Congratulations to Brian Bishop, our student of the month for December 2021! Brian first started training in 1984 at a dojo that Sensei Gurganus was teaching at here in Durham, where he reached brown belt! He started training again in 1992 at Carolina Martial Arts Center in preparation...
Thank you to everyone who donated and contributed to our collection this year!!! With only two weeks to collect donations you filled up the truck twice. We had enough to provide for our selected families then set up a store for parents to come in and select more...
Congratulations to Arlo Bender, our student if the month for November 2021! Arlo started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in March 2021. He is eight years old and is a third grader at Holt Elementary School where his favorite subject is science! Arlo started training because he...
Congratulations to everyone who tested on November 22! We had six karate kids who have been working very hard and tested for their 9th kyu(yellow belt)! Very proud of this group and how they have prepared and how they perfomed their basics, kata, and sparring drills! Front row(L-R):...
Congratulations to Miguel Lopez, our student of the month for October 2021! Miguel started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in February 2021. He is five years old and in kindergarten at Merrick-Moore Elementary School where his favorite subject is art! Miguel started training just because he wanted...
The 2021 Shuri-te Martial Arts Conference was held Oct. 2-4 in Fort Mill, S.C.! Each hour offered at least four different classes from a variety of topics and instructors! This years event had over 250 participants! This is a great way to train in other arts, meet new...
Congratulations to Luke Kungu, our student of the month for September 2021! Luke started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in March of 2019! He recently tested for 7th kyu and is working on his green belt. He is in the fourth grade at Easley Elementary School and...
Congratulations to Atticus Batson, our student of the month for August 2021! Atticus is seventeen years old and has been training at Carolina Martial Arts Center since June of 2010! He is currently a 3rd kyu brown belt and has participated in all elements of training at CMAC...
August of 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of Carolina Martial Arts Center here in Durham!!! Sensei Gurganus has been teaching in Durham since January 1984! In 1991 he founded Carolina Martial Arts Center! We started out in May 1991 in the drama room at UNC-Chapel Hill and then...
Congratulations to Lyla Cheatham, our student of the month for July 2021! Lyla started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in September 2018! She recently tested for her 6th kyu(green belt) on July 22nd! Lyla moved to Bristol, VA at the beginning of August.