Diane Reeve

Diane Reeve is the CEO and sole owner of Vision Martial Arts Center, located in Plano, TX, which opened in 1995. Reeve earned her Master's degree in Education from University of North Texas and received a BS in nursing from Baylor University. She is currently a seventh degree black belt, certified by World Martial Arts Ranking Association, teaching many of the classes that take place at her school, Vision Martial Arts Center.
Training
Reeve began her martial arts training in 1985 at the Richardson, TX YMCA. She received her black belt in Tae Kwon Do in 1989. She was the first woman promoted to black belt by Keith Yates, founder of American Karate and Tae Kwon Do Organization (A.K.A.T.O).
Awards
Reeve was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame" in 2008. Reeve is a certified America in Defense instructor. The Health Services of North Texas will honor Ms. Reeve with the Richard Sale III award in October 2013; this award is given to a community hero who's courage strength and commitment is an inspiration to others.
Published Writing
Reeve first began writing articles in 1992. Her first article, "Women of the Dojo," was published in the March issue of Black Belt magazine. In November of that year, her piece "Belt Exam Party Time!" was published in Martial Arts Masters magazine.
As a contributing author, Reeve's piece "Fine-Tuning the Student-Instructor Relationship" was included in the Ultimate Guide to Tae Kwon Do by John Little and Curtis Wang. This section was featured in the December 1995 issue of Inside Tae Kwon Do magazine. In 1995, Reeve wrote "Down But Not Out" for the February issue of Inside Tae Kwon Do as well as "Beating Your Opponent is Easy If You Conquer Your Own Fears First" for the June issue of Karate Kung-Fu Illustrated.
The majority of Reeve's articles were published in Inside Karate magazine: She wrote "The Challenges (And Rewards) of Teaching Martial Arts to the Developmentally Delayed" in the January 1998 issue; "Tae Kwon Do: A Family Affair" in the July 1998 issue; "The Importance of Protocol in Martial Arts" in the August 1998 issue; "No Pain No Gain" in the September 1998 issue; "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" in the November 1998 issue; "Use of Humor in Teaching" in the January 1999 issue.

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