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In 1973, as a newly promoted black belt, he compiled the first set of national Top Ten ratings for American karate kata competitors for Official Karate magazine. [1] Over the next three decades, Corcoran served as editor of Black Belt, and then Professional Karate, Inside Kung Fu, KICK Illustrated, The Fighter International and Martial Arts ...
Karaté Bushido is a French magazine who publishes martial arts stories from around the world. [1] The magazine was founded in 1974, a few months after the death of Bruce Lee . [ 2 ] The magazine is also the organizer and founder of the world renowned Festival des Arts Martiaux since 1985.
He is credited with establishing the Washin-Ryu style of karate in the United States in 1966. [1] He was the winner of the United States Grand National Karate Championship five consecutive times. [2] Ochiai was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame twice—as Instructor of the Year for Japanese Arts in 1979 and as Man of the Year in 1980. [3]
The sport’s prominence declined in Hollywood productions. The once robust market of karate magazines and martial arts publications — such as one Matsuda used to publish — had nearly disappeared.
Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]
The magazine launched its first podcast on December 23, 2021, featuring discussions, interviews, and perspectives on various martial arts disciplines and combat sports. [8] In July 2023, JungoTV, LLC acquired Black Belt Magazine. [9] Jungo TV is a global media company based in Los Angeles co-founded by former world Karate Champion George Chung ...
Gary R. Alexander is an American martial artist, karate fighter, author and actor. He was Black Belt Magazine's Co-Instructor of the Year (1974) [1] and is known as the "First International Bare Knuckle Contact Karate Champion. [1] Alexander began formally training in Isshin-ryu karate under Don Nagle at the Jersey City, NJ YMCA in the fall of ...
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