Category: News

Test on November 22nd!

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):...

Student of the month for October 2021!

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...

2021 Shuri-te Martial Arts Conference, Oct. 2-4!

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...

Student of the month for September 2021!

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...

Student of the month for August 2021!

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...

30 years of 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...

Student of the month for July 2021!

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.

Test on July 22nd!

Great test on July 22nd! Ava Bishop, Lyla Cheatham, and Erick Lopez were promoted to green belt(6th kyu) and Jimmy Smedley, Joel and Luke Kungu were promoted to yellow/2 green strips(7th kyu)! Very proud of this testing group as they all worked very hard to get ready! Several...

Visit from Sue Gouchoe!

Great to have visitors! Sue Gouchoe, one of CMAC’s brown belts visited and trained for two weeks! Sue currently lives in California and has been training with us on Zoom! She started training at CMAC in 2003 after watching her son Matt train for a while! Great to...

Student of the month for June 2021!

Congratulations to Sindi Juarez Perez, our student of the month for June 2021! Sindi started training at CMAC in February 2019! Sindi started training after Sensei talked her into it after she watched her son Brian training for several months and Sensei have her a gift certificate to...