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 ...

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 ...

GUELPH, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Bushido Kids Karate, a premier martial arts school dedicated to teaching authentic Okinawan karate and self-defence, has been named the 2026 ...

REDLANDS – Children looking to master traditional Okinawa martial arts can now turn to Redlands Karate, a new dojo off Alabama Street dedicated to the discipline. Owned and operated by Running Springs ...

Okinawan Karate Club of San Francisco, teaches traditional Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate as taught by Eizo Shimabukuro and Okinawan Shudokan karate as taught by the late Walter Todd Sensei. At OKC San ...

ROLLINSFORD — A Dover native will achieve the highest rank ever held by a Westerner in an ancient Okinawan martial art, to be bestowed upon him during a special public demonstration planned for ...