The martial artists steadied their bodies on the mat, at times moving in sync, snapping their hips and torquing their ligaments to generate force with every blow. Without breaking concentration, the ...
The class begins with a bow between students and their sensei. The students warm up with jumping jacks and sound out the Japanese numbers for 1 through 10, yelling: ...
Watch Casey Mihalek lead the white-clad, barefoot members of his karate class at ATA Martial Arts in Grand Forks and you'll see a well-orchestrated training regimen with a purpose: self-defense ...