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You Can Always Come Home

T.O. immortalized in 49ers Hall of Fame

49ers Report Card

Handing out grades to the 49ers as they close in on the midpoint of their season while breaking down the positives, negatives and bottom line in each positional area of the team.

The Sword Behind The Smile

In Karate Way, often I’ve discussed the many Japanese idioms and sayings that refer to the sword. This aspect of colloquial Japanese reminds one of how deeply the sword and the warrior influenced the culture of that country.

Take Your Dojo To A Higher Rank In 3 Easy Steps!

I’ve run martial arts schools for many years. Like most school owners during the days before Google and Bing, I depended on listings in the White Pages, which I augmented with paid ads in the Yellow Pages. To stay near the top, I used the alphabet, making sure my dojo names started with “Burk” or “American.” When coupled with the occasional display ad in a local publication, this strategy worked well for decades. The phone would ring regularly with calls from interested parties, and those leads often turned into new enrollments.

Sudden Violence

My Kembativz organization recently ran its Sudden Violence course for the second time this year. The intensive training session puts students in some very unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations with drills that require ferocity and legitimate performance. The focus is on developing enough skill to deal with situations that suddenly — and unexpectedly — become critically violent.

Power Of The Punch

How It Stacks Up Against 3 Other Go-To Responses To An Attack

Navigating The Maze That Is The Japanese Language

Those giant mazes, made of hedges or carved from cornfields and designed so that you have to wind your way through, are a simple stroll compared to the maze presented when working your way through the Japanese language.

Martial Arts Worldview

Training in Hapkido, Watching Billy Jack and Becoming a Sheepdog

Demetrious Johnson

MIXED-MARTIAL ARTS SUPERSTAR TALKS ABOUT BEING A SMALLER FIGHTER IN A COMBAT SPORT RULED BY GIANTS

How To Tame Your Dragon

Learn the mechanics and do the drills, then unleash the beast that is your round kick!

2019 Black Belt Hall Of Fame

As you’ve no doubt noticed, this is Black Belt’s annual Hall of Fame issue. Presented here are five inductions for 2019. Appended to the Demetrious Johnson cover story is the sixth. Watch for additional coverage of these talented martial artists in future issues of Black Belt.

Behind The Scenes: Martial Arts In Saudi Arabia

IN 1932 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was unified, after which it became recognized as a nation.

Can Jimmy G Take 49ers All the Way?

Questions lurk whether QB can come through in clutch

Super Subs

Backups stepping up to keep 49ers rolling

TOP 10 Dominant Defenses

The 49ers have vaulted back among the NFL elite this year largely behind the play of an impact defense that deep into November has grouped itself among the best in San Francisco history.

Bosa quickly climbing among the best

Nick Bosa was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his standout performance during the 49ers’ 30-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 5.

Difference Maker

Could Sanders be piece that pushes 49ers over the top?

A DEFENSE SHALL LEAD THEM

Powerful, playmaking unit taking 49ers to the top

Will The Offense Boom Or Bust?

The Washington Redskins offense was an absolute disaster in the first half of the season.

Teams Need More Happy Returns

The Washington Redskins special teams in the final stretch of the season must develop one thing – a threat to return the ball, specifically off punts.

Q & A with Trent WIlliams

The player tasked with protecting a quarterback’s blindside ended up sacking the Washington Redskins in their own building.

Motivated Perfectionist

Janja Garnbret, the most dominant comp climber on the planet

Is Callahan A 2020 Candidate?

Whenever the head coach is fired after five games and an (0-5) start, his coaching staff knows that sand is slipping through the hour glass of an NFL season even more quickly.

Speed Climbing 101

An Eight-Step Guide

Is 1-15 Really In Play?

Dan Snyder’s time in Washington has produced average-at-best teams.

Brooke Raboutou

America’s First Olympian

Haskins: ‘It's a growing process'

It was the long expected and smart thing to do – rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins is a starter for the rest of the season. Now, let’s see what he does with it in regards to next season.

From Where I'm Sitting - The Long And Winding Road?

The answer was there all the while. I’ve stumbled onto what the Washington Redskins need to return to respectability, maybe even beyond that mediocre benchmark.

Defense Needs A Final Push

The second half of Washington’s lost season is underway and in order for the Redskins to have any chance of winning a few games out of their final six contests their defense must answer the bell – consistently.

3 Big Thoughts

Derrius Guice is healthy once more so it’s time for the Redskins to learn what they really have – a potential star or an injury-prone player.