Black Belt Magazine
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Black Belt is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 covering martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

 and combat sport
Combat sport
A Combat sport, also known as a Fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement , typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat...

s founded in 1961 by Mitoshi Uyehara. During the early years of the publication, Uyehara was a hands-on owner and publisher. Black Belt is one of the oldest publications dealing with self-defense and the martial arts in the United States.

The magazine covers virtually all martial arts and fighting styles that have a national or international following, including judo, taekwondo, hapkido, karate, kung fu, jiu jitsu, aikido, jeet kune do, pankration and other disciplines. Articles focus on fighting techniques and martial arts personalities, both young and old. Black Belt emphasizes self-defense systems, including military combat and police force self-defense maneuvers. It pays scant attention to Olympics-level athletes or Olympics competition in judo, taekwondo, wrestling, and boxing, but emphasizes commercially promoted mixed martial-arts competitions and their major fighters.

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

 contributed many articles to the publication during the 1960s and soon a friendship ensued between the two men. Uyehara, a martial artist in his own right, was a key personage in arranging Lee's material for publication.

Black Belt was once a very respected magazine. For several years it is often accused of running articles about martial artists with dubious skills (other than self-promotion) who happen to advertise heavily in the magazine.

It is currently owned by Active Interest Media. As of 2009, the Publisher is Cheryl Angelheart and the Editor is Robert Young. Most archive issues of Black Belt can be read in full through Google Books.
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