Author: sensei
Christmas donation to C.C. Spaulding Elementary School!
Dear CMAC family, thank you to everyone who donated to our Christmas collection for C.C. Spaulding Elementary School! Your unselfishness and giving spirit never seize to amaze me! Thank you again for all that you do! God bless, Sensei
Test – 11/16/13!
Congratulations to everyone who tested! Another great test from everybody! The hard work and effort really shows! Thanks for all the family support and kind words from all the parents. You all are awesome! Sensei Gurganus
Durham Martial Arts Symposium!
Oct. 12th, 2013 – Durham Martial Arts Symposium! CMAC hosted our annual fundraiser for Special Olympics at Edison Johnson Recreation Center! We had a great time for a great cause! We were able to present Special Olympics of Durham County with a check for $1000.00! Our donation was...
Team CMAC at Battle of the Champions 9/21/13!
Great job at the Battle of the Champions karate tournament! I am proud of everyone who competed, especially since it was everyone’s first tournament! Thanks to Mark Mitzner for all the great action photos!
Kobudo Camp – Aug. 17th and 18th!
Kyoshi Yoshiko Dometrich hosted kobudo training at her ranch in Dry Ridge, Kentucky on Aug. 17th and 18th! Training included sai basics and kata review, bo kata review, bo tai sai kumite and striking the bo makiwara(striking post), which is seen in the picture above. Advanced training was...
Hanshi Lemuel “Doc” Stroud!
Hanshi Lemuel “Doc” Stroud, 10th Dan, passed away Wednesday evening, July 10th, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease! Hanshi Stroud was my main jiujitsu instructor, along with his senior students, Clayton Tucker and L.D. Tomlinson. I first met Hanshi Stroud in 1978. I have many great...
AAU and USA Karate Nationals results!
Congratulations to Nathan and David Henshall on their recent outstanding performances at the 2013 AAU Nationals in Cinncinati, Ohio! Sensei Henshall – Gold/Kumite, Gold/Short Kobudo, Silver/Long Kobudo, Bronze/Kata! Nathan Henshall – Silver/Kobudo! Nathan lost a tough kumite match in overtime to the eventual gold medal winner! He also...
Good bye to Eluis :( !
Eluis Schudel has been training at CMAC since January of 2005! He took his last class this Wednesday, for awhile. He is moving to Germany for two years where his mom has taken a job at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center! When he returns to the United States...