{"podcast":{"title":"A Black Belt Way of Life","slug":"a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093","podcast_index_feed_id":7024093,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/black-belt-way-of-life/","website_url":"https://black-belt-way-of-life.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6f5259d9-fecb-4686-b450-3a56829ba904/2ofo6tsemQuoaaH3nhWhqWgc.jpg","author":"New York Black Belt Center","episode_count":36,"summary":"The most important lesson Master Joseph Lupo Jr. received from his father was, \"A black belt is worn around your heart, never your waist.\" This quote became the foundation that Master Joe lives by, and the basis for his show. Master Joe is a sixth-degree Taekwondo black belt and owner of the New York Black Belt Center in Queens, NY since 2010. With over four decades of knowledge and insight, Master Joe interviews guests in and around the martial arts world, sharing their life experiences and philosophies to motivate listeners to become a black belt in whatever path they walk.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:18:42.376846+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093"},"episode":{"title":"Taekwondo in the Comic Book Universe - Grandmaster Michael Yuhasz","slug":"taekwondo-in-the-comic-book-universe-grandmaster-michael-yuhasz","published_at":"2025-11-13T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093/taekwondo-in-the-comic-book-universe-grandmaster-michael-yuhasz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093","url":"https://black-belt-way-of-life.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d2ec5862-9932-4881-af0f-d1f62490c000.mp3","summary":"Grandmaster Michael Yuhasz, owner of Adirondack Taekwondo in Clifton Park, NY, his Taekwondo journey in the early 1980s with the love of comic books. Working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant, his first paycheck was spent in a comic book shop with issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. These comics led Grandmaster Yuhasz into a Taekwondo school and inspired him to become a Taekwondo student, black belt, school owner, and now a 7th Degree Kukkiwon certified Grandmaster. Fast forward, still an avid collector of comic books with a network of connections in the comic book world, a day of comic book reading with his son gave Grandmaster Yuhasz the inspiration to start a comic book for his son. A character based on his love and passion for Taekwondo. The Straight Edge character was created initially for his son, not the public. Years later, the passion never wavered; it only intensified, with the help of some amazing individuals in the comic industry, Straight Edge and the Black Belt Adventures was created for the public with a successful sell out of its first run print. The comic book universe has just seen the beginning of Straight Edge, The Taekwondo world now has its first superhero! For everything BBWOL, our producers, our guest, and our sponsors click below : Adirondack Taekwondo -  https://adirondacktkd.com Straight Edge and the Black Belt Adventures -  https://straightedgecomic.com Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556531613065 Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cju_Ja3gx9g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link YouTube -  http://www.youtube.com/@blackbeltwayoflife Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/276fCOHsnHb8YcakObQqWP?si=694b07f440014ac9 Apple Podcasts -  https://podcasts.apple.com/u…","meta_description":"Grandmaster Michael Yuhasz, owner of Adirondack Taekwondo in Clifton Park, NY, his Taekwondo journey in the early 1980s with the love of comic books.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093/episodes/taekwondo-in-the-comic-book-universe-grandmaster-michael-yuhasz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-black-belt-way-of-life-7024093/taekwondo-in-the-comic-book-universe-grandmaster-michael-yuhasz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}