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Category “History”

Black Belt Magazine Article from 1974

Thursday, 3 December, 2009

In the June 1974 issue of Black Belt magazine there is an article detailing the contributions of Nick Palise at Adams Junior High School in Dearborn, Michigan. Palise is credited with teaching the first karate class to be offered in a junior high school in the United States. The contents of the June 1974 issue [...]

Martial Arts Fitness Article from 1979

Tuesday, 1 December, 2009

December 1979 article in Black Belt magazine covers martial arts fitness insights by Southfield, Michigan researcher. Dr. Douglas S. Garfield, then director of the Fitness Planning and Research Center at Hamilton Place, in Southfield, Michigan, is interviewed by Black Belt magazine and he talks about the benefits of training in martial arts as a good [...]