When 6-year-old Kelly McGovern broke some wooden bricks Sunday, she got the belt for it. The black belt. Kelly became the youngest female to earn an internationally certified black belt after she ...

Abilene, TX — For the fifteenth year running, the Larry Fields' Annual Wild-Wild West Karate & Breaking Championships took place this afternoon. The Abilene Convention Center was the venue for what ...

Corrections and Clarifications: Although we quoted Matthew Warner accurately in this story, he now says he misspoke during the interview. He says he was never suspended from school. In the parking lot ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Band students practice during class at Central Middle School in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, March 27, 2025. Band teacher Cassie Welker has implemented a “band karate” system.

Melanie Venin earned a junior black belt, her father a second-degree black belt and her mother and sister a black belt. POMPTON LAKES — Here's some good advice: Don't mess with the Venin family! The ...