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Carolinas compete at annual Memphis Kumite tournament

October 15, 2018

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Over the October 5-7 weekend, six members of SKA dojos in the Carolinas participated in the 2018 Memphis Kumite Clinic and competed in the tournament. As every year, the event was hosted with supreme hospitality by SKA’s Memphis dojo, and lead with superb instruction and drills by Memphis seniors Bobby Bird (godan) and Keith Kirk […]

Class canceled for Saturday Sep 15 due to Florence

September 14, 2018

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Due to the adverse weather caused by hurricane (even if meanwhile tropical storm) Florence, practice is canceled for tomorrow, Saturday, September 15. In the event that severe weather conditions persist into Monday, a separate message will be posted about Monday’s practice. If no update, classes will resume as scheduled on Monday. Everyone please stay safe!

A Spirited Memorial Practice

September 9, 2018

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On Saturday September 8, the Chapel Hill Shotokan Karate dojo dedicated its practice to the memory of former member Mirta Mihovilovic, who passed away unexpectedly on August 5. Mirta’s memory inspired an exceptionally spirited class, led by LH Lazarus, godan, with whom Mirta began practicing in 1985. The practice drew both dojo alumnae who had […]

Remembering Former Dojo Member Mirta Mihovilovic (1946-2018)

September 5, 2018

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On August 8 I received an email from godan Kitty Gallagher asking whether I had heard from our mutual friend Mirta. Kitty was concerned by a post on Mirta’s Facebook page: “Dear Mirta, I will miss you, but you will always be in my heart.” I told Kitty I was pretty sure Mirta was just […]

Ohshima Sensei’s 88th birthday celebration (and more)!

August 7, 2018

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Shotokan Karate of America and affiliate members from all over the country and world traveled to the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo this past weekend for godan testing and Ohshima Sensei’s 88th birthday celebration. Also, on the Saturday the 62nd annual Nisei week tournament and exhibition was held at Cal Tech in Pasadena. Five members from the […]

New Trifolds!

July 14, 2018

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Our new shiny awesome totally cool trifold! Printed and folded with love, patience, and precision. Get them at class, supply is highly limited for now.

Getting ready for Summer Special Training

June 21, 2018

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We do a hundred of these at the conclusion of Summer Special Training. Here we get ready, at the last practice before the event!

Fitting Right In

May 4, 2018

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Thanks to Thomas (seen here facing brown belt Jesse) for paying us a visit tonight and bringing his strength and enthusiasm to an exceptionally spirited evening of kumite. We hope he enjoyed his visit as much as we enjoyed having him.

Spring in the South 2018

April 29, 2018

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Thanks to everyone who traveled to Chapel Hill/Durham and helped us make Spring in the South 2018 and our dojo’s 40th Anniversary a resounding success. Godan John Teramoto left us with a great deal to work on as we practice what we are aiming to do rather than what we are doing. A special thanks […]

Celebrating 40 years

April 29, 2018

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Forty years ago this month, in April 1978, Dr. Larry Lazarus opened the Chapel Hill Dojo. Forty years later, Dr. Lazarus, who obtained the rank of Godan–SKA’s highest–in 2000, continues to lead practices on most Saturdays in his signature style of highly demanding and highly inspiring instruction. This morning, the last Saturday in April of […]

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Mailing address: 100 Village Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1426
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