All of this went toward his long-awaited certification, cementing him as the first person to achieve the sixth-degree black belt title of a head master in the school’s history.

With nearly five decades dedicated to martial arts, Master Fabiano Mello offers a unique perspective on the phenomenal ...

These martial arts masters are inherently wise and cunning and prove incredibly adept with their fists.

His martial arts school is just one of a dizzying array of options for Silicon Valley residents looking to learn a fighting style, and across the region, tech workers are flocking to mentors like him.

Lentz chose to continue pursuing martial arts after she made a recovery and eventually earned both a first and second-degree black belt. Her instructor, Alison Barretta, was amazed by her.

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Third degree is three years. That’s why it takes 20 years.” “The statistic is less than one in a thousand will make it past their first-degree black belt," said Brian Myers, Rose's husband and ...