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The July 1976 cover of Black Belt magazine featured Kenny Knudson , widely known as the "Midwest Karate King." A legendary martial...

Before I get to the meat of today’s thought exercise for real-world fights, you’ll need to take a few inventories. For the first inventory, list at least a dozen “designated weapons,” or devices that are carried and used primarily for self-protection. I'll get you started:  firearm, folding knife, fixed-blade knife, Taser, pepper spray, tactical flashlight  — feel free to continue the list. Next, assume a complete absence of designated weapons and look to your environment for

The July 1977 issue of Karate Illustrated  spotlighted Jun Chong, the acclaimed Tae Kwon Do master and one of Hollywood’s most in-demand...

It all starts with this iconic photo—a single moment frozen in time, capturing six black belts who helped shape the very foundation of...

In a sport often dominated by men, She Fights  is flipping the script—creating a space where females in martial arts don’t just survive,...

Each week's Black Belt Watchlist is free to watch on Pluto TV! Sworn to Justice  stars martial arts icon Cynthia Rothrock , No Retreat,...

The 2005 cover of Black Belt magazine featured Jim Arvanitis , widely recognized for reviving the ancient Greek combat art of...

The master of martial arts demos himself—Tadashi Yamashita—graced the cover of Karate Illustrated in 1978. Already an international star...

The Hong Kong museum dedicated to martial arts legend Bruce Lee has closed its doors, citing financial difficulties — bringing an...

Each week's Black Belt Watchlist is free to watch on Pluto TV! The tagline hit like a roundhouse kick: “America wasn’t ready... but he...

Get ready to kick off your weekends with Black Belt Movie Weekend —your weekly dose of free, high-octane martial arts action movies! Each...

The 2007 cover of Black Belt  magazine featured the late Richard Bustillo, a pioneering martial artist and direct student of Bruce Lee....

PFL EUROPE BRUSSELS FULL CARD RELEASED FOR 5 JULY AT THE ING ARENA Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora will make his first ever...

PFL Cape Town takes place on Saturday, July 19th at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Tickets on Sale Now via Ticketpro here The Professional...

From his first championship win in 1964 to earning the Black Belt Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024, Mike Stone has never...

“Don’t take the fight where you’re best. Take it where the gap in skill is the greatest.” —Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec Harinder Singh's...

Each week's Black Belt Watchlist is free to watch on Pluto TV! It’s the primordial ooze from which all ninja movies sprang—the Mike Stone...

This 1980 cover of Black Belt  magazine featured Mike Stone , the first American Karate Champion and a member of the prestigious Black...

ONE Championship (ONE), the world’s largest martial arts organization, today announced the first two matchups for ONE 173, the...

Lightweights Gadzhi Rabadanov and Alfie Davis Advance to World Tournament Finals Bantamweights Marcirley Alves and Justin Wetzell Advance...

Do you remember Jay T. Will? Featured on the cover in 1975, Jay T. Will trained under American kenpo legends Ed Parker and Al Tracy,...

Before ninjas were everywhere—from cartoons and video games to Halloween costumes—there was Sho Kosugi, the man who helped introduce the mysterious, masked martial artist to Western audiences and turned ninja films into a full-blown pop culture phenomenon. In the 1980s, if there was a ninja on screen, chances are it was Kosugi—silent, swift, and deadly. Born in Tokyo in 1948, Sho Kosugi began martial arts training at age 5, eventually earning black belts in karate and kendo,