About Us
Green's Karate since 1998
Green's Karate opened on January 17th 1998 in Alaska and was relocated to Tennessee in February of 2003 to Chattanooga, TN. Since our beginning in Chattanooga, we continued to grow and expand until we finally re-located our school to East Ridge in March of 2020. Our students are the cornerstone of our success. We are so thankful that we have a world class place for them to train in and become successful in their own lives.
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Green's Karate students have made U.S. Karate History 15 times (USANKF)
We taught the:
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1). “First person with autism in the United States to qualify and compete in the U.S. karate Nationals in the non-handicapped division.” (2006) CNN News covered this story. Brandon Earnshaw.
2). “First female with autism in the United States to qualify and compete in the U.S. karate Nationals in the non- handicap division.” (2010) Katie Dietsche
3 & 4). “First blind female in the United States to qualify, compete, and win a silver medal in kata in the Women's 18-34 year old Beginner kata (non handicap) division.” (2012) History X2 for qualifying and for winning. Katie Whipple
5). “First person with autism in the United States to win a medal in the non-handicap division against abled competitors.” (2012)
6). “First person with autism to win a medal in kata (bronze, 2012) in the men's 18-34 novice kata division (non handicap).” (All United States unless stated otherwise).
7). “First person with autism to win a medal in Kumite (sparring, silver, 2012) in the non-handicap division.”
8). “First person with autism to officiate the United States Karate National Karate championships (2012).”
9). “First person with autism to win a medal in the men's 18-34 intermediate kumite division (non-handicap).” (2013)
10). “First person with autism to compete in a non-handicap weapons division at the U.S. karate Nationals (2015).”
11). “First person with autism to compete in the men's 18 - 34 year old Advanced kata division
(Shared history).”
12). First person with autism to compete in the men's 18-34 year old Advanced kumite division (Shared history).”
13). “First person with autism in America on the U.S. Olympic Karate Team. The Para Team (not special Olympics, Para is the highest level) is attached to the United States Karate Team,
14). “First American with autism to compete in the World Karate Championships. October 2016 in Austria. He placed 6th out of 24.”
15). “First American with autism to win a medal in an International Competition (Silver) at the Pan-Am Karate Federation PKF in Curacao in May of 2017. His first PKF appearance. Ryan won Bronze in 2019 in Panama.
Ryan Rogers stayed and earned his spot in the U.S. Karate Team for the entire time Karate was Olympic from 2016-2021. Ryan Rogers has made the U.S. Karate history 10 times. What Ryan did was nothing short of incredible. All of these athletes mentioned live either in Chattanooga or within one hour of Chattanooga.
This shows that, “anyone can do karate if they are willing to do their best in every class” they can achieve great things in this life.
We never anticipated making history 15 times let alone once. Once we learned this in 2006, we knew we were onto something and the rest is history, literally!
Our Story
Green's Karate - originally opened on January 17th, 1998 in Soldotna, Alaska. Then in 2003, it was moved to Chattanooga, TN. Since 2003, Green's Karate or GK has offered the highest quality of traditional karate training in the area. GK is the longest running traditional karate school in the area's history. GK has the first ever person from Chattanooga on the U.S. Karate Team (Ryan Rogers).
We focus on these four aspects including: Self-Defense, The Art of Karate, Lifestyle and Sport. Of these least of significance however receives the most attention would be the sport aspect of karate.
Green's Karate students have competed at the USANKF National Championships over 15 times and have won gold every time. With Over 55 National Champions and Medalists all from the surrounding area of Chattanooga, TN, and including Lookout Mountain TN, East Brainerd TN, Dunlap TN, Georgia, and other smaller communities. Most Nationals were an average of about 5 students. In 2021, Green's Karate had 12 competitors and won 13 medals with the 10 competitors first time competing at the National Championships! All of the Instructors of Green's Karate are National Champions or Medalists as well. To teach at Green's Karate as a black belt, the student is encouraged to do what the instructors have done.
Come to our Competition team classes to learn how competition works and what is required from the athletes and the parents. USANKF Nationals is July 13th-16th in Richmond, VA.
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Professional sport coaches such as (Tennis (IMG), Football, Baseball, Soccer, instruct their athletes to take up traditional martial arts as another way to gain coordination, balance, reflexes, core strength, flexibility, agility, and to increase the mind and body connection. Martial arts is 90% mental and 10% physical. Former Olympian's and professional athletes enroll their children at GK because they can see the relation for their lives and the benefits of karate and what it can provide for the improvement of a students and parent's lives.
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GK instructs students with or without disabilities and has gained worldwide acclaim for accomplishing what was perceived to be impossible with students with needs such as autism, blind, wheelchair bound and more! In essence, student of Green's Karate with special needs have competed against those without disabilities, at the National level, and won USANKF National Karate level competition medals (highest level possible for sport karate or former Olympic).
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GK was also featured on CNN News in 2006. Brandon Earnshaw and his mom, Alina, were featured in the new story. GK has made U.S. Karate history over a dozen times since 2006.
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GK has over 90 You Tube videos that can easily be found under the Green's Karate You Tube channel. We have playlists to learn from, be entertained by, and have fun with!
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Why wait? There is so much more to our karate family!
Join Green's Karate today! Call or text 423-405-DOJO (3656) for more information!" We are located at 5319 Ringgold Road Suite "G" 37412. Next door to the Christian Book Store across the street from the Honda Powersports.
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