It looks like a piece of minimalist art, but those are samples of the seven, ascending achievement belts (white, yellow, orange, green, purple, brown, and black) hanging on one wall of Shotokan Karate ...

For over 50 years, the Santa Clara University Shotokan Karate club has been training dedicated students in this Japanese-based martial arts form. Read about the club's founders here. Since its ...

DONGAN HILLS -- At 74 years of age and 120 pounds, Keigo Abe stood in front of the contingent at the Legend Karate dojo in Dongan Hills, calling out short, staccato commands in Japanese. Next to him, ...

Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) and Daniel-San (Ralph Macchio) of "Karate Kid" fame. ©Columbia Pictures/ It has been 15 years since Mr. Miyagi made a sacred pact with Daniel-San to teach him karate, “I say, ...

Mike Griffith, a 21-year-old who lives in Sugar Land, has earned a second-degree black belt at Dai-Ichi Shotokan Karate-Do. The accomplishment is perhaps doubly impressive because he has autism and ...

A Bellevue woman named Cathy Cline, has a pretty impressive accomplishment under her belt. Or rather-- her belt is her accomplishment! When she achieved her 7th dan in 2005, she became the FIRST woman ...

Under the guidance and training of Sensei Alex Sylvain Luenga, the Ferndale Shotokan Karate Dojo impressed at the recent Pan African Shotokan Karate-Do Federation (PSFK) National Children’s ...

Shotokan Karate International South Africa Proteas Ladies Team KZN fighting fit ready for the battle of the 'Best of the Best'. From left, are siblings Tahira, Kira and Atesh Reddy, Ria Govender, ...