Yearly Archive: 2017

Durham Public Schools Christmas collection!

Dear CMAC families and friends, thank you so much to everyone who contributed to our Christmas collection this year!  We were able to help many families this holiday season!  You always amaze with your giving heart!  Thank you and God bless!  Pictured with Sensei Gurganus is Hope Valley...

Demo for Holt Elementary, 8/16!

Thank you to everyone who came out to help with our demo at Holt Elementary on Wed., Aug. 16th!  We were able to demonstrate for the whole 2nd grade for a hour!  We showed karate, jiujitsu, kobudo and iaido!  We also answered questions from the kids!  

Training in GA!

On a recent trip to GA, I had the chance to train and teach with my old student and friend, Sensei Todd Irvine!  Check out the pictures from 1989 and 2017, 28 years apart!  

Kobudo seminar!

We had a wonderful seminar with Hanshi Dometrich on July 22nd!  We worked on bo and sai basics, then the kata Chikin Shitahaku no Sai and Shirotaru no Kon!  We had Shito-ryu, Shotokan, Shorin-ryu, Isshin-ryu and Kenpo styles all represented and training together!  Great day of training!  We...

Greg and Alzada!

Great to have a visit from old friends and students!  Greg and Alzada are original students from when CMAC started in 1991!  They moved to Chicago in 1993 and are now living in Washington state!  Both are still actively training in Shorin-ryu karate.  They were in town to...