Sep. 26—FAIRMONT — Ninth-degree black belt Garry Freeman didn't pick up karate until he was 24. "I had a friend who was in karate, and we would fool around fighting," Freeman said. "He told me I had ...

In the western world, particularly the United States, martial arts tends to be defined by stereotypes: People who train are either eight year olds learning Karate kicks, or bloodthirsty brawlers who ...