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Fighting Fathers: Celebrating the Martial Arts Dads Who Shaped Legends

Martial artist mid-air flip, wearing white pants and black shoes, on dark stage. Text: "Life as a Martial Arts Performer, What It's Really Like."
Two "Black Belt Magazine" covers featured; one with a woman in a hat, the other with a man in a red gi. Spring '25 issue promotion.

Behind every great martial artist, there’s often a teacher.


And sometimes, just sometimes, that teacher is also Dad.


This Father’s Day, we’re kicking some love toward the martial arts fathers who trained, mentored, inspired, or passed down their legacy to the next generation of legends.

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