Thirteen students from Allegheny Shotokan “Viola” Karate Dojo qualified to compete this fall in the World Karate Commission National Team Trials Oct. 26-Nov. 1 in Albufeira, Portugal. The local ...

Thirteen students from North Huntingdon’s Allegheny Shotokan Viola Karate Dojo will compete at the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission World Championships, set for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, in Albufeira, ...

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 ...

Locations: Eagle Valley Elementary School and Edwards Elementary School. Date opened: The club dates back to 1973 with Sensei David Johnston as its first instructor until 1980. Other instructors are ...

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 ...

Don’t mess with Cathy Cline at Bellevue City Hall. She recently earned her seventh-degree black belt in Shotokan karate — the only woman in the world entitled to wear the award in this traditional ...

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 ...

The highest-ranked teacher in Shotokan karate, Teruyuki Okazaki, has died at the age of 88 due to complications caused by coronavirus. Okazaki helped found the International Shotokan Karate Federation ...

Teruyuki Okazaki, a famous Shotokan karate master and the founder of the International Shotokan Karate Federation, died of a suspected case of COVID-19 last month. More than 3,800 people in ...

Kimberley’s Blade Shotokan made its national debut at the 41st IFFSK National Championship, representing the Northern Cape for the first time, and what an unforgettable debut it turned out to be.