Few stars have transcended into the realm of icon like Bruce Lee. His death started a legacy that bridges Asian and Western culture and ideologies. This fan has hand picked some of the best infographics on Bruce Lee around. They were published in magazine, newspapers, and online portals. Enjoy! Read the full article here: 12 [...]

Rita Walston had an inspiration to help bullied children and teens and the money and community assistance just poured on in. She has designed a park with a “glow walk” where kids feeling they have no way out can “glow up in the park.” The park walk has counselors available for those who need it, [...]

Ahh, nothing like a good, action-packed, Steven Seagal film to brighten the entertainment world. Steven Seagal will once again delight audiences with his fighting expertise in the new action-adventure film, “Maximum Conviction,” partnering with Stone Cold’s Steve Austin. The story involves a pair of ex-Black Ops agents going up against a small army of mercenaries [...]

Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, recently released the video, “It Gets Better,” to foster safe learning spaces in our US schools. It advocates StopBullying.gov as a resource for parents, teachers, administrators, and students to find ways to help those victimized by and perpetrating school bullying. It lists the proper response to when a bullying event [...]

It’s no longer just a middle school girl problem. Bullying is now manifesting among small children as young as 6, 5, even pre-school. Hilary Benson appeared on KING 5 News for Parent-to-Parent to talk about this problem. Listen to this short video to learn more about how to help your small child stand up assertively [...]

Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, is a human rights defender working for Speak Truth To Power (STTP) an education curriculum offered by her father’s legacy: Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Kennedy and others realize that bullying in the schools will never end if we merely implementing systems from [...]

Whether it’s cyber bullying, school bullying, or workplace bullying, nobody likes a bully or to be bullied. The website NoBullying.com aims to end all bullying without violence. It invites any who wish to discuss or comment. Many celebrities have left their words on this site. Read the full article here: NoBullying.com Invites Everyone to Contribute [...]

You know that long, curved, deadly-sharp sword pictured with the Samarai warrior? Did you know it is called the Katana? The Katana socially and spiritually defines these medieval warriors of Japan. Complete with beautiful pictures is everything you ever wanted to know about the Katana sword. Read the full article here: KATANA – SOUL OF [...]

The tales of Musashi Miyamoto and particularly of his last fight to the death are famous in Japan. This article gives an insightful rendition of one version of the telling. Musashi Miyamoto meets his greatest opponent, Sasaki Kojiro, on a beach at sunset, on the island of Ganryu in the Kammon Straits. This tale has [...]

In 30 seconds master James Sherman shows you why you should study martial arts. James Sherman takes us on the real streets and shows us (with actors in a demonstration) what someone who has mastered martial arts can do to protect himself and survive when someone attacks from behind with a weapon, even a gun. [...]

A picture says a thousand words. Take a look at these three pictures and video taken in Russia, where a thief tries to steal a cell phone from a small young woman who happens to be a student of Systema. It pays to study martial arts! Read the full article here: THIEF MESSES WITH THE [...]

Peter Ralston, author of “The Book of Not Knowing,” is a martial arts champion and runs Cheng Hsin School of Internal Martial Arts and Center for Ontological Research in Oakland, California. In his book Ralston teaches that not knowing is good for achieving Zen. Knowledge is good, but it also loads us up with beliefs [...]

Black Belt tells the life story of the man who trained Bruce Lee in the art of kung fu, Yip Man. In Bruce Lee’s essay on his teacher, Lee writes, “After four years of hard training in the art of [kung fu], I began to understand and felt the principle of gentleness — the art [...]

Kelly McCann, president of Crucible, and elite empty hand and weapons training facility, authored the book “Combatives for Street Survival.” In his video “How the Index Position Sets Up Your Self-Defense Moves,” McCann teaches how to use indexing in real street fighting. “An index position is nothing more than a stance you assume in any [...]

Dr. Jerry Beasley, Black Belt’s 2000 Instructor of the Year, has authored “Dojo Dynamics: Essential Marketing Principals for Martial Arts Schools. He lists his 10 top favorite martial arts for Black Belt magazine. They are: arnis, kyokushin karate, kobudo, krav maga, muay thai, kano jiu-jitsu, extreme self protection, dirty boxing, and jeet kune do unlimited. [...]

Black Belt magazine tells the story of Gichin Funakoshi, the man who popularized shotokan karate. The man started out as a weak and sickly boy whose parents tried to help him by bringing him to a karate master. Born in 1861 Shuri in Okinawa, he studied karate in primary school, but didn’t show it to [...]

Fred Weintraub, producer of Bruce Lee’s film “Enter the Dragon,” has published his book, “Bruce Lee, Woodstock and Me,” chronicling his days working on the film with its famous star. In this interview by Black Belt magazine Weintraub explains his book is autobiographical in nature, but it relates the work he did on his 40 [...]

An ancient story tells of a Japanese Samurai swordsman passing on his scroll by having his two top students fight to the death for it. While today’s martial arts students get their completion certificates without having to fight to the death, one wonders about the significance of the rhu scroll. The rhu scroll of martial [...]

Jack Hoban, credited as founding father of American Ninjutsu, appears in this special interview and training video. Hoban began studying karate and did a little boxing in his early days. Then he met and trained under judan Ninjutsu master Stephen K. Hayes, his first sempai (senior). Hayes introduced Hoban to Masaaki Hatsumi who taught him [...]

Since the 1970s when Hollywood brought the idea of the Ninja warrior, the Ninjutsu, to the west, several myths and legends have sprouted up, often generated by Hollywood itself. So what is the real down low Ninjutsu? Ninjutsu was born from a combination of cultural, political, religious and economic forces within Japan’s ancient history. Ninjas [...]