I TRIED NOT to grab, placing my hand on my partner’s head, instead, for a self-defense technique called clutching feathers. I was next, and I hoped my partner would be nice as he pretended to hammer ...

BRUCE ASATO / [email protected] Ku'ulei Nitta and her father, Bruce Nitta, during a training session at a kempo karate class in Pearl City. BRUCE ASATO / [email protected] Ku'ulei ...

HAMDEN - Students from the Academy of Kempo Martial Arts in Hamden earned their new ranks, Jan. 29. There were adults, teens and children from Hamden and Woodbridge in the belt promotion. “These ...

Janet May is the first face one sees when walking into the Bob White Kenpo Karate Studio in Costa Mesa. Everyone at the studio knows its operations manager. May’s desk features a color-coordinated ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After decades of practicing Vadha Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jennifer Burke wanted to provide a space where women and girls could develop martial arts skills and learn ...

Karate legend Mike Stone seemed to relish the moment Wednesday night, even if few of the dozens of students at Bob White’s Kenpo Karate Studio in Costa Mesa could say the same. Stone had the students ...

Kenpo Martial Arts Center hosted a class to teach girls how to take care of themselves, should a dangerous situation arise. Elizabeth Slocum and Elizabeth Collins — members of Girl Scout Troop 74297 ...