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.

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Black Belt Magazine • VOLUME 60, NO. 5 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022

KAGE SHOWDOWN TO AWARD $10,000 AT BATTLE OF ATLANTA

KUNG FU MASTER JOHN CHENG DIES SAVING OTHERS

KAYLA HARRISON REMAINS WITH PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE

JUDO, TAEKWONDO ARE IN BUT KARATE IS OUT FOR 2028 OLYMPICS

“THE KARATE KID” DEBUTS AS A MUSICAL

BRAIN STUDY SHOWS PROS AND CONS OF MMA SPARRING

JAKE PRESLEY JOINS COACHING STAFF OF COMPETITIVE EDGE

MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE SAMURAI OPENS IN BERLIN

DOJO LISTINGS

COMMUNITY

PLAYING BY THE RULES • HOW CAN THE RULES OF SPORT OR COMPETITION INFLUENCE A MARTIAL ART? OFTEN, IN THE DOJO, WE ASSUME THAT KARATE’S SPORTING ASPECTS ARE — OR, AT LEAST, CAN BE — KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE ART. PERHAPS. IT’S WORTHWHILE, HOWEVER, TO CONSIDER THAT THE APPLICATION OF ANY RULE HAS CONSEQUENCES, GOOD AND BAD, THAT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ATTEND THE MARTIAL ARTS SUPERSHOW! • THERE’S A PLACE WHERE MARTIAL ARTS LEGENDS GATHER ANNUALLY TO TEACH AND WHERE PEOPLE LIKE YOU GATHER TO LEARN. YOUR PEERS COME TO HONE THEIR ARTS, THEIR TEACHING METHODS AND THEIR BUSINESS SKILLS. WHEN THEY DO SO THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE ALONGSIDE MASTERS LIKE CYNTHIA ROTHROCK, BILL “SUPERFOOT” WALLACE, APOLO LADRA, ANDRE GALVAO, HARINDER SINGH AND CRIS CYBORG, AS WELL AS OLYMPIANS HERB PEREZ (TAEKWONDO) AND MARTI MALLOY (JUDO).

MICHELLE MANU, WOMAN WARRIOR OF LUA • A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH WILL REVEAL THAT MICHELLE MANU IS A RARE INDIVIDUAL. A 10TH-DEGREE KUMU, OR TEACHER, SHE’S THE ONLY FEMALE DISCIPLE AND INHERITOR OF HAWAII’S ANCIENT COMBAT ART OF LUA. SHE’S ALSO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTITIONER AND THE ONLY WOMAN TO RECEIVE THE DESIGNATION OF “KNIGHT COMMANDER” FROM THE ROYAL ORDER OF KING KAMEHAMEHA. FIERCE, FASCINATING AND FORMIDABLE, SHE REPRESENTS THE HAWAIIAN WOMAN WARRIOR, OR WAHINE KOA. IN THIS BLACK BELT EXCLUSIVE, MANU TALKS ABOUT HER ART AND HER DEVOTION TO IT.

FORGING A FUTURE FOR FEMALE FIGHTERS • Numerous Black Belt readers have contacted our staff to ask for more information about Gerry Chisolm, the martial artist who is perhaps better-known by her nickname — which happens to be the name of her column: Lady Sensei. This bio is for all who have wondered about the origin story of one of the most accomplished and visible women in the American martial arts.

HOW TO BE AN EMPIRICAL FIGHTER

THE LAST RESORT OF PROACTIVE SELF-DEFENSE, PART 2

HOW LEGENDS ARE BORN • KEITH VITALI WAS INTERVIEWED FOR AN EPISODE OF THE MASTER’S WAY ON THE ALWAYS FREE BLACK BELT MAGAZINE CHANNEL ON JUNGO PLUS. BECAUSE HE’S SUCH A LEGEND IN THE MARTIAL ARTS, WE FIGURED YOU WOULD APPRECIATE THIS GLIMPSE INTO THE TALES HE TELLS. BEFORE WE BEGIN, HERE’S A PEEK AT THE CLASSIC MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW ON OUR CHANNEL.

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MICHAEL JAI WHITE • A SIDE OF THE ACTION STAR YOU’VE NEVER SEEN!

A 4-PART PRESCRIPTION FOR GROWING TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS IN THE AGE OF MMA • CASE STUDY: AIKIDO

DEEP DIVE • 2 KEY BRUCE LEE PHILOSOPHIES AND THE ANCIENT CHINESE BELIEFS BEHIND THEM

DOWN AND OUT! • SILAT TAKEDOWNS AND THE FAST-FINISH STRATEGY

FIGHTING FOR LONGEVITY • 4 Old-School Martial Artists Offer Advice for All Who Plan to Train for Life!

WORLD’S DEADLIEST SELF-DEFENSE ART? • INTRODUCING THE PIPER KNIFE FIGHTING SYSTEM FROM SOUTH AFRICA!

BENEFITS OF LONG-TERM STUDENT CONTRACTS, PART 1...