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  • Cover Story Throwback: Curtis and Lisa Sliwa

    safety patrol known as the “Magnificent 13” to combat violence and crime on the New York City subway system

  • Black Belt Legacy: James Mitose — Kenpo Legend or Convicted Killer?

    Mitose said in a 1992 interview with Black Belt, that his father got a "bum deal from the American legal system

  • Exploring the Different Types of Kung Fu: A Comprehensive Guide to China’s Martial Arts Heritage

    It’s more than just a fighting system; it represents a way of life that includes physical fitness, self-defense The system emphasizes economy of movement, allowing practitioners to defend and counterattack simultaneously Hei-Gun, who studied Shaolin martial arts and incorporated both Tiger and Crane techniques into his system The system teaches practitioners to use different ranges, angles, and combinations to overcome their Kung Fu is not just a single martial art, but a vast system encompassing a wide variety of styles, each

  • The Price of Piety: A Call for Open-Mindedness in Combat Training

    Because of this, there is no room for piety or blind loyalty to any one school of thought, system, martial disloyal to their teacher or art) or the most heavily invested (founders of individually developed systems The validity of a technique, system, style, or art doesn’t rest on its utility to everyone; instead, The bottom line is, there is no panacea, no one-size-fits-all super system.

  • Happy Birthday to Morihei Ueshiba Why the Founder of Aikido Is More Relevant Today Than Ever

    training Corporate leadership and stress management programs Youth development and character-building systems Through cinema, millions were introduced to the effectiveness—and elegance—of Ueshiba’s system.

  • Revisiting American Taekwondo Association's Golden Anniversary: The Half-Century Journey

    That’s why we now have the Protech Training Systems, which includes defense against grappling and ground In the olden days, all martial systems had something to do with weapons. try to have parts of the ATA that appeal to different groups of people—like IMS (Integrated Martial Systems ), which includes grappling, and Combat Weapons Systems, which features padded-weapons sparring.

  • Silat: Indonesia and Malaysia's Deadly Martial Art

    There are also many systems that blend pentjak silat and kuntao. Silat's Key Components What comprises a good silat system? The system must have effective punching and kicking techniques. Most silat systems emphasize weapons training at some point. Mande muda is a composite of 18 different silat systems.

  • Small Circle Jujitsu: The Secret to Controlling an Attacker

    After spending decades teaching and refining his system, he passed away in 2011 at age 93, no doubt secure Since he assumed the mantle of the small circle, Leon Jay has overseen the system’s development. resistance, and he found that various GTOs and other pressure points could be incorporated into the system However, unique properties are involved, and they're emblematic of the system precisely because they “We train for that by teaching students a referencing system to resistance.

  • Rethinking Rank: What Does It Really Mean to Be a Black Belt?

    Does the belt-ranking system even have value? Other martial arts followed suit and implemented similar belt-ranking systems. Forget who wears the belt; look at who devised the system. What might this person’s motivations be for wanting a rank grading system? The black-belt rank system does all these things and more.

  • Black Belt Network Presents: Juego Todo — The Evolution of Filipino Martial Arts

    When Bruce Lee challenged rigid systems and spoke of adaptability over form, he was met with resistance Inspired by the rise of MMA in the Philippines, Munsayac envisioned something more: A system that doesn The mindset of “my system is better than yours” has long fractured unity within Filipino Martial Arts Look for Control & Damage Judges score using a 10-point must system Fighters win rounds by: Effective

  • Jeet Kune Do: A Call to Unite and Evolve Together

    Since JKD was designed as a system for advanced martial artists —those who already had a foundation and were looking to transcend stylized limitations and personal belief systems, newcomers should first build For beginners or martial artists from other systems, the best approach is to build a sound base in striking It was never meant to be a fixed system or a museum piece. Man, the living being the creating individual is far more important than any set style or system. 

  • How a Small-Statured Scholar Saved Japan’s Martial Arts Legacy!

    troops, as well as to improve commerce and build infrastructure, he had the first national railroad system Kenjutsu, jujutsu, bojutsu, and other systems, while not outlawed, waned in popularity. that the inherent positive qualities of Japanese martial arts should be preserved in the new education system Before the introduction of the belts he envisioned, the Japanese martial arts used the menkyosho system—written only encouraged the incorporation of Judo, Kendo, and other martial arts into the Japanese education system

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