Master Danielle Marez
Head Instructor, Program Director
5th Degree Black Belt in American Karate
4th Degree Black Belt in American Taekwondo Association
Master Danielle Marez is the Head Instructor and Program Director at Mid-Cities Martial Arts in Flower Mound, Texas. Master Marez holds two high rank Black Belts. She currently has a Fifth degree Black Belt in American Karate as well as a Fourth degree Black Belt in the American Taekwondo Association.
Master Marez began officially training in the Martial Arts in the mid 1990s, although her first experiences in the Martial Arts were from her Father, who was considered a Master in Hand to Hand combat and had trained in Okinawa during his time in the Military.
Ms Marez has a deep respect for traditional style training and worked hard training to achieve the rank of Black Belt. Having always enjoyed competition, Ms Marez began attending tournaments throughout Texas and finished the tournament seasons ranked #1 in Black Belt Forms in 2001 and 2002 and was also the Texas State Champion in Women’s Black Belt Forms within the ATA in 2001 and 2002. Master Marez opened her first Martial Arts school in June 2003 and was the Chief Instructor and school owner until selling that location in January 2011. It was during that time as a school owner that she began training in American Karate under Master Dave Haddock. Master Marez continued to rank in and actively compete in the ATA tournament circuit and in 2007 her other instructor, Master Phrumjuntun, challenged her to become a World Ranked “fighter” within the ATA organization in order to receive his approval to test for the Rank of Fourth Degree Black Belt. Ms Marez agreed to this condition and sought the expertise of Master Haddock to achieve this goal. Master Haddock agreed to train her in the endeavor to become world ranked and in 2008 she finished the tournament season ranked as a Top Ten fighter in the World Rankings of the ATA,WTTU, and STF organizations in the Third Degree Black Belt Women’s Division. She achieved the same recognition at the end of the 2009 Tournament season as well and in June of 2009 tested for and earned the Rank of Fourth degree black Belt in American Taekwondo.
Master Marez and Master Haddock began their professional relationship while training together and later became instructors on the staff of a local Karate school and ultimately decided to open a school together in Flower Mound. Ms Marez has numerous specialty certifications including teaching young children, Individuals with special needs or concerns, general fitness and personal training, as well as several types of weapons. She continues to train under Master Haddock and looks forward to continuing to learn and advance further within the martial Arts.
