Black belts in karate, and in the movies, have become a dime a dozen. Yuji Okumoto, a third-generation Japanese-American, is a brown belt who plays a black-belted villain in ”The Karate Kid II.” ...

At the front of the group was Keith Flournoy, a stern-faced 28-year-old holder of a black belt who, in more ways than one, is teaching them about […] Skip to content All Sections ...