Karate USA was founded by Master Dan Daubenspeck, who studied under masters in Korea. He brought the art to North Carolina. An early student of Master Dan’s was Art Johnson. They began teaching together about 25 years ago. When Master Dan retired, Master Art continued teaching and running the school, which was located in Daniel Boone Square. In order to run more efficiently, the school moved to the basement of First Baptist Church in Hillsboro for 3 years. We eventually obtained the current space in Hillsborough in 2019. We currently have instructors. Master Art Johnson, 5th Dan; Master Tim Hinton, 4th Dan, Master David Ray Loftis, 4th Dan, Instructor Niki Hinton, 3rd Dan; and Timothy Hinton, Jr, 2nd Dan, Cam New, and Spencer Parris, both 1st Dan.