for-week-ending-jan-14-2024/): Again, Happy New Year to all from Whitewright Martial Arts Center, focusing on Korean Tae Kwon Do and Chinese Qi Gong style Tai Chi. It has been a very cold and blustery past few days, but that will not deter us. The school will be open on Monday, Jan. 15 at its normal hours and unless the roads are hazardous on Tuesday, the story remains the same. Thursday is looking to be clear although a bit chilly. We have had some very good classes this past week with work on self-defense, fighting and forms. I will take the new information […] - [First Blog of 2024](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2024/01/08/first-blog-of-2024/): Hello, everyone. This is Master Roger Howe of the Whitewright Martial Arts Center teaching Korean TaeKwonDo and Chinese Qi Gong style Tai Chi. I have been a bit lax in adding blogs weekly and will try to do better in the future. What news to report for the month of December: We had four students participate in the Whitewright Christmas Parade on December 2 and did a great job. Unfortunately, I had a prior commitment that I had made many months earlier and the tickets were non-refundable, so I had to miss the parade. We did have a promotion test […] - [Blog for week ending Nov. 18](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2023/11/18/blog-for-week-ending-nov-18/): Hello from Whitewright Martial Arts located in downtown Whitewright, Texas, teaching Korean Tae Kwon Do and Chinese Tai Chi. We have had a successful two weeks training and continue to develop our Tae Kwon Do skills to use in a street situation. We welcome back Gary White, a two stripe green belt, who had to drop out for a while and it was good to see him come back. We also have continued to incorporate more of the advanced Tai Chi movements into those workout sessions. The Tae Kwon Do students of the Martial Arts Center will participate in the […] - [Weekly Blog - 10/29/2023](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2023/10/29/weekly-blog-10-29-2023/): Welcome to the Whitewright Martial Arts Center weekly blog. This week we welcome Derrick Bohannan to the Whitewright Martial Arts Tae Kwon Do family. He is the father of Draevyn Bohannan who has been with us for a few months now and has earned his first yellow rank. Derrick comes to us with extensive boxing experience but has not participated in Tae Kwon Do and in doing so hope to enhance his skills. His boxing experience is evident in his techniques during drills and forms and will be an asset when he starts sparring using Tae Kwon Do, namely start […] - [Belt Test - September 10, 2023](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2023/10/18/belt-test-september-10-2023/): Whitewright Martial Arts Center hosted a belt test at the school in Whitewright, Texas. Three students were promoted to the next level! The reviewers were Jimmy Wortham (2nd Degree Black Belt), Barb Norrell (4th Degree Black Belt), and Master Roger Howe (6th Degree Black Belt). We offer belt testing for our students as they are ready and have shown proficiency in their techniques. Contact us to get into one of our classes and earn your next belt! Whitewright Martial Arts Center in Whitewright, Texas Whitewright Martial Arts Center serves the Grayson County area in north Texas. Master Roger Howe specializes […] - [2023 Children's Tae Kwon Do Summer Camp](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/2023/05/10/hello-world/): During the month of June, Whitewright Martial Arts Center hosted a summer camp for kids ages 6 -12. We had 10 children from the north Texas area participate. We met daily for a week. We had games, martial arts training, and lots of fun! We will run another summer camp in 2024. Be sure to contact us to hold your space. Whitewright Martial Arts Center in Whitewright, Texas Whitewright Martial Arts Center serves the Grayson County area in north Texas. Master Roger Howe specializes in Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi. He is also well-versed in Hap Kido and Qi […] ## Pages - [Blog](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/blog/) - [Front Page](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/): Teaching Tae Kwon Do and Tai Chi for physical and mental development, focus, inner strength and self-confidence.  We take students from ages 6 and up! About Master Roger Howe Master Roger Howe began martial arts, namely Korean Tae Kwon Do. in February of 1988 and has been active in that martial art ever since. He is now a sixth degree black belt and is working on attaining a seventh degree. He has been teaching in Whitewright since spring of 1993 where he and another black belt formed The Martial Arts Center of Whitewright and has been the sole owner and master […] - [Sample Page](https://whitewrightmartialarts.com/index.php/sample-page/): This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). 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