ESCONDIDOESCONDIDO — A prominent figure in the local martial arts community will receive the rare honor Friday of becoming a 10th degree black belt in karate. Charles Hawkins, who founded one of San ...

After a grueling three-hour test, several area adults earned advanced ranks in Kyusho Kempo Karate at American School Kara-Te in North Andover. Sensei Asa Seeley II, school proprietor and lead ...

American Kang Duk Won martial artists Andersen Weaver of Pataskala, Daniel Green of New York and Hayden Hanna of Kingston, Ontario, recently tested and received their black belt certifications. The ...

Melanie Venin earned a junior black belt, her father a second-degree black belt and her mother and sister a black belt. POMPTON LAKES — Here's some good advice: Don't mess with the Venin family! The ...