Uechi Kid Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I see Black Belt magazine to martial arts, as Spin, or Rolling Stone is to music. They keep up with the latest trends, but don't have alot of deep information. The articles provide an overview of certain martial arts, or people in the MA. The interviews are pretty biographical in nature, not alot of depth. Overall, I would recommend it for a new martial artist as a good source of information, but, other sources will need to be found for more in- depth information.I totaly agree. For me, I'm not a fan. More Practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax_Uechi Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I see Black Belt magazine to martial arts, as Spin, or Rolling Stone is to music. They keep up with the latest trends, but don't have alot of deep information. The articles provide an overview of certain martial arts, or people in the MA. The interviews are pretty biographical in nature, not alot of depth. Overall, I would recommend it for a new martial artist as a good source of information, but, other sources will need to be found for more in- depth information.I totaly agree. For me, I'm not a fan.Do you know of any publications that have some Uechi in them. I know of Mattson's website, but I don't know of anything in print. The closest thing I found was a traditional karate publication that had a mention of Gusshi Sensei in it (along with an ad featuring him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uechi Kid Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I subscribe to a magazine call “CLASSICAL FIGHTING ARTS”. I really like it but it only comes out quarterly. You can get back issues from https://www.dragon-tsunami.org. Not a bad wed site either. More Practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax_Uechi Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Thanks,I think this was the one that I was referring to. I saw it at Borders, but didn't pick it up as I was killing time, then realized I had to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonis Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Black belt covers diffrent styles or people in there magazine. What ever the hype is at the time. MMA/UFC/TUF/PrideFC or Krav maga, Dillman, USSD guys or other people or styles. I agree it isn't really indepth though. Most stuff in there about UFC or MMA in general has already been out on grappling mag a couple of months earlier. So Black belt Mag is behind the times in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Warlock Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Used to have a subscription as well, awhile back. I found myself disagreeing with so many of the articles that i eventually stopped giving it much attention. Still, on occasion i catch an article that intrigues me, and purchase a copy. Other than that, i agree with the previous posters. It is commercialized, a tool for advertisers. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uechi Kid Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Black belt covers diffrent styles or people in there magazine. What ever the hype is at the time. MMA/UFC/TUF/PrideFC or Krav maga, Dillman, USSD guys or other people or styles. I agree it isn't really indepth though. Most stuff in there about UFC or MMA in general has already been out on grappling mag a couple of months earlier. So Black belt Mag is behind the times in my opinion.Don't get me wrong, I'm not bad mouthing BBM. It's just not MY thing. More Practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonis Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I understand what your saying it isn't my thing either very rarely do I buy a magazine and I never had a subscription. I usually prefer grappling magazine my self because thats what I am into. How ever every now and then I will glace at an article or two in BBM but I usually skim through it real quick and put it back on the shelf unless I see an article or other stuff on it thats worth buying it. More often then not it isn't worth buying in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippedappe Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 I see. Well I'm glad that I asked here. I'm just going to look inside one every once in a while, but not subscribe. Thanks for your replys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjasteve Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Isn't black belt run by TKD guy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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