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Korean Ninja Training?! The Revolutionary Combat Methods of Michael Echanis' Hwa Rang Do
Tonight, while you sleep your deepest sleep, 100 black-clad figures gather in meditation. Their mantra fills the air around their...
Nick O. Prancter
Dec 10, 2024


9 Famous Ninja in TV and Film: The Shadow Warriors Who Defined the Genre
Ninja have become a staple of action-packed entertainment, offering a unique blend of stealth, deadly combat skills, and mystery. Over...
Justin Lee Ford
Dec 5, 2024

Cover Story Throwback: Ninja
The June 1977 cover of Black Belt Magazine marked the beginning of the ninja craze , sparking widespread fascination with these...
Black Belt Magazine
Dec 5, 2024

Mortal Kombat: The Gory Game That Brought Martial Arts to the Masses!
Mortal Kombat, a franchise birthed in the arcades of 1992, has left an incredible–and definitely bloody–mark on the gaming world and...
Justin Lee Ford
Oct 19, 2024


Truth About Ninja: Unmasking the Secrets Behind the Shadow Warriors
In modern culture, the ninja are often portrayed as coldblooded assassins, men and occasionally women garbed in black and armed with samurai
D.A. Galante
Oct 15, 2024


Cover Story Throwback: Mike Stone
2024 Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Stone graced the cover of the December 1980 issue of Fighting Stars. With the rise of...
Black Belt Team
Sep 15, 2024

The World's Greatest Ninja Films
In this article, we celebrate the greatest ninja films that have elevated the genre, focusing on movies where ninjas are the true stars..
George Chung
Jul 12, 2024

Cover Story Throwback: Ninja (1966)
The topic of "ninjas" was featured on the cover of an early edition of Black Belt years before the movie craze began. In the article...
Black Belt Team
Apr 20, 2024


10 Strange Things You Didn’t Know About Sho Kosugi And The Ninja
BY JASON WILLIAM MCNEIL The year was 2006, and it was my first visit to Hollywood. Whom did I choose to meet first on that day? The...
Black Belt Team
Oct 30, 2023
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