Self-Defense: Always Do "This," and Never Do "That"
Even as a child, before I studied martial arts, the subject of self-defense would often come up. Granted, it was the late 70s and early...
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Jackson Rudolph
Jul 7, 2023
ISKA Champions Highlighted, Big Changes for BBM Rankings
The Black Belt Magazine Sport Karate Rankings have been updated once again following the U.S. Open ISKA World Martial Arts...
Jackson Rudolph
Apr 8, 2023
Black Belt Magazine Rankings Update: Summary of the Number Ones
The Black Belt Magazine World Sport Karate Rankings have been updated yet again, this time immediately following the Ocean State Grand ...
Jackson Rudolph
Mar 3, 2023
5 Best "Things" at a Sport Karate Tournament
Last year before the bracket-centric “March Madness” basketball tournament, Alex Dingmann and Jeff Doss talked through a bracket on...
Jackson Rudolph
Jan 15, 2023
Sport Karate Judging Pet Peeves
Forms and weapons competition is subjective by nature. A panel of judges with varying martial arts backgrounds and experiences form an...
Jackson Rudolph
Jan 14, 2023
Three Steps to Build a Creative Form
There are inevitably some traditionalist readers who saw the words “creative form” in the title and immediately scoffed at how...
Jackson Rudolph
Jan 8, 2023
Risks, Hearts, and Martial Arts
As the Boeing 787 crept through a layer of clouds that shrouded Chicago O’Hare International Airport, revealing an atmospheric desert...
Jackson Rudolph
Oct 26, 2022
Jackson's Five: Diamond Nationals 2022
This article celebrates the one-year anniversary of Jackson’s Five, dating back to the Diamond Nationals in 2021 when the historic ...
Jackson Rudolph
Oct 26, 2022
BBM Rankings Updated following Diamond Nationals
Black Belt Magazine’s world sport karate rankings have been updated once again following a few exciting months of sport martial arts...
Jackson Rudolph
Sep 29, 2022
5 Keys to Sport Karate Success: Part Five - Change the Game
This is the final article of a five-part series in which I will be sharing my opinion on the five most important steps one must take on ...
Jackson Rudolph
Sep 28, 2022
5 Keys to Sport Karate Success: Part Four - Be Humble
This is the fourth article of a five-part series in which I will be sharing my opinion on the five most important steps one must take on...
Jackson Rudolph
Sep 27, 2022
5 Keys to Sport Karate Success: Part Three - Be a Leader
This is the third article of a five-part series in which I will be sharing my opinion on the five most important steps one must take on ...
Jackson Rudolph
Sep 26, 2022
5 Keys to Sport Karate Success: Part Two - Seek Mentorship
This is the second article of a five-part series in which I will be sharing my opinion on the five most important steps one must take on...
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