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What significance did martial arts have in Steven Seagal's life?
Steven Seagal began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan, becoming the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in the country.
What inspired Steven Seagal to begin martial arts?
However, it was while working with a friendly old Japanese man at a dojo in Garden Grove that Steven Seagal was encouraged to visit Japan.
What else did you find interesting bout Steven Seagal?
Steven Seagal is a 7th-dan black belt in aikido

Question: Was Seagal a black belt?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Steven Seagal a black belt?