“Okinawan karate has never been about beating your ... In 1935, Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, the budo establishment that oversaw traditional Japanese martial arts, including sumo wrestling and kendo ...

Join our FREE preview classes on January 11 & 18 for a sneak peek. Limited spots available. Traditional Okinawan karate has a focus on character building. This is what separates it from other martial ...

Carria is 72 years old and originally from Rhode Island. He started learning the Okinawan style of karate at 16 in his hometown of Cumberland. As a young Marine a few years later, he said he was ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Traditional Okinawan Karate of Kinnelon sensei Christopher Miller said the Venins are the first ever to have all four ...

The men, both Okinawans, have been identified as Kanei Uechi (1911-1991), who taught Uechi Ryu karate, a traditional style of Okinawan karate, and Kaei Akamine (1908-1977), a businessman who ...

Reaching the 5th dan rank when she was 45, Oshiro became the first woman to open her own dojo on Okinawa. The female karate master has witnessed the gradual changes the traditional martial art ...