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 ...

A 15-year-old karate prodigy who attained his junior black belt in 2017 at age ten is now his teacher’s first student to reach advanced junior black belt below the age of 18. Zachary Bishop has now ...

Corrections and Clarifications: Although we quoted Matthew Warner accurately in this story, he now says he misspoke during the interview. He says he was never suspended from school. In the parking lot ...

Master Al Wharton has recently been awarded the highest rank of tenth Dan (Judan) in Uechi Ryu Karate Do at Winterfest in Orlando, Florida. Wharton was presented with the highest rank in this Okinawan ...