MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Fighting wasn't always a passion for Brazilian Martial arts hero Elton Hoshihara-Cruz. In fact, soccer was his sport growing up. "I started jiu-jitsu when I was 19," he says.

CINCINNATI -- Amina Issa was only 4-and-a-half when she began taking karate lessons, but she remembers exactly why she wanted to start. “I just wanted to learn how to be not afraid of nobody and ...

Gonzalo Garcia started taking martial arts lessons as a way to get in shape for high school wrestling. Today, the 2009 Eisenhower High graduate is the founder of Arsenal Jiu-jitsu, a nonprofit martial ...

Barefoot students in white uniforms snapped to attention with a shout from their instructor. The class moved into stretching and doing warmups on the red and blue mats. A mirror to one side allowed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After losing his dojo and home to the Palisades fire, karate instructor Gerry Blanck has resumed teaching students ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Students learned the art of karate today at Lee Barta Community Center on Saturday. Since last October, Healthy Lifestyles Coalition and Fairbanks Karate have partnered together ...

LANCASTER, Texas — Extracurricular activities like karate can get expensive, but students in Lancaster are able to take karate classes for free. It's an elective for middle school students in the ...