As a local Shorin-Ryu karate instructor, Joe Thurston has taught many students. He recently found a new way to earn his chops as an instructor having traveled to South Africa last month to teach the ...

A heart full of wisdom and compassion leads to a disciplined mind and a skilled body. For Sensei Doug Perry, this embodies the true meaning of karate, never mind how many black belt levels one has ...

MEMBERS SHOW CLASS: The Cobras Shotokan karateka who received medals at the Shorin-ryu Shorinkan Gauteng North Championships are (front), Liana Gouveia (two gold), and Bokamoso Makhene (one bronze); ...

Back: Sensei Bokamoso Makhene, Tyron Dos Santos, Sahara Pee and sensei Vuyelwa Qayiso. Front: Sensei Nicholas Gaston Bellegarde, Mbasa Ntini, Keana Truscott and sensei Laurent Gaston Bellegarde.

Sensei Doug Perry, 80, remembers when he opened his Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate and Kobudo Dojo on Greenville Highway more than 30 years ago. It all started with a simple handshake. "There ...