The World Karate Federation has said it is "deeply saddened" to learn of Demura’s passing, describing him as "a legend of karate and one of the most influential martial art masters of the last decades ...

Sensei Fumio Demura, the persona Pat Morita took on for "The Karate Kid," couldn't fold a single crane. But over time, he worked hard to fold over 5,000 cranes as a part of recovering from great ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Sensei Fumio Demura is a martial arts legend. The proof is all over his training facility in Santa Ana, but most notably in the 2015 documentary "The Real Miyagi," which ...

The next phase of Santa Ana's Bristol Street Widening Project, a decades-long redevelopment plan, is threatening old-rooted businesses, including a 47-year-old karate dojo run by the man who trained ...

When you’ve taught as long as Fumio Demura, you get elaborate anniversary parties. And distinguished guests. The 76-year-old karate master, who runs the Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai International ...

The real "Mr Miyagi" is karate kicking his way to Auckland. The karate master who inspired the character for the popular 1980s movie The Karate Kid arrives on November 29 and will be a guest of a ...

The original Karate Kid stopped by a local dojo this week to say hello to an old friend. Ralph Macchio, the Huntington native famous for playing Daniel LaRusso in “The Karate Kid” franchise during the ...