Twenty years ago Kyle Forrest and his brother, Chris, started Kyle’s Isshinryu Academy in Lexington to teach local people of all ages isshinryu (pronounced ish-in-roo) style karate and life skills.

There doesn't necessarily have to be a bully. That is the stereotypical reason kids take up karate, but not every student has a tormentor lurking. Though most at the Isshinryu Karate Do classes at the ...

Students from the Academy of Isshinryu Tactics in Bayonne competed in an international karate competition and came away with plenty of hardware. The local academy was among schools from all parts of ...

Students from the Academy of Isshinryu Tactics in Bayonne competed in an international karate competition and came away with plenty of hardware. The local academy was among schools from all parts of ...

Andrea Kelley and her karate class friends plan to kick their way into the new year with lots of front snap kicks, hammer-fist strikes and loud shouts of “Kiai.” And they’re doing it all for a good ...

The Family Self Defense Center, the karate school of the Novi Parks Department, celebrates 25 years this month. The martial arts school has provided instruction in Isshinryu Karate in Novi for the ...

Bryan College announces two members of its Martial Arts Academy were honored with awards at the 2025 Isshinryu Hall of Fame held July 18–19 in Gatlinburg. "These recognitions reflect not only ...

The program started a year ago by the owner of TTJC Karate and Loudon County Deputy Daniel Ferguson. Their main goal? To teach disadvantaged kids for free. The Lenoir City Isshinryu Academy is the new ...