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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.

MIYAGI-DO JIU-JITSU?

Black Belt Magazine

BRUCE LEE HONORED WITH FILM PIONEER AWARD

DOJO LISTINGS

COMMUNITY

TEACHING WITHOUT OVERWHELMING

MUSEUM OF ART • WHEN MICHAEL MATSUDA STARTED TRAINING IN 1967, HE HAD A SENSE OF WHAT HE WANTED BUT NO CLUE WHERE IT WOULD TAKE HIM.

FREDIA GIBBS: MULTISPORT SUPERNOVA CONTINUES TO SHINE • FREDIA GIBBS IS MORE THAN A STAR IN THE WORLD OF FIGHT SPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS. SHE’S A STELLAR EXPLOSION OF MASTERY, DETERMINATION AND STAYING POWER — IN ESSENCE, A SUPERNOVA. YET SHE’S PROBABLY THE GREATEST ATHLETE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF.

FROM THE RING TO THE CAGE: ALI 2.0 • IT’S NEVER EASY BEING AN ATHLETE WHO FOLLOWS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A FAMOUS RELATIVE. BUT IMAGINE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A FIGHTER WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS NOT JUST THE GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHT EVER BUT “THE GREATEST.”

THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF READINESS ADVICE

BEST PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKES AND PALMS VS. FISTS, PART 2

RECOLLECTING WITH JEFF SMITH • TO THIS DAY, JEFF SMITH HOLDS AN AUDIENCE RECORD FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP KICKBOXING BOUT. ON OCTOBER 1, 1975, HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT AGAINST KARRIEM ALLAH WAS SEEN BY MORE THAN 50 MILLION VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD. HOW WAS THAT POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SPORT WAS JUST A YEAR OLD AND KICKBOXING MATCHES TYPICALLY REACHED AUDIENCES THAT NUMBERED IN THE LOW MILLIONS?

ESSENTIAL GEAR

WAR FIGHTING WITH TIM KENNEDY • JIU-JITSU IS A SUPERPOWER, HE SAYS, BUT IT CAN BE MADE BETTER!

3 PILLARS • THE FIGHTING METHOD OF THE VIKINGS, HISTORY’S FIERCEST WARRIORS

PATH TO THE PODIUM • PROVEN HACKS AND CHEAT CODES THAT WILL GUIDE YOU TO VICTORY AT YOUR NEXT COMPETITION

Extreme Challange • How the Japanese Practice of Shugyo Can Take Your Body and Mind to the Next Level

THEN AND NOW • THE BLACK KARATE FEDERATION CONTINUES ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE GREATER GOOD THROUGH MARTIAL ARTS!

FIGHT LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER! • HOW WORLD WAR II COMBATIVES BECAME SO EFFECTIVE AND WHY IT STILL HAS A PLACE IN 21ST -CENTURY SELF-DEFENSE

DOJO FUN AND GAMES — FOR RETENTION

From the Archives • VOL. 19, NO. 10, $1.95