Free Guides
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Jim Kelly: Martial Artist and Co-Star of the Bruce Lee Movie Enter the Dragon — A Vintage Interview
In Jim Kelly: Martial Artist and Co-Star of the Bruce Lee Movie Enter the Dragon — A Vintage Interview, BlackBeltMag.com presents a digital “retro” reproduction of the 1970s movie star’s cover story in Fighting Stars magazine. This exclusive e-book includes a movie review of the Jim Kelly film Hot Potato, as well as BONUS archival photos of the actor and martial artist on and off the set!
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How Chuck Norris Films Seem to Bend the Course of History
In this new (and fun!) FREE download from BlackBeltMag.com — How Chuck Norris Films Seem to Bend the Course of History — the legendary Black Belt magazine looks at the film and television work of martial arts icon Chuck Norris with one question in mind: Have Chuck Norris films predicted — and perhaps even reshaped — the unfolding of modern history? You be the judge.
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Bas Rutten’s Mental Strategies for Fight-Winning MMA Techniques and Lifesaving Self-Defense Moves
Three-time King of Pancrase titleholder, former No. 5 muay Thai fighter in the world, two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship victor, and second-degree kyokushin and taekwondo black belt Bas Rutten exposes the lessons he’s learned about fighting’s forgotten facet — the mental component — in this new FREE download!
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Alain Cohen: 4 Krav Maga Techniques From the Israeli Military
“Don’t carry a weapon; be a weapon,” says self-defense and executive-protection expert Alain Cohen as he shows you four hard-hitting krav maga techniques against armed and unarmed attackers (single and multiple) in this FREE download! Learn the skills that Israel’s elite fighters use and how to incorporate them into your own self-defense training! BONUS: Includes EXCLUSIVE promo code for a limited-time 25% DISCOUNT on selected books and DVDs — including Alain Cohen’s epic six-DVD set!
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Pencak Silat: Techniques and History of the Indonesian Martial Arts
This FREE download presents Black Belt magazine’s first in-depth look at the Indonesian martial arts, presented uncut as it appeared in our June 1965 issue! This rich subject matter is presented through the eyes of two Dutch-Indonesian experts interviewed exclusively for the piece. Topics include a breakdown of the many styles that live under pencak silat’s broad umbrella and an overview of the Indonesian martial arts’ violent genesis.
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Kung Fu TV Series Flashback: Behind the Scenes With David Carradine (“Kwai Chang Caine”)
Kung Fu was the ultimate highlight of martial arts television in the mid-1970s. The groundbreaking martial arts TV show won two Emmy Awards and made David Carradine a household name thanks to his landmark role as “Kwai Chang Caine.” In this FREE download, BlackBeltMag.com brings you an exclusive flashback to the Kung Fu TV series through an authentic digital presentation of pages straight from the June 1974 issue of Fighting Stars magazine!
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MMA Workouts 101: How to Start an MMA Conditioning Program for More Effective MMA Techniques and Self-Defense Moves
Being “fit to fight” isn’t just about watching your waistline. It’s a whole-body concept involving flexibility, cardio conditioning and strength. This FREE Guide will get you started on the road to achieving that ideal as MMA conditioning expert Kevin Kearns helps you streamline everything you’ve heard about strength, cardio and flexibility into a few key points! As a BONUS, this FREE download includes direct access to workout-demo videos and more!
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Our Bruce Lee Movies List: Little-Known Trivia From Bruce Lee’s Pictures
How much did Bruce Lee earn for his first two starring roles? Which of his co-stars was imprisoned for stabbing his wife? Who choreographed his famous fight scene against Chuck Norris? Impress your friends with the answers to these and other fascinating Bruce Lee trivia questions in this FREE download!
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Stick Combat: Learn Doce Pares Eskrima’s Most Painful Self-Defense Moves
Get FREE access to police and military-grade baton training as former Army Ranger Christopher Petrilli demonstrates his hybridization of Filipino stick fighting and the throws, locks and chokes of aikido and grappling! “Any part of the body that would be susceptible to pain from pressure is a perfect victim for compressions,” he says. And in this FREE Guide, you’ll learn how to combine the impact capacity of the blunt weapon with its close-quarters combat versatility!
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4 Submission Escapes From Jean Jacques Machado
Discover easy-to-learn escapes that will save you from match-ending submissions and help you turn the tables on your opponent. In this FREE Guide — 4 Submission Escapes From Jean Jacques Machado — you’ll learn how to reverse the flow of any match to your advantage.
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Bruce Lee Movies: The Making of Enter the Dragon
Bruce Lee’s final martial arts movie, Enter the Dragon, was the first Chinese martial arts film to be undertaken by a major Hollywood studio. In this exclusive look back at Fred Weintraub’s production of this blockbuster martial arts action masterpiece, learn how the film was made, how they captured Bruce Lee’s awesome speed on film and what obstacles nearly stopped production in its tracks! The guide includes rare photos of Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly and other stars from the film.
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The MMA Diet: How to Fuel Your Tank for Better Execution of MMA Techniques and Self-Defense Moves
Having a stronger, better-conditioned body will boost your performance regardless of which martial arts style you practice. In fact, a fit body can make a big difference in a self-defense situation. MMA fighters are among the fittest athletes on the planet, so eat and work out like MMA fighters do to prepare YOUR body for action! In this FREE download, a full-time MMA conditioning and fighting coach gets you started on your path toward peak performance.
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Dan Inosanto on Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do Techniques for Grappling and New Directions for JKD Training
Bruce Lee student Dan Inosanto focuses on the fourth range of combat — grappling — in this in-depth discussion of modern jeet kune do. Learn how it was practiced during Lee’s life and how Inosanto practices it now. This FREE Guide includes four jeet kune do grappling techniques demonstrated by Inosanto!
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10 Wing Chun Kung Fu Training Principles Any Martial Artist Can Use
William Cheung disciple Eric Oram shares the ideas that have enhanced his kung fu training and can take you to the next level! Learn how fundamentals such as balance, targeting, mobility and centerline protection form a principle-based approach to effective self-defense moves that can be applied to virtually any martial art!
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Hoplology: Martial Arts Weapons and How Humans Fight
Learn how historical events, culture, geography and military aspirations of surrounding peoples influenced which martial arts weapons sprang from various indigenous cultures as longtime Black Belt columnist Dave Lowry introduces you to hoplology — the science of why people fight and how they fight.
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Karate Techniques: Fumio Demura Reveals How to Make 6 Types of Karate Moves Work Properly
Black Belt Hall of Fame member Fumio Demura breathes new life into six types of hand-based shito-ryu karate techniques by breaking down how and when they should be implemented for maximum impact. The guide includes fully captioned, large-size color-photo action sequences! As a BONUS, Fumio Demura also delves into the elbow smash — one of karate’s most effective self-defense moves.
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Face Mash! Kelly McCann’s Essential Self-Defense Moves for Winning Real Street Fights
Combatives and self-defense expert Kelly McCann does not train the public directly. Fortunately, you have access to him through this new FREE Guide! Learn not only the hard-core physical self-defense moves but vital security-driven mindset tips you need to protect yourself. Learn how MMA training can factor into real-world combat and how there’s no such thing as dirty fighting when it comes to your survival.
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Stop Physical Bullying: The Rener Gracie Guide to the Facts on Bullying and Ways to Prevent Bullying Using the Gracie Bullyproof Program
The Gracie family, according to Rener Gracie, “has been bullyproofing men, women and children for 85 years.” But not everyone can get to a Gracie jiu-jitsu center for classes. So Rener Gracie and his brother Ryron Gracie formatted an easy-to-learn at-home program so kids could have a chance to learn what they learned. In this FREE Guide to their program, learn how kids can get started on a constructive, balanced path to moving from fear to empowerment without turning from prey into a predator.
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Taekwondo Forms: Uncovering the Self-Defense Moves Within Traditional Taekwondo Patterns
Throughout taekwondo’s formative years, its moves were fine-tuned for effectiveness in self-defense. During the latter part of the 20th century, however, traditional taekwondo began transitioning to the realm of Olympic sport — omitting strikes to the head and many techniques that made it a formidable style. In this FREE Guide, learn what was removed and how to re-integrate it into your arsenal of self-defense moves to protect yourself in a real fight!
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The Neil Adams Guide to Judo Throws
In the world of judo, Neil Adams definitely qualifies as a superstar. In this Free Guide, the judo master shares his top ideas for effective judo throws! Learn proper hand placement, how to break an opponent’s balance, how to use body mechanics to your advantage and how to direct an opponent’s energy to develop your coordination, timing, speed and momentum in high-level judo competition!
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Self-Defense Moves for Women: How to Fight Someone Bigger Than You By Exploiting Vital Targets
Survival instincts may not be enough! Give yourself a fighting chance by identifying and exploiting an attacker’s weak spots! Self-defense expert and the Black Belt Hall of Fame’s 2003 Woman of the Year Meredith Gold shows you how to channel your survival instincts into hard-hitting exploitations of vital targets. Become a force to be reckoned with, regardless of an attacker’s size!
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Knife-Fighting Techniques: 9 Essential Drills to Deploy Tactical Folders for Self-Defense Moves Under Any Conditions
Can you deploy your weapon for knife-fighting techniques under duress, during an ambush, while exhausted or even when forced to the ground? Learn how to draw a knife in any situation with this FREE Guide and give yourself those precious few seconds that could make all the difference!
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Human Pressure Points: 3 Jujitsu Techniques by Small-Circle Jujitsu Founder Wally Jay
Small-circle jujitsu founder Wally Jay shows you three jujitsu techniques using human pressure points that can improve your jujitsu game overall. More important, though, the author of this FREE Guide delves into Wally Jay’s history as an open-minded innovator who learned from other masters and shared his findings about new approaches to small-circle jujitsu openly.
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Bruce Lee Quotes: 10 Jeet Kune Do Masters Examine Bruce Lee’s Philosophy
Jeet kune do masters such as Taky Kimura, Ted Wong and Richard Bustillo reflect on Bruce Lee’s philosophy for living life and discuss the Bruce Lee quotes that have helped shape their individual perception and practice of martial arts.
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Miyamoto Musashi: Samurai Weapons Legend, Creator of Niten Ichi-Ryu and Author of The Book of Five Rings
Samurai weapons master Miyamoto Musashi created the two-sword fighting style niten ichi-ryu and wrote Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings). Many don’t know, however, that this Japanese weapons icon started out as more of a villain. In this FREE Guide, delve into the genesis of his famous treatise and learn the true life story of this legendary combat strategist and master of Japanese samurai swords.
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MACE (USMC): How the Martial Arts Center of Excellence Produces Fierce H2HC Fighters Through MCMAP
As hand-to-hand combat has evolved on the battlefield, so have the self-defense moves and techniques used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) through programs such as the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) taught at the program’s headquarters, the Martial Arts Center for Excellence (MACE). In this FREE Guide, you’ll learn how the Marines are using traditional martial arts principles to mold the modern H2HC warriors of tomorrow.
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Samurai Weapons: Sword Master James Williams Shows You How to Start Training With Japanese Samurai Swords
Do you love samurai movies? Have you always been fascinated with samurai weapons? Do you want to learn but don’t know where to even begin? In this FREE Guide — Samurai Weapons: Sword Master James Williams Shows You How to Start Training With Japanese Samurai Swords — sword master James Williams shares his experience and expert advice based on decades of practice and study in the field of samurai weapons.
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The SPEAR System: Tony Blauer Shows You 6 Self-Defense Moves Based on Real Street Fights
The rehearsed self-defense moves you learned in martial arts class are likely doomed to fail in real street fights. Don’t believe us? In this FREE Guide, self-defense expert Tony Blauer explains the difference between self-defense moves based on human instinct and rehearsed martial arts techniques based on learning and muscle memory. Find out how his world-renowned SPEAR System capitalizes on the instinctive “flinch” response to facilitate effective counterattacks in street assaults.
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History of Karate: The Role of Master Hohan Soken in Hakutsuru (White Swan), the Most Coveted of Okinawa’s Karate Techniques
Throughout the history of karate, the secret hakutsuru technique has been closely guarded by Hohan Soken’s family. In this new FREE Guide, find out why his uncle and instructor, Nabe Matsumura, refused to reveal it to anyone — even the legendary Gichin Funakoshi! — except the young nephew, a peasant born from a lineage of samurai nobility.
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How to Win a Street Fight: Four Self-Defense Moves From Combatives Expert Kelly McCann
In a perfect combatives situation, each strike you throw would be overwhelming and powerful. Unfortunately, due to a variety of variables, that will probably not be the case. That’s why self-defense expert Kelly McCann is offering these fighting tips to help you optimize each of your strikes for maximum effect. In this FREE Guide — How to Win a Street Fight: Four Self-Defense Moves From Combatives Expert Kelly McCann — learn how to refine your striking skills so your blows land on target every time.
