NJPW’s Kazuchika Okada and Minoru Suzuki
Legendary Japanese pro wrestler Minoru Suzuki recently celebrated his 50th birthday and he did so in spectacular fashion.
Normally cast as an intimidating heel, Suzuki used his birthday to host The Great Pirate Festival, a free two-day wrestling event in his hometown of Yokohama.
To read more about Suzuki’s great gesture and his history, check out Sarah’s story at Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Part of Sarah’s work for Asian World Of Martial Arts is putting together valuable learner articles.
Here are some of her recent ones:
Karate Or Kickboxing, Which Is Better For You?
How To Deal With Jealousy In Martial Arts And Competition
How Martial Arts Can Improve Your Golf Game
Training And Eating Right Before Competition
5 Reasons To Wear A Mouth Guard In Martial Arts
Filed under Culture, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Ninja ballet
There’s such a thing as “ninja ballet.”
Sarah wrote about this union between dance and martial arts for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read her piece go here.
Filed under Art, Culture, Dance, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Julia, the autistic Muppet.
Television and film have a characterization problem right now.
Writers in these fields have been creating autism-related characters who are often portrayed as one-note awkward savants or, occasionally, some other worse stereotype.
Falling back on this sort of typecasting is a hack-y disservice. Sarah explained why in an essay for Pacific Standard.
To read it go here.
Because Pacific Standard has gone dormant you can read this piece HERE.
Filed under Culture, Films, Health, Shameless Promotion, Television
Rose Namajunas
In a martial arts world where people like Conor McGregor cause scandals by attacking buses and Jon Jones can’t keep himself out of trouble, one fighter is doing their part to bring back dignity to their sport — Rose Namajunas.
Sarah wrote about why Rose is a modern mixed martial arts role model in a story for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read it go here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 