Black Belt Magazine

Black Belt tells you everything you need to know about every style of self-defense in the world! It offers the broadest, most informative coverage of all aspects of the traditional fighting disciplines that were developed in Asia, as well as the modern eclectic systems that were devised in the West.

RECOGNITION

Black Belt Magazine • VOLUME 60, NO. 2 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022

CHRISTINE BANNON-RODRIGUES PROMOTED TO 10TH DEGREE

HONG KONG HERITAGE MUSEUM OPENS NEW BRUCE LEE EXHIBIT

TERUNOFUJI GOES UNBEATEN TO WIN KYUSHU GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT

JOSEPH BEIN NAMED HEAD COACH OF TEAM INFINITY

HALL OF FAMER GLENN KEENEY PASSES AWAY

BJJ CHAMP ANDRE GALVAO SIGNS WITH ONE

SAMBO LEGEND DIES FROM COVID

IMMAF RESCHEDULES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ABU DHABI

“BIG BROTHER” CONTESTANT A FOURTH-DEGREE BLACK BELT, THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION

DOJO LISTINGS

ON A GOAT • BLACK BELT: JOE LEWIS IS CONSIDERED THE “FATHER OF MODERN KICKBOXING.” HE FINISHED HIS CAREER IN FULL-CONTACT KARATE AND KICKBOXING WITH 17 WINS (15 BY KNOCKOUT) AND ONLY FOUR LOSSES.

ON GOAL SETTING • BLACK BELT: WHAT ARE YOUR MARTIAL ARTS–RELATED GOALS FOR THE WEEK?

ON BEING SUPER • BLACK BELT: (POSTED ON DECEMBER 1) WISHING A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LEGENDARY BILL “SUPERFOOT” WALLACE. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY.

ON ADVISING YOUR FUTURE SELF • BLACK BELT: IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME TO GIVE YOURSELF MARTIAL ARTS ADVICE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

ON ADVICE TO YOU • BLACK BELT: WHAT IS THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS ADVICE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN?

ON PREPARATION • BLACK BELT: HOW DO YOU USUALLY WARM UP BEFORE TRAINING?

ON KICKBOXING • BLACK BELT: HAVE YOU EVER TRAINED IN KICKBOXING?

THE CURIOUS CASE OF KINJO SANDA • IN PRINT AND ONLINE, WESTERN READERS ARE LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS WHO POPULATED THE EARLY MODERN HISTORY OF KARATE. WHILE MARTIAL ARTISTS MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING OF THE LIVES OF THE FAMOUS OKINAWAN MASTERS, OTHER PRACTITIONERS ARE JUST NOW EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS. VERY OFTEN THEY WERE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ECCENTRIC, MULTITALENTED AND FASCINATING.

DEEP WISDOM • THE MEANING OF THE WORD “KUNG FU” RUNS DEEP. MOST OF US WOULD SAY IT REFERS TO THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS OR SPECIFICALLY THE ART ASSOCIATED WITH SHAOLIN TEMPLE. WHILE THIS IS AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION, IT’S NOT WRONG. HOWEVER, WHEN WE EXAMINE THE CHINESE CHARACTERS FOR KUNG FU, WE LEARN THAT TOGETHER THEY LITERALLY MEAN “EFFORT.” AND THIS MAKES SENSE FOR MARTIAL ARTS BECAUSE MASTERY REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT.

SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON “SHEROES” WHO LOOK LIKE US • TWENTY-ONE YEARS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, VALENCIA D. ROBINSON’S BOOK THE SHEROES WHO LOOK LIKE US: BLACK, BROWN, AND VARIATIONS THEREOF IS A NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO EFFORTS TO ARCHIVE VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN MARTIAL ARTISTS. THIS COMPILATION OF ESSAYS, REFLECTIONS AND NARRATIVES IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ART “ONE GLOVE” JIMMERSON • LAST ISSUE, IN OUR INAUGURAL GLANCE BACK AT THE EARLY UFC FIGHTERS, WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE LEGENDARY ROYCE GRACIE. HERE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAN WHO WAS GRACIE’S FIRST OPPONENT AT THE FIRST ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP.

HOW PUNCHING HAS CHANGED IN THE SPORT OF BOXING • PICTURE TWO PUGILISTS STRIPPED TO THE WAIST AND STANDING IN A MAKESHIFT RING FORMED BY CROWDING SPECTATORS WHO HAVE ARRIVED TO ENJOY A LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT. THE PUNCHERS “TOE THE SCRATCH” AND COMMENCE THROWING HANDS.

THREAT RECOGNITION AND SITUATIONAL CONTROL • FULL-SPECTRUM PERSONAL SELF-DEFENSE INVOLVES FOUR INTERCONNECTED REALMS: THREAT RECOGNITION, SITUATIONAL CONTROL, PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT AND AFTERMATH MANAGEMENT. IN THIS ISSUE OF BLACK BELT, I’LL COVER THE FIRST TWO.

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