• 61°
Hartselle Enquirer

Chappell's Karate ready to prepare you for life

By By NICK JOHNSTON, Hartselle Enquirer
On the wall of Chappell's Family Karate, a motto, or goal, stands out brightly.
"Our goal is black belt excellence," it says.
Maybe more intriguing is what is painted beside it – Three crosses.
"We emphasize Christian beliefs here," instructor Donnie Chappell said. "We look to God for help, because he is our strength."
Or, God strengthens us – not our muscles.
Chappell has been a karate instructor for five years now, and started his march toward black belt excellence at 15.
Chappell is now a third degree black belt in karate and a second-degree black belt in a form of jujitsu.
But, that's not important – it's his family and his students that are important.
"This place is very family oriented," Chappell said. "We do have a lot of parents involved with their kids here."
Self-discipline is also a key player in karate. In fact, a part of the student creed reads: "I will develop self-discipline in order to bring out the best in myself and others."
Chappell said he believe most who walk into Chappell's Family Karate have a difficulty with a certain aspect of life, like self-discipline. See KARATE, B-2

At a Glance

PowerGrid Services in Hartselle evacuated for bomb threat

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Spencer Bell

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Rachel Howard

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

At a Glance

Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

x