Bruno Franco Fernandes (born April 6, 1978) is a Brazilian physician (ophthalmologist), a martial arts teacher (3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt) and an entrepreneur living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cotton plantations were developed throughout the Southeast upland west of South Carolina, in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, in what became known as the Black Belt.
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This athleticism and flexibility is further evidenced in his attaining a black belt in Shotokan karate and brown belt in taekwondo.
Frank Woon-A-Tai (b May 22, 1950), a ninth degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, is the chief instructor of the International Karate Daigaku, President of The Caribbean Karate College, Chief Instructor and Chairman of the Guyana Karate College, and Chairman of both IKD Canada and IKD Guyana.
The strip, drawn by Wayne Thompson, who was also the artist for The Beanos Billy Whizz and Jak in The Dandy, was about a boy who had a black belt in Karate.
Mike Fowler is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Team Lloyd Irvin.
"Amateur Pankration" was first introduced to the martial arts community by Greek-American combat athlete Jim Arvanitis in 1969 and later exposed worldwide in 1973 when he was featured on the cover of Black Belt magazine.
Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America is a non-fiction book by martial arts expert, actor, and conservative activist Chuck Norris.
In one of his books, the model posing for the techniques was Ricky Nelson, famous singer and co-star of Ozzie and Harriet TV show, who went on to win his black belt under Tegner's instruction.
During Millman's tenure at Stanford, he trained in Aikido, eventually earning a shodan (black belt) ranking, and studied T'ai chi (Taiji) and other martial arts.
She was the first woman promoted to black belt by Grandmaster Keith Yates, founder of American Karate and Tae Kwon Do Organization (A.K.A.T.O).
Reeve was promoted to seventh degree black belt by Grandmaster J. Pat Burleson, one of the early pioneers of American Karate and founder of World Martial Arts Ranking Association; this association's board of directors include Chuck Noris, Allen Steen, Bob Wall, and many more.
On June 30, 2006, Alejandro was certified with the rank of First Degree Black Belt by the American Taekwondo Association, after several years of personal sacrifice and effort.
Felicia Linda Oh (born in Seattle, Washington, on December 13, 1967) is an Asian American black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under senior instructor Jean Jacques Machado, an accomplished submission grappling competitor, martial arts instructor, and college professor.
He also possesses the rank of 1st degree black belt in the style of Iaido, Muso Shinden Ryu.
Vertosick is also a black belt in tang soo do and was a consultant to the head writer of the TV drama Chicago Hope.
Pickel, a black belt under Eiichi Miyazato had studied in Okinawa while in the US Marine corp.
A great popularizer of the art in Asia through his work in the Hong Kong based films of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Angela Mao, he is known nevertheless as one the top teachers of the art and was eventually awarded a 10th degree black belt, the highest rank possible in the art, by the World Hapkido Association.
Glover also holds a notable submission win over 6-time black belt World champion Robson Moura at ADCC 2011.
In addition, Glover has competed in numerous exhibition matches, including at the inaugural World Jiu-Jitsu Expo where he scored a win over 7-time World black belt champion Caio Terra.
Jessica Cox (born 1983 in Arizona) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association (she now has two black belts in Taekwondo).
Judo Canada, formerly known as The Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association, is the non-profit national governing body of the Japanese martial art and combat sport Judo in Canada, and a federation of Judo associations in each of the ten provinces and three territories.
Kevin Howell (born October 7, 1977) is an author, political science professor, and black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under André Galvão.
His father has a black belt in Judo under Vladimir Nevzorov and Petr Butryi, and is also a Sambo Ukrainian National Champion and national master of sports in Freestyle Wrestling.
It was founded in 1999 by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, a black belt in the martial arts and the former Rabbi of congregation Young Israel of Southfield, Michigan, USA.
As of 2009, Kim had achieved the rank of 7th degree black belt, and he was managing World Champion Taekwondo with locations in Portland, Beaverton and Scappoose, Oregon.
In 1975 he achieved a black belt in Taekwondo with instructor Kim Kyong Myong at Tae Kwon Do studio Salzburg Austria.
In 1985 he became a Greek representative of World Tang Soo Do Association under the guidance of Shin Jae-chul and a black belt in Tang Soo Do.
Mariusz Ryszard Linke (born July 31, 1969) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler who is most notable for being the first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the highest ranking active Polish judoka and one of the most decorated grapplers in Poland, he is also the first Polish grappler to travel to Brazil and receive training under a Gracie trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Maurício "Maurição" Motta Gomes ( ) is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, one of the six people (most commonly known as the "Famous Five") to have been promoted to Black Belt by the famous Rolls Gracie prior to Gracie's untimely death.
The Famous Five was a nickname for the black belt students of Rolls Gracie.
Mauricio promoted his first UK students to black belt in 2005, Jude Samuel, Rick Young and Marc Walder.
Morgan is an accomplished martial artist, holding a 2nd degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do.
He a qualified pilot, avid musician and 5th degree (dan) black belt in Okinawa Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流) with the Shōgō (称号, "title", "name", "degree") of Renshi (錬士 : れんし) he is a direct student of Shihan Kyōshi (教士:きょうし) Ronald Yamanaka who was a student of the late Eiichi Miyazato.
Currently living in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Grandmaster Pan's awards include a Hall of Fame award from the United International Kung Fu Federation, a Hall of Fame Award from the World Christian Martial Arts Federation, the International Legend Hall of Fame award from the USA Wushu Kung Fu Federation and a Hall of Fame Award from Black Belt magazine.
Turner was greatly influenced in 1986 when she saw photographs of Alabama Black Belt quilters taken by Roland L. Freeman, shown in that year’s catalog for the Festival of American Folklife in Washington, D.C. There, as a young folklorist, Turner spent two weeks with Alabama quilters who participated in the festival and with Gladys-Marie Fry, who facilitated public workshops with the quilters.
Paul Stamets is an accomplished martial arts athlete, holding a black belt in Taekwondo (1979), and also in Hwa Rang Do (1994).
Rosa Nales is also a martial artist in the arts of Ju Jitsu and Karate Kobudo; he obtained the rank of Black belt, 8th degree.
The Cherokee were forcibly removed from much of this area, especially the Black Belt in Georgia and Alabama, under authority of the 1830 Indian Removal Act, and were relocated to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.
He is also ranked san-dan (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art Judo, the son of noted Canadian judoka Masao Takahashi and June Takahashi, and the brother of fellow Olympian Phil Takahashi and Olympic coach Tina Takahashi.
He is a member of the Modern Arnis Senior Masters Council and one of a handful of Modern Arnis practitioners worldwide to be promoted to Lakan Walo (8th degree black belt) by the Remy Presas.
He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti, he also trained under Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice.
He is one of the six people to have been promoted to Black Belt by the famous Rolls Gracie prior to his death in a hang gliding accident.
Steve began his training in his father's Karate school, Torakan, at the age of 4 in Shotokan Karate, attaining his black belt, fighting and winning Karate tournaments before he began his kickboxing career at 16.
The URCC was founded in 2002 by Filipino BJJ Black belt Alvin Aguilar, who has been involved in the underground fighting scene for some time.
Victor Estima is a second degree Carlos Gracie, Jr. Black Belt who, along with his brother Braulio Estima, was coached under Ze Radiola in his native Brazil.
Eventually the term Black Belt included the region from 39th Street to 95th Street between the Dan Ryan Expressway and Lake Michigan.
Suh Chong Kang (Founder of the KuK Mu Kwan School - aligned with the International Taekwon-Do Federation ) Won Kuk Lee awards him the 10th degree black belt during the decade of 2000.