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Highlights From the 2019 Martial Arts SuperShow in Las Vegas

Enjoy these behind-the-scenes cellphone photos the editor of Black Belt took at the 2019 Martial Arts SuperShow, the event

organized annually by the Martial Arts Industry Association.

Kenpo Legend Ed Parker on the Secrets of Speed

Ed Parker writes, “To understand karate techniques

and how they function, you must have knowledge of

physics. You must study the body and learn how the

senses — through the principles of mass, speed, body

alignment, angles, momentum, gravitational marriage,

torque, focus, stability, power and penetration — can

make the body function intuitively. An in-depth study of

these principles of physics will also reveal the sophisti-

cation contained within basic techniques.”

How Isshin-Ryu Karate Leader Gary Alexander

Updated an Old Art for a New Millennium

Black Belt Hall of Famer Gary Alexander has always

been a get-on-the-mat-and-see-what-you-can-do

kind of guy. In the late 1950s, he began making a

name for himself by beating the top karate stylists in

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his base art.

Joe Lewis Takes Aim at the Myth of the Street

Fighter

Joe Lewis writes, “Whenever access to facts is limited

in such a way that people cannot investigate claims

others make, myths arise. Of course, everyone in the

martial arts already knows that. Lurking within the

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How Martial Arts Can Combat Autism

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pionships, 44 world titles and 10 international titles,

Tyler Weaver Jr. is used to standing at the top of the

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began competing seriously at age 9. One thing is for

sure: He never lets autism hold him back.

Top 10 Mistakes Martial Artists Make in Competi-

tion

Prepare to be schooled! The author outlines the most

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make at tournaments.

Top 10 Mistakes Martial Artists Make in the Dojo

And this is the second half of the story: The most

common mistakes the author has seen martial artists

make in training.

More Words

of Wisdom and

Inspiration

From Martial

Arts Masters

For all who love

the martial arts but

prefer to consume

the written word in

bite-size chunks,

the Black Belt

staff has collected

these morsels from

Richard Bustillo,

Burton Richardson,

Professor Mo,

Aaron Banks, Tim

Kennedy, Steve

DeMasco and

Russell McCartney.

From Bruce’s beliefs

regarding established

styles, I learned to train

with an open mind.

Essentially, he allowed

me to be free from

being closed

into one

particular style.”

— Richard Bustillo

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