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Grandmaster of martial arts opens Ordonio Martial Arts & Fitness in Kingwood
Ordonio Martial Arts & Fitness opened in early August in Kingwood.
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Ordonio Martial Arts & Fitness opened Aug. 3 at 2714 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Ste. 160, Kingwood. Owner and director Larry Ordonio, a grandmaster with more than 57 years of martial arts experience, offers martial arts classes, including taekwondo, hapkido, Filipino escrima, Hawaiian Kenpo and Brazilian jiujitsu. The studio also offers various fitness classes, such as zumba step, zumba for children, hip hop, kickboxing and high-intensity interval training classes. 832-570-3455. www.facebook.com/ordoniomartialarts
By Kelly Schafler
Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood
Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.
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