What Earning a 1st Degree Black Belt Actually Means

Many people think getting your own 1st degree black belt is the end of the road, but honestly, it's just the starting of a very much weirder and even more rewarding journey. There's this massive belief, mostly fueled by 80s action films and Saturday morning cartoons, that once you tie that will dark piece of cotton around your own waist, you've abruptly become a lethal tool capable of taking upon ten guys in a dark alley. ...

April 11, 2026 · 7 min · Carter Viggiani