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Karate Combat: Bringing the Fight Back to Karate
13+ hour, 50+ min ago (1617+ words) Black Belt+ Hall of Fame Submit Article View all results Would it work in a real fight? It is a question that has followed the martial arts almost from the moment karate moved from the dojo into organized competition. Point…...
The 3 Pillars of Kata: Understanding the Art of Karate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Black Belt+ Hall of Fame Submit Article View all results In discussions of kata, people tend to make assumptions. Everyone is assumed to have a working knowledge of what a kata is and what role it's supposed to…...
The Fighter Who Made Himself: How Karate Turned Hyu Iwata into an Undefeated Kickboxing Force
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (817+ words) Monday, April 6, 2026 Black Belt+ Hall of Fame Submit Article View all results Some fighters are built in elite gyms surrounded by champions, pushed by coaches who specialize in creating competitors, training alongside teammates all chasing the same dream. Hyu Iwata,…...
Pekiti Tirsia's Leo Gaje: The Man Who Never Was
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (801+ words) Black Belt+ Hall of Fame Submit Article View all results For a long time, I’ve been hearing tales of Leo T. Gaje Jr., the grandmaster of the Pekiti Tirsia system of Kali—perhaps the most controversial figure in the Filipino…...
Tadashi Yamashita: Bringing Real Karate to America
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (310+ words) Black Belt+ Hall of Fame Submit Article View all results By then, Yamashita wasn’t just known by name—he was known by reputation. Students talked about the intensity of his training, the precision of his movement, and the seriousness with…...