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Sport Karate 2024 Recap: A Year of Big Moves, Records, and Unforgettable Moments
The sport karate scene in 2024 has been nothing short of thrilling, with groundbreaking achievements, game-changing moves, and plenty of...
Black Belt Team
Jan 6

Cover Story Throwback: Chip Wright
Champion, master, and stuntman Chip Wright of Oregon graces the October 1988 cover of Karate/Kung-fu Illustrated with his signature...
Black Belt Team
Dec 29, 2024

Cover Story Throwback: Keith Vitali
Southern pride Keith Vitali graced the May 1980 cover of Karate Illustrated , marking the start of the flashy 80s era. A former Karate...
Black Belt Team
Nov 10, 2024


What 20 Years of Police Work Taught a Tournament Champion: Damon Gilbert's Top Tips
Damon Gilbert has served the citizens of Oakland, California, as a police officer for more than two decades. Unlike many of his...
Black Belt Team
Oct 1, 2024


Combat Shotokan: Reviving Karate’s Self-Defense Roots in a Sport-Focused Era
Like most martial arts, karate originated as a system that was designed for hand-to-hand combat.
Emil Farkas
Sep 10, 2024

Cover Story Throwback: Roy Kurban and Bob Dunek
The September 1972 cover of Karate Illustrated showcased the blood-and-guts era of full-contact, bare-knuckle fighting, featuring Texas...
Black Belt Team
Sep 8, 2024


The Case for Hard Sparring
Sparring hard has fallen out of vogue recently due to multiple high-profile fighters proclaiming that they have stopped doing it...
Cody Greenlee
Aug 19, 2022

3 Ideas to Help Forms and Weapons Competition
Ever since the proposed 2022 NASKA rule changes were released, then quickly recalled due to complaints about the extremely short time...
Jackson Rudolph
Jul 28, 2022
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