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Autism Awareness Month/Day!
April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is National Autism Awareness Day! “Autism is a journey I never planned for, but I sure do love my tour guide! I’m an Autism dad!” Sensei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHb0ivKNPA
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!
Kobudo training and testing!
Kobudo training and testing was conducted on Jan. 21st! Bo basics were covered and kata review up through Yondan! Those testing were Dave Henshall-shodan, Joe Kelly-nikyu, Carl Turner and Marc Mitzner-yonkyu! Congratulations!!!
Master’s Memorial seminar and testing!
On Jan. 14th, the Master’s Memorial seminar was held! Dojo from all over the world participate to celebrate Akamine, Eisuke Hanshi and other teachers who devoted themselves to teaching martial arts and who have passed away. Jan. 14th is the actual day that Akamine passed away in 1999! ...
Christmas collection for Hope Valley!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Christmas collection for Durham Public Schools! The CMAC family and their giving heart always seem to amaze me! We will be able to give many Hope Valley families a brighter Christmas this season! Pictured are some of the items collected...
Demo for Holt Elementary 2nd grade classes!
Thank you to everyone who came out to help with our demo at Holt Elementary on Aug.19th! Holt is a year round school with a focus on asian studies! We demonstrated karate, jiujitsu, kobudo and iaido for the entire 2nd grade! Thank you to Ms. Michele Chan, 2nd...
Training in Gainesville, Georgia!
While on vacation in the Georgia mountains, I had the chance to visit and train with an old friend and student, Sensei Todd Irvine! Todd was one of the original students of CMAC that started out at the UNC-Chapel Hill fencing room in 1991! I visited Todd’s class...