On June 11, the newest “Karate Kid” film hits the silver screen, reflecting the same passion and commitment the students of Okinawa Kenpo Karate Academy in West Deptford have for the martial art.

Spellman parlayed that experience into a career of teaching kenpo karate. Today, he owns First Street Kenpo Karate in Gresham, where he teaches students ranging in age from 5 to 54. Spellman is a ...

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 ...

Shihan George Thibault, owner/head instructor of Dracut Kenpo Karate, has been training in the martial arts since 1983 and teaching since 1985, starting at Nick Chamberlain’s School of Self ...

But the 73-year-old will also soon to be an eighth-degree black belt in American Kenpo karate and has been inducted into the martial arts masters' hall of fame. He's running a martial arts school ...