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Black Belt Magazine

JUDO PIONEER HAL SHARP PASSES AWAY • MARTIAL ARTS NEWS YOU CAN USE. READ IT - KNOW IT - LIVE IT

BLACK BELT LAUNCHES PODCAST

BOXING GREAT MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER DIES

BRUCE LEE’S “SILENT FLUTE” TO BE MADE INTO A SERIES

UFC RELEASES OVEREEM, DOS SANTOS

KUNG FU–THEMED CHILDREN’S BOOK YANKED OVER RACIAL STEREOTYPES

INDIA ANNOUNCES MASSIVE WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAM

OLYMPIC CHAMPION TOSHIHIKO KOGA DIES

ENDEAVOR SEEKS TO GAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OF UFC

TERUNOFUJI WINS SUMO TOURNAMENT

SAMBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVED TO UZBEKISTAN

ONE CHAMPIONSHIP SIGNS ADCC VETERAN GORDON RYAN

DOJO LISTINGS

ON A CASUAL SNAP

THE HIDDEN STUFF • IN MATTERS OF KARATE KATA, THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF PURPORTED EXPLANATIONS FOR WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON. WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIMPLE STEP SIDEWAYS, WE’RE CONFIDENTIALLY TOLD, IS ACTUALLY A CLEVER FOOT SWEEP. OR AN ENTRY INTO A GRAPPLING POSITION.

BLACK BELT WORLD SPORT KARATE RANKINGS • AT THE END OF 2020, THE OFFICIAL BLACK BELT WORLD SPORT KARATE RANKINGS WERE CREATED BY A COMMITTEE WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF MAJOR LEAGUES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ISKA, WAKO, NASKA AND WKC.

THE DANGAL IN THE JUNGLE, PART 2 • AMONG FANS IN INDIA, ZHENGTONG AND I SEEMED QUITE POPULAR. THE “BAD-GUY WRESTLER” PERSONA I’D ADOPTED WAS WORKING WELL.

ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE • THERE SEEMS TO BE A CULTURE OF SELF-DEFENSE PRACTITIONERS AND ENTHUSIASTS WHO WATCH KNIFE-DEFENSE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE WHILE EXCLAIMING, “THAT (EXPLETIVE) WILL GET YOU KILLED!” OR “THAT’S A BUNCH OF (EXPLETIVE)!”

LEG-BREAKERS, STREET DENTISTS AND ENFORCERS • LET’S SAY YOU RUN A SMALL LOAN-SHARKING ENTERPRISE. NOTHING BIG — YOU’VE GOT A TERRITORY OF THREE TO FOUR CITY BLOCKS.

HOW SELF-DEFENSE DIFFERS FROM COMBAT SPORTS • TO LAUNCH THIS COLUMN, I’LL BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY OBJECTIVES. MY NAME IS LITO ANGELES, AND MY LIFE’S PASSION IS MARTIAL ARTS.

THE KRIS-ENING OF RAYA AND THE RUSSIAN RAID

ESSENTIAL GEAR

TRADITIONAL TO MIXED! • OBSERVATIONS ON THE JOURNEY FROM TKD TO MMA COURTESY OF ANTHONY “SHOWTIME” PETTIS

RANDOM QUESTIONS WITH SHOWTIM

IN DEFENSE OF SELF

CQC SAMBO • Why You Should “Fill Your Cup” With Wisdom From This Russian Close-Quarters-Combat System!

“Your Karate’s a Joke!” • A Personal Journey to Prove It’s Not and to Reignite the Warrior Spirit

THE CHINESE CONNECTION • A Critical Look at Chojun Miyagi’s Landmark 1936 Lecture on the Origins of Karate

5 FIGHT FALLACIES • SLICING THROUGH THE MYTHS THAT SURROUND EDGED-WEAPON DEFENSE!

BUILDING BLOCKS • Budoshin Jujitsu’s Classification of BLOCKING TECHNIQUES Epitomizes Simplicity

Sneak Peek at Jujitsu: Toward One Technique

EVICTION NOTICE! WHEN YOU’RE FORCED TO TEACH OUTSIDE: THE FAQ

FROM THE ARCHIVES VOL. 18, NO. 12, $1.95 • The 204th issue of Black Belt was dated December 1980. It was 100 pages long and featured chung do wan master Ki Chung Han on the cover.