Elevator door kicking
Sometimes learning the physical skills of a given martial arts isn’t always accompanied by the learning of wisdom.
Sarah wrote about this phenomenon in a story of misadventure for Asian World of Martial Arts.
In said story you’ll learn about, amongst other things, the person who tried to karate kick an elevator door.
To read the story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Classic cannon canon
Sarah and her film nerd friends at Consequence Of Sound have been at it some more, making their weird list-y articles about their weird film-y things.
Some of these collaborative stories Sarah and the CoS crew have worked on recently include:
The 10 Most Anticipated Films at Sundance 2016
The 50 Most Anticipated Films of 2016
Golden Globes 2016: Who Should Win, Who Will Win, Who Was Snubbed
Filed under Films, Shameless Promotion
Holly Holm
Holly Holm may have lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title belt in her first title defense at UFC 196 this past weekend, but in the lead up to the event she presented a master class in how to navigate awkward media encounters and the peculiar societal expectations and scrutiny that high profile female athletes — especially ones connected to the aggro dude world of mixed martial arts — face.
Sarah wrote about Holm’s conduct for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Tony Burton in Rocky
Tony Burton, the actor who played Tony “Duke” Evers, Sylvester Stallone’s frequent coach in six of the Rocky films, died recently.
Sarah wrote an obituary about him for Fightland.
To read it click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Shahin Jahanvash
Sarah’s ongoing feature series on martial artists for Asian World Of Martial Arts continues with fighter Shahin Jahanvash.
Jahanvash’s a karate instructor whose father runs COMPETE International Martial Arts Championship, one of the biggest tournaments on the west coast.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
