Black Belt (magazine)

Black Belt

The cover of Black Belt magazine's first issue
Exec. Editor	Robert W. Young
Categories	Martial arts and combat sports
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Cheryl Angelheart
Founder	Mitoshi Uyehara
Year founded	1961 (1961)
First issue	April 1961 (1961-April)
Company	Active Interest Media
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	www.blackbeltmag.com
ISSN	0277-3066
OCLC number	4949089

Black Belt is an American magazine covering martial arts and combat sports founded in 1961 by Mitoshi Uyehara. During the early years of the publication, Uyehara was a hands-on owner and publisher. Black Belt is one of the oldest publications dealing with self-defense and the martial arts in the United States. Active Interest Media currently owns Black Belt; as of 2010, Cheryl Angelheart held the title of Group Publisher while the position of Executive Editor was held by Robert Young.

History

Bruce Lee contributed many articles to the publication during the 1960s and soon a friendship ensued between the two men. Uyehara, a martial artist in his own right, was a key personage in arranging Lee's material for publication.

Scope

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 among 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. It pays scant attention to Olympics-level athletes or Olympics competition in Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling, and Boxing, but emphasizes commercially promoted Mixed martial arts competitions and their major fighters.

External links

• Official website