Karaté Bushido is a French magazine who publishes martial arts stories from around the world.[1] The magazine was founded in 1974, a few months after the death of Bruce Lee.[2] The magazine is also the organizer and founder of the world renowned Festival des Arts Martiaux since 1985.[3]
| Editor | Ghislaine Barissat |
|---|---|
| Categories | Martial arts |
| Publisher | Europ-Mag |
| First issue | 1974 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Website | karatebushido.com |
History
editFounded in 1974, Karate Bushido is the first magazine in France devoted to combat sports including Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Aikido, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muaythai, Kickboxing, Lethwei and more.[4] The magazine was founded by Europ-Mag a few months after the death of Bruce Lee at a time when the world of martial arts was mourning his death.[5] Lee became the posthumous godfather of the magazine.[2] Since 1985, the magazine is known for organizing the Festival des Arts Martiaux in Bercy, Paris.[5] Karaté Bushido is the oldest magazine dedicated to martial arts in Europe and has been referred as the equivalent to Black Belt magazine in the United States.[6]
Festival des Arts Martiaux
editThe Festival des Arts Martiaux is an event founded by Karaté Bushido, held annually at the Accor Arena, previously named Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. Founded in 1985, the festival showcases martial arts masters from around the world. In 2015, to celebrate its 30 years the festival was held at the Palais des congrès de Paris.[7][3] The festival usually hosts around 10,000 spectators,[8] and received famous headliners over the years such has the Shaolin monks in 1989, Jean-Claude Van Damme in 1990, masters of Okinawa karate in 1993, Rickson Gracie in 1995, Jose Aldo in 2014.[5]
Cover edition
editNotable martial artists that made the cover of the magazine over the years.[1][9]
- 1974 –
Bruce Lee - 1993 –
Jean-Claude Van Damme - 1997 –
Bas Rutten - 1998 –
Rickson Gracie - 2000 – Jackie Chan
- 2007 –
Fedor Emelianenko - 2008 –
Georges St-Pierre - 2012 – Jérôme Le Banner
- 2019 – Francis Ngannou
- 2020 – Dave Leduc
Awards
editMM'Awards
- 2013 French Photographer of the Year (Johann Vayriot, Karaté Bushido)[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Matthew Carter (22 June 2020). "Dave Leduc On The Cover Of Legendary Martial Arts Magazine". Lethwei World.
- ^ a b "Karaté Bushido N° 442". Journaux.fr (in French). 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Le Festival des arts martiaux fête ses 30 ans!". Le Point (in French). 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Petit Futé's opinion on Karaté Bushido". Le Petit Futé. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Le 34ème festival des Arts Martiaux débarque à Paris avec du très lourd". Gent Side Sports (in French). 21 March 2019.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (24 May 2017). "Emilien De Falco: Martial Artist acting out of the dreams". Fightmag. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
notable magazine, equivalent to Black Belt in the US
- ^ "Le 30ème Festival des Arts Martiaux au Palais des congrès de Paris". MaXoe (in French). 25 March 2015.
- ^ Isabelle Blondel (23 March 2017). "Festival des Arts Martiaux de Paris: les temps forts". Le Figaro Magazine (in French).
- ^ "KARATE BUSHIDO n°261 - 1998 - RICKSON GRACIE - JACKIE CHAN - DOMONIQUE VALERA". Ebay. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "KARATE BUSHIDO n°282 - 2000 JACKIE CHAN - JEROME LE BANNER". Ebay. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "KARATE BUSHIDO - N°394 - MARS 2012 + 1 DVD INCLUS - JEROME LE BANNER". Amazon. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "MM'Awards 2013 : Résultats de la cérémonie". Melty. Retrieved 29 August 2022.