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Before Hollywood: The Untold Legacy of Chuck Norris, As Told by Those Who Knew Him
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1775+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Long before the world came to know Chuck Norris"through the lens of entertainment, he had already earned deep respect where it mattered most'on the mats, in the dojo, and…...
Chuck Norris Film Festival Weekend: Force of One
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (474+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results The Chuck Norris Film Festival Weekend keeps rolling'and this one takes us back to 1979, when Fighting Stars"magazine featured a killer still from A Force of One. At that point,…...
Pekiti Tirsia's Leo Gaje: The Man Who Never Was
1+ week, 1+ day ago (801+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results For a long time, I've been hearing tales of Leo T. Gaje Jr., the grandmaster of the Pekiti Tirsia system of Kali'perhaps the most controversial figure in the Filipino martial arts....
Martial Arts Icon Chuck Norris Hospitalized
1+ week, 6+ day ago (325+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Action icon and martial arts legend Chuck Norris has reportedly been hospitalized following a medical emergency in Hawaii, just days after celebrating his 86th birthday. The Walker, Texas Ranger"star was…...
The Giant Within: How Fabio Henrique Found Life and Purpose With MMA When All Hope Seemed Lost
3+ week, 2+ day ago (776+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Around fourteen years ago, a 19-year-old Fabio Henrique walked the streets of Sao Paulo with darkness in his heart, depression consuming him,"and thoughts of ending his life weighing more…...
The Multiverse of Chuck Norris: The Wildest Pop Culture Cameos of a Martial Arts Legend Through the Years
3+ week, 3+ day ago (952+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Few martial artists have crossed into pop culture the way Chuck Norris has. Long before internet memes turned him into a near-mythical figure, Norris had already conquered tournament karate, Hollywood…...
Rothrock and Roll: Cynthia Rothrock's New Book Tells the Story Behind Hong Kong’s Hardest Hits
3+ week, 4+ day ago (748+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results In the 1980s, if you were a martial artist watching Hong Kong action films, you expected lightning-fast choreography, fearless stunt work, and performers who could actually fight. What you didn't expect'at…...
Martin Kove: The Greatest Martial Arts Villain of All Time
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1069+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Among martial artists, villains are judged differently. We don't just ask: Was he scary? We ask: Did he represent something real? Did he reflect the discipline, philosophy, danger " and responsibility…...
PFL Returns to Sioux Falls on May 2 Featuring Hometown Hero Logan Storley
4+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results PFL Sioux Falls Returns to the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday, May 2 Former LFA Champion Cheyanne Bowers Makes Her PFL Debut Against Undefeated Sabrinna de Sousa at Flyweight Pre-sale Begins Today,…...
Mastering the Armbar: Five Juji Gatame Transitions from an Olympic Judo Champ
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1727+ words) " "Black Belt+" " " "Hall of Fame" " " "Submit Article" " " View all results Officially, the Kodokan calls it Ude Hishigi Juji Gatame. Most judoka prefer to use a shortened version of that moniker, referring to it as simply juju game. Nondenominational grapplers tend…...