Black Belt Magazine

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared in our September 2012 issue. To read the rest of the magazine, be sure to subscribe to Black Belt+ and gain access to our entire digital archive! At the 2006 Black Belt Hall of Fame Banquet and Reunion, the editors of this magazine gave a Lifetime Achievement Award to Soon Ho Lee, the man who led the American Taekwondo Associatio...

Black Belt shines a spotlight on the 10 toughest female martial artists who’ve visited the offices, whether for an interview, a photo shoot or a plain, old-fashioned throwdown.

The 58th Battle of Atlanta just concluded and, even after nearly six decades of high-energy competition, the weekend was as electric as ever.

In an industry that often promotes the concept of bigger programs and better schools, the small training center can be overlooked as a successful business model.

It’s time to learn how to defend against the guillotine choke—and defeat the person who tried to catch you with it.