Black Belt Magazine?

[kotegashiNeo]

I really don't enjoy reading it anymore it is full of sensationalist nonsense. I do however enjoy the jounal of asian martial arts very well reserched

[strangepair03]

I voted monthly...got it as a "gift" and feel obligated to atleast take it out of its plastic bag...Honestly, I read the column "Karate Way" by Dave Lowery, cause I like the way he writes, have a few of his books...then I place it back in its plastic bag and place it in a new, bigger plastic bag that I then place at the curb.

[aefibird]

I read it very very rarely. I dislike the adverts in it - far too many than necessary. I also dislike all the advertising in Kung Fu Magazine, but I tend to read that more often because I enjoy some of the articles and regular features in that, especially Sifu Henry Look's column.

 

As for UK magazines, I usually read Martial Arts Illustrated and Traditional Karate - I was bought both of those as subscription gifts. I sometimes read Combat too and I subscribe to Shotokan Karate International too, although that's been getting more and more adverts in it recently.

 

I know that advertising is an important source of income for magazines, especially the smaller, specialist titles, but too many adverts just darn well annoy me!

[GhostlySykanRyu]

Yes, the advertisements do get out of hand. Some pages feature about five sentences from an article and three advertisements...

 

Still, I enjoy some of the articles.

 

Will MA Illustrated deliver to the US?

[aefibird]

Yes, as far as I know.

 

Go to Martial Arts Illustrated to find out more.

 

Try also Martial Arts In Print. They publish Traditional Karate, Combat and TKD & Korean Martial Arts magazines.

[karatekid1975]

I had a gift subscription to BB mag. But I rarely even read it. Once in a while a decent article would appear, and I read that, but then i'd forget the magazine was even there LOL.

 

aefibird, I'm also going to check out those links. I hope they ship to the US. I'll find out.

[aefibird]

aefibird, I'm also going to check out those links. I hope they ship to the US. I'll find out.

 

If they do, then they'll be well worth having, especially Martial Arts Illustrated.

 

It's a lot better than BB... plus my Wing Chun Sifu writes occasional articles for MAI!

[tkdBill]

I voted rarely. I look at it enough to know that I still don't like it, perhaps once a year.

 

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[Muaythaiboxer]

i dont like a lot of stuff in it but there are some very good and interesting articles. though the XMA thing really ticked me off.

[monkeygirl]

BB is good for an article or two every now and then...maybe to pick up a move or two. I have problems with things like their habit of advertising "Bloussant" (breast enhancement pills).