Many of you have been touched by or know someone with Autism! Today, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day and April is National Autism Awareness month! I have been blessed, honored, and privileged to teach and work with many individuals with this condition over the past thirty...
Great job to team CMAC for their recent tournament performances. Individual medal counts are as follows! Go for the Gold Tournament, Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 21st – Nancy Chase – gold/kata, silver/kobudo, silver/mandatory kata. Bill Harmon – bronze/kumite, bronze/kobudo. David Henshall – gold/kumite, gold/kobudo, silver/kata, silver/mandatory kata. Nathan Henshall...
Shihan Gurganus was the featured instructor at the Landry Gray Memorial Seminar held at the Charles June Karate Institute in Winterville, NC on March 7th! Over 50 martial artist were in attendance with different class subjects every hour! A great day of training and learning for all!
Congratulations to Sensei David Henshall and Bill Harmon! David and Bill successfully tested and passed for the rank of Yondan (4th dan) in Motobu-ha Shito-ryu! They tested Jan. 23rd at winter camp in front of the Kuniba-kai high dan board. Both have been long time members of CMAC...
Soke Shogo Kuniba would have been 80 years old today, Feb. 5th! He was the founder of our karate style, Motobu-ha Shito-ryu. His teachings live on through his former students and Kuniba-kai International. Domo Arigato!
Thank you to everyone who came out to help with our demo at Hope Valley Elementary School on Feb. 5th! It was International Night and there was food, music, dancing, demonstrations, etc. from many different cultures and countries! We represented Okinawa with a traditional karate and kobudo demonstration! ...
Jan. 23-24, Kill Devil Hills, NC! 27th annual Winter Spirit Camp was a great event with 50 participants. Each session had several subjects and instructors to choose from! Special training included a trip to Jockeys Ridge at sunset and training on the beach and in the waters of...
Congratulations to those who tested on Dec. 17th and 18th! Great job and keep up the good work! Not pictured is Joshua P.!
Thank you to everyone in our CMAC family who contributed to our Christmas collection for Hope Valley Elementary! Your giving heart and unselfishness never seize to amaze me! We also had enough donations to help with another school, Merrick-Moore Elementary! Pictured are some of the items that were...
On a recent trip to California and Hawaii, Sensei Gurganus had the pleasure to train at several dojos. Kyoshi and Mina Yamazaki of Japan Ryobu-kai(Anaheim, CA) and Sensei Max Lee of Okinawan Goju-ryu(Maui)! He also had the chance to visit with Sensei Chuzo Kotaka and his wife at...