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Dan Weston posted a link to this classic article over at Martialtalk. Apparently Black Belt has put many of their magazines into Google Books as an archive, which is much more comprehensive than the archives at the Black Belt Magazine site.
I find this article pretty informative, as the descriptions are of Fred Villari as an [...]

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Helio Gracie has passed on to the big tatami mat in the sky. The man who has been the driving force behind BJJ  / Gracie Jiujitsu for as long as I can remember passed away today. His family spawned a revolution in the martial arts, and I offer my condolences to his family, students, friends and [...]

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Every so often, there is the incredibly sad story regarding a martial arts instructor accused of molesting a student. Here’s another. Innocent or guilty, it’s a black eye for the industry. It affects us (kempo folk) directly as it is a USSD school. How do you handle the risks involved?
This story is probably the tip [...]

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Apparently a pizza delivery person foiled a robbery using a large pizza. One shot was fired, but the delivery person escaped uninjured.

The pizza was used as a projectile from close range to serve as a distractor while the delivery person ran. Sometimes it’s about quick reaction more that superior firepower.
Coming soon candy cane vs. pizza [...]

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