Oct. 12th, 2013 – Durham Martial Arts Symposium! CMAC hosted our annual fundraiser for Special Olympics at Edison Johnson Recreation Center! We had a great time for a great cause! We were able to present Special Olympics of Durham County with a check for $1000.00! Our donation was...
Great job at the Battle of the Champions karate tournament! I am proud of everyone who competed, especially since it was everyone’s first tournament! Thanks to Mark Mitzner for all the great action photos!
Kyoshi Yoshiko Dometrich hosted kobudo training at her ranch in Dry Ridge, Kentucky on Aug. 17th and 18th! Training included sai basics and kata review, bo kata review, bo tai sai kumite and striking the bo makiwara(striking post), which is seen in the picture above. Advanced training was...
Hanshi Lemuel “Doc” Stroud, 10th Dan, passed away Wednesday evening, July 10th, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease! Hanshi Stroud was my main jiujitsu instructor, along with his senior students, Clayton Tucker and L.D. Tomlinson. I first met Hanshi Stroud in 1978. I have many great...
Congratulations to Nathan and David Henshall on their recent outstanding performances at the 2013 AAU Nationals in Cinncinati, Ohio! Sensei Henshall – Gold/Kumite, Gold/Short Kobudo, Silver/Long Kobudo, Bronze/Kata! Nathan Henshall – Silver/Kobudo! Nathan lost a tough kumite match in overtime to the eventual gold medal winner! He also...
Eluis Schudel has been training at CMAC since January of 2005! He took his last class this Wednesday, for awhile. He is moving to Germany for two years where his mom has taken a job at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center! When he returns to the United States...
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:...
Nathan Henshall competed in the AAU Virginia State Championship on April 13th! Nathan won 3 gold medals(kata, kobudo, and kumite) and also won his match during the team competition, a perfect day! Shihan Gurganus competed in the East Carolina University Open on April 20th! Shihan Gurganus won gold-kata,...
Congratulations to David and Nathan Henshall for their outstanding performance at the AAU state qualifier in Winston-Salem, N.C. on March 16th! Dave Henshall: gold-kobudo, silver-kata, silver-kumite! Nathan Henshall: gold-kobudo, silver-kata, silver-kumite! Like father, like son! Great job guys!
Tuesday, Feb. 5th would have been Soke Kuniba’s 78th birthday! He was the founder of the style of karate that we practice, Motobu-ha Shito-ryu. A great teacher and father figure to many of us who had the opportunity to train with him! His teachings and skill will always...