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Bruce Lee's Secret Power
People often say that Bruce was way ahead of his time, and he was. People lust for his knowledge of fitness, speed, training, and ...
Jason Kelly
Nov 27, 2022


Bruce Lee's Secret Power
People often say that Bruce was way ahead of his time, and he was. People lust for his knowledge of fitness, speed, training, and...
Jason Kelly
Nov 27, 2022


Practicality in Martial Arts
I would like to open up this article by saying that, no, your martial art of choice does not have to be practical for you to enjoy it....
Cody Greenlee
Nov 26, 2022


The West Point Program
In the Israeli Army, where I served, new recruits have six months to go from high school graduates into soldiers. Instructors need to...
Raz Chen
Nov 24, 2022


The Cost of Doing Business in MMA (Part 1)
Here is a question that never gets asked: What is what what is? You can read that a couple more times if it helps. It would be the proper...
John Lee
Nov 24, 2022


The West Point Program
In the Israeli Army, where I served, new recruits have six months to go from high school graduates into soldiers. Instructors need to...
Raz Chen
Nov 24, 2022


Are You Wasting Time During Your Martial Arts Training?
The majority of martial arts training is geared toward all of the things that you need to do to improve and advance. Regardless of...
Noel Plaugher
Nov 21, 2022


Guideposts of Training with Bruce Lee
One of the greatest influences in the Martial Arts world has been Bruce Lee. There are, of course, naysayers that like to focus on his...
Ian Lauer
Nov 21, 2022


Guideposts of Training with Bruce Lee
One of the greatest influences in the Martial Arts world has been Bruce Lee. There are, of course, naysayers that like to focus on his...
Ian Lauer
Nov 21, 2022


Human-Fully Expressed.
There are some individuals who can cross space and time in consciousness. Bruce Lee was one of these time-travelers who understood ...
Annika Kahn
Nov 18, 2022


A Brief Anatomy of Strangling, Choke, and Triangle Techniques
This week’s blog is by my good friend and colleague by Steve Scott. Using strangles and chokes is serious business and is not for the...
Gary Goltz
Nov 17, 2022


Find Function in Your Forms: Part 2
In “Find Function in Your Forms: Part 1” I shared my training background and mentioned the different style’s forms we are considering as...
Ian Lauer
Nov 13, 2022


The True Origin of Bruce Lee
“You have a Jew and an Arab that hate each other because of 2000 years of history, lock them in a room together and put on a Bruce Lee...
Dr. Craig D. Reid
Nov 12, 2022


Father of Bermudan Karate Frederick "Skipper" Ingham Dies
Frederick "Skipper" Ingham, regarded as the father of karate in Bermuda and a quiet force in the development of professional sport...
Mark Jacobs
Nov 11, 2022


Find Function in Your Forms: Part 1
You can’t watch a video or read an article regarding a Martial Arts practitioner performing a kata without the naysayers chiming in on...
Ian Lauer
Nov 9, 2022


Aikido Pioneer Thamby Rajah Dies at 96
Malaysian martial arts pioneer Thamby Rajah died on Sunday at the age of 96. Credited as being the first Malaysian to earn black belts in...
Mark Jacobs
Nov 8, 2022


Why American Kenpo? Part 2
Back with us today is owner and operator of what was originally Grandmaster Ed Parker’s West LA American Kenposchool, Master Bryan...
Ian Lauer
Nov 3, 2022


Bruce Lee's Influence on Today's Reality-Based Martial Arts
If you can get your hands on one, take look a through any martial arts magazine in the entire world that was printed before the year...
Jim Wagner
Nov 1, 2022


Bullied to Bestseller: Matt Polly and the Transformative Power of Martial Arts
As October's Bullying Prevention Month winds down, Black Belt brings you one more story of someone who used the power of martial arts...
Mark Jacobs
Oct 30, 2022


World Karate Federation President Espinós Re-Elected
Antonio Espinós, who has governed international karate as president of the World Karate Federation since 1998, won re-election to the post...
Mark Jacobs
Oct 26, 2022


Battling Depression with Martial Arts
It’s an average summer day in Oklahoma City – that is, scorching. It’s past three in the afternoon and the sun still dominates the sky, a...
Black Belt Team
Oct 23, 2022


Appreciating Modern Female Martial Artists
I invite you to stop a moment and ask yourself to remember your grandmother’s, great-grandmother’s, great-great-grandmother’s lineage....
Annika Kahn
Oct 21, 2022


A Brief Look at Jonathan Haggerty
Jonathan Haggerty is the most exciting new fighters to come out of England, a country known for it’s strong striking credentials....
Andrew Bryan
Oct 12, 2022


The Dutch Dominate Heavyweight Kickboxing. Why? (Part 1)
We live in a pretty dangerous world these days. Despite our best efforts, a physical confrontation can happen at any time during even the...
Charles Earley
Oct 9, 2022
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