He’s considered a national treasure in Okinawa. To be selected alongside him was really quite an honour.”Mr Smith said he first started training in the martial arts as a teenager after he moved with ...

Alvarez was recently inducted into the Okinawan Martial Arts Federation hall of fame, just the 11th individual to be honored since the federation’s founding in the United States in 1978. The induction ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — In this week's "Around Town" spotlight, Roxanne Strouk visits Okinawan Karate to learn valuable self-defense skills designed for women. Located in Alexandria, VA, Okinawan ...

Sat., Oct. 3, 2009 “This is a small Dojo,” said John Burt, about his new martial arts studio, Matsunga Katate-Do, in Otis Orchards. He specializes in teaching kick boxing and self-defense. (J. BART ...

For many, the martial arts are simply a form of entertainment to be enjoyed in films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or even during brutal shoot fights on Saturday night pay-per-view ...

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.