Category: Karate events

2017 AAU Super Regional!

Congratulations to Marc Mitzner for his recent outstanding performances at the 2017 AAU Super Regional in Apex, N.C. on May 20th!  Marc took gold-kobudo, silver-kata, and bronze-kumite!  Outstanding for our only competitor going to Nationals in Raleigh at the end of June. Great job, bring back the gold!

Training in Gainesville, Georgia!

While on spring break, I had the chance to visit my old friend and student, Todd Irvine!  Todd was one of my original students at the UNC-Chapel Hill fencing room in 1991!  We worked on kata, six count blocking and six count ground drills!  Old acquaintance Larry Griffin...

29th Annual Winter Spirit Camp!

The 29th Annual Winter Spirit Camp was held Feb. 10-12 in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.!  Congratulations to Sensei Kevin Gurganus for being promoted to 7th Dan in Motobu-ha Shito-ryu and for also receiving his “Kyoshi” teaching title!  Looking forward to next year!

AAU Nationals results!

Team CMAC just competed in the AAU National Karate Championships held in Raleigh, NC!  Our seven member team brought back sixteen medals and several national champions!  Team results are as follows:  Micheal Goss – silver/kumite;  Matias Bross – bronze/kata;  Nathan Henshall – bronze/short kobudo, bronze/long kobudo;  Marc Mitzner...

Team CMAC in May!

Sensei David Henshall and his son, Nathan Henshall, competed in the AAU regional qualifier in Goldsboro, NC on May 11th!  Sensei Gurganus competed in the USA-NKF state qualifier in Hampton, VA on May 4th!  Sensei Henshall: Gold-kata, Gold-kobudo, Silver-kumite.  Nathan Henshall: Gold-kata, Gold-kobudo, Gold-kumite, Gold-team kata.  Sensei Gurganus:...