Web Site Black Belt magazine is a monthly United States magazine covering martial arts and combat sports founded in December, 1961 by Mitoshi Uyehara. Black Belt is one of the oldest publications dealing with self-defense and the martial arts in the United States. It is currently owned by Century Martial Arts. The magazine covers virtually all martial arts and fighting styles that have a national or international following, including judo, taekwondo, hapkido, karate, kung fu, jiu jitsu, aikido, jeet kune do, pankration and other disciplines. Articles focus on fighting techniques and martial arts personalities, both young and old. Black Belt emphasizes self-defense systems, including military combat and police force self-defense maneuvers.
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January 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 1 | Mike Stone | |
February 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 2 | Rick Taylor | |
March 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 3 | Ron Marchini | |
April 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 4 | Hayward Nishioka & Igor Zatsepin | |
May 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 5 | Ken Knudsen | |
June 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 6 | Pat Burleson | |
July 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 7 | Jhoon Rhee | |
August 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 8 | Pat Johnson & Bob Burbidge & John Thawley | |
September 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 9 | Dan Ivan & Bud Collyer | |
October 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 10 | Jeff Klein | |
November 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 11 | Leo Fong | |
December 1970 | Black Belt | Vol 8, Num 12 | Allen Steen | |
1970 | Black Belt Yearbook | | Mas Oyama | |
January 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 1 | Pat Worley | |
February 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 2 | Harold Gross & Jay Friedman | |
March 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 3 | Tonny Tulleners | |
April 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 4 | Jim West & Bob Sheppard | |
May 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 5 | Krabi Krabong | |
June 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 6 | Tadashi Yamashita | |
July 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 7 | Bob Dunek & Jerry Littlebridge | |
August 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 8 | Gene LeBell & Freddie Blassie | |
September 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 9 | Bruce Lee | |
November 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 11 | Bob Alegria & Ralph Alegria | |
December 1971 | Black Belt | Vol 9, Num 12 | Aaron Banks | |
1971 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 9, Num 10 | Buck Sam Kong | |
January 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 1 | Hayward Nishioka | |
February 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 2 | Fumio Demura | |
March 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 3 | Billy Jack | |
April 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 4 | Chan Yong Kim | |
May 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 5 | Kamikaze & Kumite | |
June 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 6 | Ed Ikuta | |
July 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 7 | Joo Sang Lee | |
August 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 8 | Kai Ying Tung | |
September 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 9 | James Lee | |
November 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 11 | John Natividad | |
December 1972 | Black Belt | Vol 10, Num 12 | Jeff Smith & John Worley | |
1972 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 10, Num 10 | David Carradine | |
January 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 1 | David Carradine | |
February 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 2 | Darnell Garcia | |
March 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 3 | Charles Bronson | |
April 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 4 | Tadashi Yamashita | |
May 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 5 | David Carradine | |
June 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 6 | David Moon | |
July 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 7 | John Watts | |
August 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 8 | John Saxon | |
September 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 9 | Byong Yu & Jimmy Kim | |
November 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 11 | Jim Arvanitis & Jerry Smith | |
December 1973 | Black Belt | Vol 11, Num 12 | Eric Lee | |
1973 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 11, Num 10 | Raymond Wong | |
January 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 1 | Bob Wall | |
February 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 2 | Joe Corley | |
March 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 3 | Steve Armstrong | |
April 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 4 | Howard Jackson | |
May 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 5 | Chuck Norris | |
June 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 6 | John Robinson | |
July 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 7 | Prison Imates | |
August 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 8 | Robert Lee & Bruce Lee | |
September 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 9 | Malia Dacascos | |
1974 | The Best of Bruce Lee | Num 1 | Bruce Lee | |
October 1974 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 12, Num 10 | Kung Fu Movies | |
November 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 11 | Wu Shu Troupe | |
December 1974 | Black Belt | Vol 12, Num 12 | Bob Barrow & Forrest Liggett | |
1974 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 12, Num 10 | Kung Fu Movies | |
1975 | Best of Kung Fu | | | |
January 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 1 | He Young Kimm | |
February 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 2 | Ed Parker | |
March 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 3 | Jay Will | |
April 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 4 | Bill Wallace | |
May 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 5 | ? | |
June 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 6 | Rick Oki | |
July 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 7 | Tsutomu Ohshima | |
August 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 8 | Yong T. Lee | |
September 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 9 | Red China Montage | |
October 1975 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 13, Num 10 | ? | |
November 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 11 | Everett Eddy | |
December 1975 | Black Belt | Vol 13, Num 12 | Deadly Demo | |
1975 | The Best of Bruce Lee | Num 2 | Bruce Lee | |
1975 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 13, Num 10 | ? | |
1976 | Best of the Warriors | | Samurai | |
January 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 1 | John Keehan | |
February 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 2 | Al Dacascos | |
March 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 3 | Chong Lee | |
April 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 4 | Edward Kaloudis | |
May 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 5 | Richard Kim | |
June 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 6 | Yong Kil Kim | |
July 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 7 | Ken Knudson | |
August 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 8 | Gosei Yamaguchi | |
September 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 9 | Dan Ivan | |
October 1976 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 14, Num 10 | Bruce Lee & Jhoon Rhee | |
November 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 11 | ? | |
December 1976 | Black Belt | Vol 14, Num 12 | Hidy Ochiai | |
1976 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 14, Num 10 | Bruce Lee & Jhoon Rhee | |
January 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 1 | Joo Bang Lee | |
February 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 2 | Dong Lim | |
March 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 3 | Joe Lewis & Louie Rafti | |
April 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 4 | Fist | |
May 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 5 | Tadashi Yamashita | |
June 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 6 | Hwa Rang Do | |
July 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 7 | Pu Gill Gwon | |
August 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 8 | Alan Horn | |
September 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 9 | Mooryang Choi | |
October 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 10 | Mike Stone | |
November 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 11 | Jay Hyon | |
December 1977 | Black Belt | Vol 15, Num 12 | Chuck Norris | |
1977 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 16, Num 1 | Pu Gill Gwon | |
January 1978 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 16, Num 1 | Pu Gill Gwon | |
February 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 2 | Dae Woong Chung | |
March 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 3 | Sun Duk Choi | |
April 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 4 | Si Young Jo | |
May 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 5 | Jay Will & Cecil Peoples | |
June 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 6 | Takayuki Mikami | |
July 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 7 | Jeong Sook Lee & Jeff Scott | |
August 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 8 | Fumio Demura | |
September 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 9 | Michael Echanis | |
October 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 10 | Hee Il Cho | |
November 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 11 | Hyun Chul Hwang | |
December 1978 | Black Belt | Vol 16, Num 12 | Chung Eun Kim | |
1978 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 17, Num 1 | Joo Bang Lee | |
January 1979 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 17, Num 1 | Joo Bang Lee | |
February 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 2 | Jun Chong | |
March 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 3 | C. S. Kim | |
April 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 4 | S. Henry Cho | |
May 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 5 | Byung Ho Choi | |
June 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 6 | Toyotaro Miyazaki | |
July 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 7 | Ed Parker & Larry Tatum | |
August 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 8 | Tsutomu Ohshima | |
September 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 9 | Bong Soo Han | |
October 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 10 | Tak Kubota | |
November 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 11 | Sho Kosugi | |
December 1979 | Black Belt | Vol 17, Num 12 | Larry Tatum | |
1979 | Black Belt Yearbook | Vol 18, Num 1 | Byong Yu | |
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