The sound of wooden staff striking wooden staff broke the normally silent stillness of the morning air in Flat Rock over the weekend. Passers by peered curiously. People clad in white robes and pants ...

Tetsuhiro Hokama, known to his students as “Hokama Sensei,” using the Japanese honorific for “teacher,” has taught old-style Okinawan karate in his home country of Japan as well as Europe, Africa and ...

URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Nobuko Oshiro didn't back off when her instructor of an Okinawan-style dance suggested that she take karate to improve her dance steps. “I found that a karate dojo ...

Did you know that the Okinawans had their own form of Karate? The difference was explained by Hawaii Seibukan Karate master Masakazu Teruya. “Japanese Karate was derived as more as more of a highly ...

Students of longtime karate sensei Anthony Mirakian said goodbye to the martial arts mainstay a few months ago when he passed away at the age of 82. More than just a teacher, Mirakian was a martial ...

Sensei John Porta made his way back to his office through his brightly lit and mirrored dojo, something he has done almost daily for 50 years. Surrounded by newspaper articles and accolades on his ...

Sid Campbell, an instrumental teacher of martial arts and pioneer of karate development, died Aug. 19 at Highland Hospital from complications associated with prostate cancer, friends said. He was 63.

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago. By Ken Belson and Enya Toyama TOKYO — Every city that hosts the Olympics pushes for ...

Excelling at karate starts with your outfit. You need to tie the loops of your suit correctly - not easy for a beginner. Terumitsu Taira helps learners out until the snow-white suit no longer slips.