Five years ago, Tech alum Ross Barnard created the Uechi-Ryu Karate Club of Virginia Tech with the help of Hilburn, a high school friend. The Tae Kwon Do Club at Virginia Tech had and has been ...

One of the least locally hyped sporting activities took center stage last weekend at the JunglePlex in Plymouth as more than 100 athletes from all over the country and abroad participated at the ...

Uechi-Ryū karate Master Neil Stone (far right) with students, Brian Edmonds, Frank Paetzold and Erika Cross-MacDonald, who were promoted to sixth degree black belt earlier this year. Courtesy ...

Master Al Wharton has recently been awarded the highest rank of tenth Dan (Judan) in Uechi Ryu Karate Do at Winterfest in Orlando, Florida. Wharton was presented with the highest rank in this Okinawan ...

He’s 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a slender build. His gray hair, slight beard and bright blue eyes round out his presence — almost in a wise kind of way. At Wooton Park in Tavares on Tuesday, George ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a new experience for the city dwellers as they watched in awe the Karate manoeuvres performed by black-belt students of Shihan K V Manoharan, the chief instructor of Okinawa ...

A high school senior in Duxbury, Massachusetts is a quiet force to be reckoned with. Not only does she excel at karate but she's also working to help veterans experiencing homelessness. Sophia ...

The Uechi-ryu Karate Championship Series was held outdoors Saturday, Aug. 21, in North Carver. More than 100 competitors participated in this second tournament in a three-part series that culminates ...

Some interviews for this story were conducted in Japanese and translated by Sun Chronicle correspondent Juri Love, a native Japanese speaker. NORTH ATTLEBORO — A local karate school recently marked a ...

Recently Master Ihor Rymaruk’s Amsterdam Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate School held promotional examinations for student advancements. Qualifying students were tested on their knowledge and physical ...