Martial arts, a term encompassing various physical disciplines, are not just about physical prowess but also about mental discipline and spiritual growth. Central to many of these arts is the martial arts belt ranking system. These belts are more than colorful accessories; they signify the milestones one has achieved and the challenges that lie ahead. Which Martial Arts Use Belt Ranking System? Karate  This martial art is renowned for its robust strikes and powerful kicks. Karate adopts a structured belt progression system, beginning with the symbolic white belt and culminating in the prestigious black belt. As practitioners advance through various levels, each belt color marks a new stage of expertise and understanding. Taekwondo Characterized by its swift and dynamic kicks, Taekwondo follows a similar belt system to Karate. It encompasses a progression from white to black belts, each representing the stages of skill and personal development within the art. Read more: Best Martial Arts For Fitness Judo A grappling-focused martial art, Judo emphasizes throws and takedowns. It employs a belt system starting from white, advancing through different levels until brown. The highly regarded black belt is awarded at the pinnacle of mastery, symbolizing a deep understanding of Judo's principles and techniques. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Recognized for its emphasis on ground fighting techniques, Jiu-Jitsu features a belt system encompassing white, blue, purple, brown, and black belts. Significantly, within each belt level, practitioners may earn stripes, marking progress and skill refinement. Others Various other martial arts also incorporate belt ranking systems. Aikido, for instance, moves practitioners from white to black belts, symbolizing a journey of growth and learning. Kung Fu, known for its diverse styles, follows varied belt systems, each reflective of its unique philosophy and technique. Read more: Daily Strategies for Neuroplasticity: Enhancing Focus and Alleviating Anxiety

Bruce Lee was a martial artist and actor from Hong Kong and America. He was the creator of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts concept that combined elements from many combat styles. Lee is regarded for his matchless contribution to contemporary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). By bridging the divide between East and West, Lee is regarded by critics, the media, and other martial artists as the most influential martial artist of all time and a 20th-century pop culture icon. Lee was well-trained in Wing Chun, tai chi, boxing, and street fighting. The talented martial artist incorporated these disciplines along with influences from a variety of sources to create his own martial arts philosophy called Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist). On July 20, 1973, Lee passed away at the age of 32. Even after his death, Bruce Lee's martial art techniques and acting left significant influences on contemporary popular culture, including movies, television shows, comic books, animation, and video games, as well as combat sports like judo, karate, mixed martial arts, and boxing. Lee was ranked among the top 100 historical figures by Time magazine. Read More: Best Martial Arts for Women: Know the purposes, risks, requirements He is remembered for his parts in five full-length Hong Kong martial arts movies from the early 1970s: Golden Harvest's Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); and Golden Harvest.  How Excess Water Consumption Cause Bruce Lee's Death The martial arts actor Bruce Lee died of cerebral oedema, a swelling of the brain. Doctors at the time thought a painkiller was to blame for brain enlargement.  A recent study, released in the Clinical Kidney Journal, shows that Bruce Lee may have passed away from consuming too much water. According to a team of researchers, hyponatraemia caused oedema. In this study, the Researchers suspected that Bruce Lee passed away because his kidneys were unable to get rid of additional water. Read More: Best Martial Arts For Fitness Scientists speculate that the actor's cause of death relates to hyponatraemia, a condition that happens when the body's sodium levels get diluted by drinking too much water. Such imbalance causes the enlargement of body cells, particularly brain cells. Researchers also revealed that Lee had a number of risk factors for hyponatraemia, including: - high fluid intake, - thirst-enhancing actions, like marijuana use - actions that reduce the kidneys' ability to excrete water, such as prescription drug use, alcohol consumption - having previously suffered kidney damage - low solute intake. Read More: "Before I Die": The First British Bangladeshi Martial Arts Film to Release Internationally The researchers wrote in their conclusion that they hypothesized that Bruce Lee died from a specific sort of kidney dysfunction that causes an inability to eliminate enough water for maintaining a tubular function called water homeostasis. Researchers also added that when excessive water intake is not matched by the amount eliminated through urine, this may lead to hyponatraemia, and cerebral oedema (brain swelling). This condition may finally cause death within hours. This consequence matches the timing of Lee's demise. Matthew Polly, the author of "Bruce Lee: A Life" book published in 2018, mentioned Bruce Lee's daily water intake. Lee's wife, Linda Lee Cadwell, mentioned his "carrot and apple juice" fluid-based diet.  Read More: New "Ip Man" film depicts Chinese martial arts master's trip abroad Bruce Lee made the famous adage 'Be water my friend,' but ironically excess water might have killed him.

Bangladeshi movie fans are expecting to see a new kind of action thriller film named ‘Before I Die,’ directed by a young director Minhaj Kibriyah. The story of the film continues with the breathtaking incident of assassination. According to the director, there has never been a movie in Bangladesh with such content. So, why is this movie different? Let’s take a look at the details of the movies such as the story, plots, actors, and more. Background and Story ‘Before I Die’ is an action thriller movie based on the assassination. So far no Bangladeshi movies were made based on such a story line. However, one can say about Netflix's movie 'Extraction,’ which was based on the assassin of Bangladesh, but it was not truly a Bangladesh based movie. On the other hand, ‘Before I Die,’ is claimed to be based totally on Bangladesh. Read: Top 10 Best South Indian Thriller Movies for Weekend Movie Mania Although the actual story line will remain a surprise, which will be revealed after the release. But the actors and director claim that the viewers will watch the whole movie in one sitting as it has all the elements of entertainment. Further, the breathtaking action, suspense and stunt scenes of this film will hold the interest of the viewers from beginning to end. The director is also hopeful that this Bangladeshi film on the international platform will establish the image of our film industry in a new and different way. Read Puneeth Rajkumar: A Popular Benevolent Short-Lived Actor in the Kannada Film Industry Last year, the shooting of 'Before I Die' was completed in London and other locations including Dhaka in Bangladesh. The movie’s post-production work has been completed in Mumbai. The entire technical team of this film consists of skilled personnel from different countries. The team has given their best and everyone has been working to provide an international level standard.All in all, the filmmakers and actors-actresses are hoping that 'Before I Die' will be able to meet the needs of different audiences in the international arena. A first look poster and teaser of the film have been released. The film is executive produced by Bangladeshi film hero Amaan Reza. However, the release date is not announced yet, but the movie is expected to be released in December this year. Apart from Bangladesh, the movie will be released in the USA, UK, and India. Read ‘Rohingya’ by Wahiduzzaman Diamond: A Film for Rohingya Issue Casts of the Film Before I Die Ifte Ahmed, a British actor of Bangladeshi descent, has played the lead role as Roy in 'Before I Die'. Who has already attracted the attention of the audience by starring in various movies on international platforms. This time he is bringing new surprises in the movie with the great image of an action hero. Although he has acted in Hollywood, Bollywood and Kolkata films, but ‘Before I Die’ is the first Bangladeshi movie. Ifte Ahmed is mainly a semi-pro footballer who played for Sporting Bengal United in East London. Further, he also won the Mr. Asia Modelling Contest in 2001, which was the first edition of this competition. He was also worked as a part-time football coach for West Ham. While he was working with West Ham, Ifte acted in the Hindi film named Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, in which he was a footballer alongside John Abraham and Arshad Warsi. Read: Rock icon James to headline Brandmyth’s winter concert in city Further, he played minor roles in different film and TV series such as the French TV series The Bureau and British Urban film Sket. Later he worked in a British Bengali film named Porichoi. Now he will be seen in the first-ever British Bangladeshi martial arts film Apart from British Bangladeshi actor Ifte Ahmed, Bangladeshi beauty, glamorous actress-model star Affri Selina, Amaan Reza, Shampa Reza, Laboni Marma, Sanku Panja, and others have also acted in 'Before I Die'. Read Rickshaw Girl: A Movie by Amitabh Reza won Award in International Film Festival The actress Affri Selina is a new face in the Bangladeshi film industry. She mainly works in the modeling industry and also works in TVCs and dramas. Working in ‘Before I Die' will be a great breakthrough for Selina in her seven years of career. This is the first time she has worked in cinema for an international platform. Hence, it is very special for her. The model came to the limelight through Airtel's advertisements at the beginning of this year and later worked in several advertisements and music videos. Further, she stepped into dramas too. Although Affri Selina was born in Delhi, she moved to Bangladesh at the age of five. Her first film was 'Onnopath'. Directed by Naeem Talukder, the film stars Affri opposite Indranil Sengupta. However, the movie is yet to be completed. The actress also performed in the Ananya Mamun directed movie 'Romance' opposite Anisur Rahman Milon. Affri also played the lead role in Idris Haider's first film 'Neel Foring'. Read ‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea Action Choreography British Bangladeshi martial arts teacher Abjol Miah choreographed the action of the movie. He was a teacher of the UK's youngest WEKAF champ Riaz Amin. Abjol Miah integrated Filippino fight action combat in the movie, which is probably the first time in a Bangladeshi film. Ultimately, the fans will have the opportunity to experience action scenes like Fast of Furious 7, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Rambo 3. Ifte Ahmed had trained for more than one and a half years under Abjol Miah intending to give his best in the movie. However, lead actress Affri did not have much time to train and she took crash courses in daggers, knives, and sticks. So, the viewers are expected to enjoy some world-class action scenes in Bangladeshi movies. Read: 'Nonajoler Kabbo' to hit theatres in Bangladesh on November 26 About the Director Minhaj Kibriyah Minhaj Kibriyah is a UK-based Bangladeshi actor and director. Minhaj has directed multiple shows and docudramas for television in the UK. However, his first Bangladeshi movie was ‘Surinnagar,’ which was released in 2015. He was the director and played the lead role in the movie. The film was shot in different areas of Dhaka city and London. He recently appeared in the British comedy movie Me, Myself and Di and is currently waiting for the release of ‘Before I Die.’ Read James Bond Movie 'No Time to Die' is Finally Going to Be Released