Cover Story - OPEN HAND, OPEN MIND - Burton Richardson, Black Belt 2015 Self-Defense Instructor of the Year, explains the role the open hand plays in the Indonesian art of silat, all in an effort to convince you to open your mind.

NEVER BACK DOWN 3

DAVE GROSSMAN ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMBAT.

MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS THAT MADE HISTORY

CIVIL LIABILITY IN SELF-DEFENSE

AND 2015 BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME

World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends. World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.

World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts.
Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.

World's Leading Magazine of Martial Arts. Black Belt is dedicated to both the classical and the modern martial arts. First published in 1961, it features interviews with the world's most prestigious masters and historical pieces on the philosophies of various combat styles. The magazine also provides in-depth coverage of mixed martial arts, reality-based self-defense, Bruce Lee, weapons defense, cutting-edge training methods, fight films and industry trends.

Black Belt Magazine is the world’s leading martial arts media outlet and is dedicated to both the classical and the modern eclectic martial arts.

August/September 2022 Black Belt Highlights

MICHAEL JAI WHITE
The kyokushin karate stylist has been lauded by Joe Lewis and Bill Wallace, among others. He’s the brains behind movies like Black Dynamite and Blood and Bone. Get ready to see a side of the action star you’ve never seen in this exclusive interview.

GROWING TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS IN THE AGE OF MMA
There has been much clamor in the aikido world about a recent study suggesting that practice of the traditional martial art is shrinking in the modern world. Here is one aikidoka’s take on how the MMA takeover can be combated — for his art and for others.

DEEP DIVE
Bruce Lee is known not just for his martial prowess but also for his ideas and philosophies. Perhaps the best-known quotes are “Be like water” and “Absorb what is useful.” Did these words of wisdom originate with Lee, or do they have a deeper history?

DOWN AND OUT!
This tutorial by Burton Richardson is subtitled “Silat Takedowns and the Fast-Finish Strategy.” In it, the Black Belt Hall of Famer teaches six sequences that exemplify the concept of forgoing an easy throw on your way to a fight-ending takedown.

WORLD’S DEADLIEST SELF-DEFENSE ART?
Introducing the Piper Knife Fighting System from South Africa! Created after an in-depth study of the fighting methods of criminals was made, it includes super-effective empty-hand moves, but it’s best-known for its blade fighting.

FIGHTING FOR LONGEVITY
Four old-school martial artists — Ernie Cates, Joe Corley, Kathy Long and Brian Garrett, DC — offer advice for all who plan to train for life. Implementing their tips now could save you pain and suffering down the road.

10 THINGS THAT MAKE A TACTICAL KNIFE
Ernest Emerson, founder of Emerson Knives, tells you everything you need to know before going tactical. Depending on your planned usage, some features will be more important to you than others.

2022 BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME
The Black Belt Hall of Fame stands as the most prestigious such entity in the United States. This notion is driven home every time the editors hear a martial artist say, “You know, I’ve been inducted in four or five halls of fame, but yours is the only one that matters.”

MARTIAL BLADE CONCEPTS
In “Focus on the Tactical Wharncliffe,” Michael Janich talks about how knives are most effective for self-defense when powered by a logical system of tactics that are grounded in the realities of medical science.

WHEN ART MEETS SCIENCE
Citing medical research, the author, an experienced practitioner of pressure-point tactics, proposes a neurological model for the knockouts that occur when kyusho-jitsu techniques are used properly.

METAMORPHOSIS
Linda Denley was Black Belt’s 1980 Competitor of the Year for good reason: She ruled point karate. Find out how the Texan went from never having thrown a punch in her life to being one of the top point fighters in the world in this career retrospective.

STILL STANDING
Newcomers to the martial arts usually regard joint locks as ground-fighting techniques, but practitioners of the Korea art of hapkido know they aren’t just for the horizontal realm. Here’s a primer on standing joint locks for self-defense.

Special Issue Black Belt Hall of fame! | Exclusive interview! Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Martin Kove talk Cobra Kai | Behind the scenes "Jiu Jitsu", starring Nicolas Cage, Alain Moussi and Tony Jaa | Mysterious origins of the Filipino Martial Arts.

Let the Sabaki Method Make You a Smarter Fighter.
9 JKD Principles You Need to Know.
10 Modifications to Make Your BJJ Street-Ready.
11 Most Memorable Moments From Cobra Kai.
The Martial Arts Movie That Will Define a New Genre!

Modern Musashi - Fighting Philosophies of a Navy SEAL / BJJ Black Belt | Police and Choke holds - The Perspective you Need to Read! |  Black Martial Artists and Their Ongoing Struggle for Equality

Bruce Lee Special Issue
- Shannon Lee talks! Bruce Lee's 80th Birthday, Warrior TV Series, Her New Book!
- Shotokan Fakes: Outsmart Your Opponent Now!
- Tim Tackett Teaches JKD's Essential Principles
- How COVID Has Changed Self-Defense

Cris Cyborg MMA Superstar with a heart of gold | Understanding Sabaki enshin karate's supreme fighting philosophy | Learn 7 self-defense techniques from 52 blocks! | How martial artists can cope with COVID

ELITE COMBAT EXPLAINED!
In this exclusive interview, Vladimir Vasiliev, the Black Belt Hall of Famer who happens to be the most visible systema instructor in the Western world, answers your questions about his Russian martial art, including how it differs from martial sports

QUEEN OF ALL MOVES
If you want to improve your ability to fight, you need to master this technique and then learn how to use it as though you’re playing a game of “combat chess.” So says a veteran instructor of jeet kune do, wing chun and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON ON BEING A SMALLER FIGHTER IN A SPORT RULED BY GIANTS
This 125-pound rising star of MMA recounts his ring experiences and provides pointers for smaller
martial artists who may have to take on larger opponents.

Aside from the fundamental philosophical argument that every human being is unique and, therefore, cannot be duplicated, there are at least three reasons why there will never be another Bruce Lee.
When Lee skyrocketed to fame in the late 1960s and early ’70s, film was the vehicle that carried him. Back then, hit movies, if you recall, would stay in theaters for a very long time. I remember the first Star Wars episode, released in 1977, playing in our local mall for more than one year straight! Much of Lee’s initial popularity, both in Asia and in the West, stemmed from his work in classic movies that stayed in theaters far longer

MEET MIGHTY MOUSE
ONE Championship star athlete Demetrious Johnson has been called the best mixed martial artist on the planet. Find out why he’s earned that moniker in this exclusive interview!

THE WARRIOR WAY OF JOE LEWIS
He was a martial arts legend and an extraordinary teacher. Get briefed on the techniques and training methods the Black Belt Hall of Famer taught others who wanted to excel in hand-to-hand combat.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
Black Belt jetted to Singapore to go behind the scenes at ONE Championship and find out why fans are calling it “MMA done right.” Read our exclusive interview with CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

KARATE WAY To make his point about the role defense should play in a martial artist’s strategy, Dave Lowry focuses on the life of a Japanese budo legend who was the second student to enroll at the Kodokan judo headquarters.

FIGHTBOOK Leo Fong’s journey in the martial arts began when he was just 7 years old and led via a circuitous path to the founding of wei kuen do and most recently chi fung. What an eventful journey it’s been!

Black Belt Magazine December 2018 / January 2019

More Martial Artists Join The Hall Of Fame - The staff of Black Belt announces additional inductees for 2018: Malia Bernal, Woman of the Year; Kim Soo, Instructor of the Year; and Eyal Yanilov, Self-Defense Instructor of the Year.

Battle Of Atlanta 50th Edition - The iconic martial arts event co-founded by Joe Corley was a family affair this year - and one for the record books in many respects and more...

BLACK BELT CLASSIC: WILLIAM SHATNER’S MARTIAL ARTS CONNECTION Did you know Star Trek’s Capt. Kirk used to do karate? It’s true! For your enjoyment, we’re reprinting an article from the April 1974 issue of Fighting Stars magazine that focuses on Shatner’s involvement in the arts. 

THE UNPRECEDENTED EVOLUTION OF MMA We quizzed Greg Jackson to find out why he believes the skill set seen in the octagon has progressed so far so fast. When a standout MMA coach opens with “The techniques you see in MMA are not new techniques — they’re just a blending of old martial arts techniques,” you know you need to pay attention.

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