Tery Corkran
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Children's Instructors:
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Born in Dallas Texas in 1962
and growing up in the small town of Flower Mound, Texas, He started
boxing at 5 and martial arts lessons at age 18 with a Japanese
instructor by the name of Makio Nishada from Hurst Texas, learning
Japanese karate, and judo. Then he moved on to studying and receiving a
black belt in American karate. At the same time Tery was strength
training competing in arm wrestling. He won multiple competitions,
state, 2 national, and 3 world championships from 1985-1992 in
arm-wrestling.
In 1990 Tery started training in American kickboxing, Muay Thai kickboxing and Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He then started competing and won in full contact kickboxing in 1993 in the late Walt Mason's, T.A.C.K.A. (Texas amateur contact karate association). After watching Royce Gracie from Brazil's Gracie Jiu-Jitsu totally dominate any black belt or pro fighter at the 1st UFC (ultimate fighting championship), a no holds barred competition, Tery started training in the only Ju-Jitsu school in his area. Mr. Corkran received his black belt in 1996 in Japanese Jukido Jitsu. In November of 1995 Tery started training with the multi world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion, and 5th degree black belt at that time instructor Carlos Machado, cousin to the legendary Gracie's, at Chuck Norris's Walker Texas Ranger studio. He received his Black Belt from Carlos Machado on October 19th 2002. Tery was one of 8 black belts living in the state of Texas, and one of under 100 living in the US at that time. Tery won 3 GOLD MEDALS in the 2001 and 2002 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American championships in Florida at the age of 38 and 39. Mr. Corkran has also had great success in teaching children, women and men ages 3 and up at his school North Texas MMA, in Lewisville Texas. Tery opened the Academy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in March 1999 and was one of the first schools in Texas to teach MMA to children and adults. Along with the best team MMA record in the Metroplex, Tery strives to provide one of the best standup and ground training schools in the Metroplex. He sets high standards for his children's classes and in September of 2001, was awarded the "Children's Empowerment Award" by the Mayor of Lewisville Texas. He also loves to travel and do demos, seminars, private and semi private lessons locally and nationally to all types of Law Enforcement such as Police, Air Marshalls, Secret Service, and even the military. Mr. Corkran also teaches a rape prevention and awareness program by teaching great techniques that can be learned quickly in just a few hours with extensive literature and experience in teaching the program... In all Tery has been studying the martial arts for over 25 years. In the movie "The Prodigy" released in 2007 Tery had his first taste as an actor and loves it. He got to play Sam, a small but exiting role with his Thompson Machine Gun. He helped train some of the actors and helped with some of the fight scenes. The Producer of the movie Will Kaughman is a good friend, and one of his loyal students. Look for Tery in the future to do more movies. He has a wonderful wife Scherrie that he gives thanks to, that supports him and is his training partner on the mat and in life. He has three beautiful children, two daughters Amanda, Kimberly, and one son Jared, all students of Jiu-Jitsu. School Phone Number: 972-353-0770 School email address: ntmma@hotmail.com
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