Ken Ki Tai Ichi: How to Have a Perfect Strike in Japanese Martial Arts
Many Black Belt readers may be familiar with the Japanese phrase ken ki tai ichi . It means that one’s weapon ( ken , which can be...
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Cover Story Throwback: Masaaki Hatsumi
The January 1987 issue featured Hatsumi Masaaki, best known as the modern grandmaster of Ninjutsu. Born on December 2, 1931, Hatsumi is...
San-Jitsu vs. the World: How Frank Sanchez Took On the Martial Arts Elite
Frank E. Sanchez has been around the block. As a youth in Guam, the U.S. territory in which he was born, he frequently had to call on his...
No-Frills Fighter: A Visit to The Pit With John Hackleman
On my way to California’s Central Coast to interview a 57-year-old male martial artist who paints his toenails, I got bogged down in...
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