From Tradition to Trend: How Martial Arts Revolutionized Finnish Sports and Culture
The article highlights Finland's impressive record in judo, organized since 1958, boasting 120 clubs with over 4,500 practitioners...
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Black Belt Team
- Jul 12
Black Belt Mag's Watchlist Is 🔥🔥🔥 Don't Miss the Martial Arts Movies & Shows That Will Blow Your Mind 🥋
Don't Miss the Martial Arts Movies & Shows That Will Blow Your Mind...
Burton Richardson
- Jul 11
Is Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ready For The Streets? 10 Ways To Make Your Sport a More Effective Self-Defense Art!
We all know that the street is different from sport, but over time, I was able to blend self-defense elements from JKD, kali, silat....
Perry William Kelly
- Jul 8
Positional Setup: Win More Fights By Predicting Opponents Next Moves
How many times have you entered the ring at a martial arts competition and faced your opponent and had no idea what he or she was about.....
Thomas Cruse
- Jul 7
15 Minute Fighter: Jeet Kune Do + Filthy MMA = Maximum Effectiveness on the Street
You decide to close the distance and wind up in the clinch. Oops!
Black Belt Team
- Jul 6
Event of the Week: US Open
Entering its 40th year the Tournament has become one of the most influential and prestigious tournaments...
Kelly Mccann
- Jul 6
In Self-Defense Training, Beware Of Intellectualization!
Intellectualization is defined as a defense mechanism that entails using reasoning to avoid unconscious conflict and its associated...
Robert Young
- Jul 3
Prime Principles: A Private JKD Session with Tim Tackett
Tim Tackett used to be a schoolteacher, but he should have been a principal. Why? Because he knows all about principles...
Black Belt Team
- Jul 3
Hungry for Hungary: WAKO USA Kickboxing Training Camp Showcases America's Top Talent
The USA National Kickboxing Team hosted their elite training camp for athletes slated to compete at the Junior World Championships...
John T. Bingham
- Jul 2
Kyle Funakoshi on Shotokan Karate’s Proven Strategies for Faking Punches and Kicks
“In shotokan, we start off the beginners just standing up and making sure their feet are in the correct position so they get the proper...
Neil Andrew Ripski
- Jul 1
Buddhism and the Martial Arts: A Basic Understanding of the First Will Give You a Deeper Understanding of the Second!
Life is chaos. How we deal with that chaos is the key to living life with- out having life merely throw us about. Buddhist thinking holds...
Dr. Robert Wong MD
- Jun 30
Body as Weapon; Discover Bruce Lee's Secret Formula: How His Revolutionary Training Techniques Transformed Martial Arts Forever!
When Lee moved, he embodied the perfect combination of efficiency, effectiveness and aesthetics....
George Chung
- Jun 28
What is a Master? 13 of the Most Acclaimed Black Belts Answer!
These days, the term "Master" gets tossed around quite a bit. With so many high-ranking martial artists claiming titles like Master...
Black Belt Team
- Jun 28
The Black Belt Watch List: Don't Miss These over the Weekend
This is the Black Belt Watch List for the weekend of June 28, 2024 ..
Black Belt Team
- Jun 27
Tulika Maan: Aiming to Reshape Indian Judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics
At 25, this heavyweight judoka from New Delhi has become a beacon of hope for Indian judo, ready to propel it to unprecedented heights...
Mark Hatmaker
- Jun 26
Weapon Ambidexterity: Vikings, Bushwhackers, and Necessity
Ambidexterity in the empty-hand game may be of little value in the long run...
George Chung
- Jun 25
Dominating the Tatami: The Remarkable Journey of Judo Champion Teddy Riner
Even from a young age, Riner showed a remarkable aptitude for judo, as well as a passion for football...
Dave Lowry
- Jun 25
Osu! The Origin Behind the Karateka's Exclamation
I occasionally greet people with, “Ehh, howzit?” Those people are my age or younger, people I know well and who have some conversance...
JASON McNEIL
- Jun 24
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Gerald Okamura
Within the article, Lew’s longtime kung fu buddy and perennial Hollywood bad guy Gerald Okamura chimed in with...
Dasha Libin Anderson
- Jun 23
Shake it Up: Bruce Lee's Pioneering Nutrition and The Science Behind His Legendary Protein Shakes
Stories about the way he combined raw eggs, raw meat, milk, bananas and other foods are the stuff of legend....
George Chung
- Jun 22
8 Reasons Why We Love The Karate Kid-Even 40 Years Later!
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Karate Kid's opening day premiere, let's delve into eight compelling reasons why we still love..
George Chung
- Jun 21
What is a Black Belt? 12 of the Most Acclaimed Black Belts Answer!
We asked 12 of the most acclaimed Black Belts to answer this timeless question “What is a Black Belt”
The answers are humbling!
Black Belt Team
- Jun 21
What to Watch this Weekend? The Black Belt Watch list, Weekend of June 21
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Karate Kid its all things Karate Kid on the Watch List..
Black Belt Team
- Jun 19
Master Wong: Awareness in Training and Becoming a YouTube Sensation
All martial arts are good, Master Wong says. However, people often believe otherwise because they see moves that are done differently...
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