As solid fixture in modern art due to his unyielding attention to one vivid hue of blue, Yves Klein’s love for focus and discipline have a rather unexpected origin. With his parents both artists, it seems quite natural that Klein would eventually become one himself, but as a young man, the master of monochrome had more wily aspirations as a judo master. Klein moved from kick mats to canvasses in 1954 , and perhaps as a sign of his genius, he excelled famously at both. A Carlos Ray Norris (Chuck Norris if you will) prelude, Klein garnered great esteem when he became one of the first Europeans to earn a…