Congratulations to Archer Henry-Gotttschalk our student of the month for May 2024! Archer has really been working hard and has made a lot of improvement lately! He is 10 years old and a rising 5th grader at Camelot Academy. His favorite subject is math. Archer says his mom...
Congratulations to Galileo Frohlich, our student of the month for April 2024! Galileo started at Carolina Martial Arts Center in September of 2023. He is 12 years old and attends Ignite Online Academy. His favorite subject is math! Galileo started training at CMAC because he was looking for...
Dometrich Hanshi, head of Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai passed away on April 17th, 2024 after a brief battle with stomach cancer. It is with profound sadness that I report that my kobudo instructor for the last 25 years, Devorah Yoshiko Dometrich, passed away April 17th. Her organization, Ryukyu...
Team CMAC competed in the annual ECU martial arts tournament on April 13th! We took a six person team and the results are as follows: Henry Westbrook and Aidan Shaw both took 4th place in kata. Brian Shaw took 1st place in kata and sparring. Yunmiao Shi took...
Congratulations to Thomas Glenn, our student of the month for March 2024! Thomas started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in June 2023 and tested for his 9th kyu yellow belt in November 2023! He is very close to testing for his 8th kyu yellow belt. Thomas is...
Autism Awareness Month happens every April and April 2nd is National Autism Awareness Day! Carolina Martial Arts Center and Sensei Gurganus have been honored and privileged to work with and serve individuals with autism and all disabilities for almost forty years! Working with children and adults, our dojo...
Check out the new short video clip! Thank you to Brian Shaw!
Team CMAC attended the North Carolina AAU State Championships on March 9th in Raleigh, NC! We had a 5 member team and Sensei David Henshall(coach) attending. Competition was held in kata, kumite, and kobudo! Results are as follows: Yunmiao – 4th place kata, Aidan – 7th place kata,...
Congratulations to Amelia Bradway, our student of the month for February 2024! Amelia started training at Carolina Martial Arts Center in September of 2023 and tested for her yellow belt in November! Amelia just turned 8 years old and is a 2rd grader at E. K. Powe Elementary...
March 2nd was the Landry Gray Memorial Seminar in Winterville, NC at the Charles June Karate Institute! There were over 75 participants and instructors present. Several class options were offered during each block. Some of the classes offered were Jujitsu, Arnis, Tai chi, sparring, gun and knife defense,...