Happy Birthday to Grand Master Van Binh too . . . Grand Master Van Binh’s actual birthdate is February 29th, 1936. What is it like to...

Last weekend we completed our first Black Belt test since post-Covid. It was a tremendous success with 8 promotions from brown to 1st Dan...

One of the advantages of having the largest dedicated Self Defense Academies in Houston is that we can safely accommodate separated...

Last belt test of the year. Huge turn out for everyone wrapping up their Tae Kwon Do skills for the test. Congratulations to everyone...

This past weekend we had 9 students attend the 2nd Annual Global Tae Kwon-Do Tournament. Our students ranged from yellow to black belts...

Aikido has many variations from a single attack. In this example Chief Instructor Lan Van Binh demonstrates the first step leading to...

Last month we attended the ITF IIC (International Instructor course) in Las Vegas. You can see from the pictures that quite a few of us...

While ITF Tae Kwon Do is the core martial art training at Van Binh Self Defense Academy, Aikido and Judo have been very effective...

Hoy le preguntamos al Sr. Francisco sobre su familia y el tiempo en la Van Binh Self Defense Academia.

Grand Master Van Binh is another year old. He was born on February 29, 1936, a leap year. So he only gets to actually celebrate his...

We all have busy schedules, and often times the proximity of an academy or activity is as important as its quality or cost. Certainly...

We had a great first belt test of the year this past week. Covering forms, combinations, Aikido techniques and Taekwon-do defense. As...